Bill Closs vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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 West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Closs 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Jerry West 12

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bill Closs 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bill Closs 0 Jerry West 1

* 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 West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (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.