Bill Closs vs. Kevin Garnett Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kevin Garnett 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.

Kevin Garnett

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Kevin Garnett 1

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Kevin Garnett 21

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Kevin Garnett 14

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Kevin Garnett 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Closs 0 * Kevin Garnett 1

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Kevin Garnett 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Kevin Garnett 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * Kevin Garnett 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Kevin Garnett 12

Defensive Player of The Year Bill Closs 0 * Kevin Garnett 1

Rebounds Leader Bill Closs 0 * Kevin Garnett 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Kevin Garnett 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Kevin Garnett 10.0

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Kevin Garnett 3.7

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Kevin Garnett 26,071

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Kevin Garnett 14,662

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Kevin Garnett 5,445

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1,859

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 2,037

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Kevin Garnett 1,462

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Kevin Garnett .497

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Kevin Garnett .275

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Kevin Garnett .789

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Kevin Garnett 18.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Kevin Garnett 10.7

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Kevin Garnett 3.3

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Kevin Garnett 2,601

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Kevin Garnett 1,534

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Kevin Garnett 471

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 178

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 186

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Kevin Garnett 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Kevin Garnett .478

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Kevin Garnett .273

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Kevin Garnett .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998)

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.