Bill Closs vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith 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.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Bill Closs 186 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Bill Closs 11 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

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.