Bill Closs vs. Jonas Valanciunas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jonas Valanciunas 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.

Jonas Valanciunas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Jonas Valanciunas: 2012-13 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Jonas Valanciunas 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Jonas Valanciunas 12

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Jonas Valanciunas 8

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Jonas Valanciunas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Jonas Valanciunas 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Jonas Valanciunas 9.5

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Jonas Valanciunas 1.3

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Jonas Valanciunas 11,436

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Jonas Valanciunas 8,096

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Jonas Valanciunas 1,137

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 342

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 822

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Jonas Valanciunas 856

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Jonas Valanciunas .561

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas .348

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Jonas Valanciunas .789

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Jonas Valanciunas 17.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Jonas Valanciunas 12.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Jonas Valanciunas 2.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 0.6 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 1.3 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Jonas Valanciunas 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Jonas Valanciunas 10.1

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Jonas Valanciunas 1.1

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Jonas Valanciunas 764

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Jonas Valanciunas 585

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Jonas Valanciunas 65

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 27

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 47

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Jonas Valanciunas 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Jonas Valanciunas .547

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas .238

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Jonas Valanciunas .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Jonas Valanciunas 15.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Jonas Valanciunas 14.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Jonas Valanciunas 3.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 0.8 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 1.5 (2018)

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.