Bill Closs vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Bill Closs that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bill Closs

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Jerry Sloan 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.