Bill Closs vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek 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.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Closs 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Bill Closs 186 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Bill Closs 11 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) *

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.