Bill Closs vs. John Stockton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Stockton 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 Stockton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
John Stockton: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 John Stockton 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 John Stockton 19

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 John Stockton 19

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 John Stockton 10

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 John Stockton 2

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 John Stockton 5

Assists Leader Bill Closs 0 John Stockton 9

Steals Leader Bill Closs 0 * John Stockton 2

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 John Stockton 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * John Stockton 2.7

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 John Stockton 10.5

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** John Stockton 2.2

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** John Stockton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 John Stockton 19,711

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * John Stockton 4,051

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 John Stockton 15,806

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** John Stockton 3,265

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** John Stockton 315

Total Games Bill Closs 186 John Stockton 1,504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 John Stockton .515

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** John Stockton .384

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 John Stockton .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) John Stockton 17.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * John Stockton 3.3 (1992)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) John Stockton 14.5 (1990)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** John Stockton 3.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** John Stockton 0.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 John Stockton 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * John Stockton 3.3

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 John Stockton 10.1

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** John Stockton 1.9

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 John Stockton 2,436

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * John Stockton 608

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 John Stockton 1,839

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** John Stockton 338

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** John Stockton 50

Total Games Bill Closs 11 John Stockton 182

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 John Stockton .473

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** John Stockton .326

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 John Stockton .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) John Stockton 27.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * John Stockton 5.6 (2001)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) John Stockton 15.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** John Stockton 3.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** John Stockton 1.7 (1989)

Notes: * 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.