Bill Closs vs. Kawhi Leonard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kawhi Leonard 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.

Kawhi Leonard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Kawhi Leonard: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Kawhi Leonard 2

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Kawhi Leonard 12

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Kawhi Leonard 10

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Kawhi Leonard 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Closs 0 * Kawhi Leonard 2

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Kawhi Leonard 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Kawhi Leonard 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * Kawhi Leonard 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Kawhi Leonard 7

Defensive Player of The Year Bill Closs 0 * Kawhi Leonard 2

Steals Leader Bill Closs 0 * Kawhi Leonard 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Kawhi Leonard 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Kawhi Leonard 6.4

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Kawhi Leonard 3.0

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Kawhi Leonard 13,937

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Kawhi Leonard 4,443

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Kawhi Leonard 2,120

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1,196

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 454

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Kawhi Leonard 696

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Kawhi Leonard .499

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard .391

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Kawhi Leonard .862

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Kawhi Leonard 27.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Kawhi Leonard 7.3 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Kawhi Leonard 5.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 2.3 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Kawhi Leonard 21.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Kawhi Leonard 7.8

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Kawhi Leonard 2.9

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Kawhi Leonard 2,934

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Kawhi Leonard 1,073

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Kawhi Leonard 395

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 244

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 93

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Kawhi Leonard 137

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Kawhi Leonard .512

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard .402

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Kawhi Leonard .845

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Kawhi Leonard 34.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Kawhi Leonard 9.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Kawhi Leonard 6.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 2.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1.4 (2016)

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.