Bill Closs vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens 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.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Bill Closs 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.