Bill Closs vs. Marcus Smart Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Marcus Smart 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.

Marcus Smart

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Marcus Smart: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Marcus Smart 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Marcus Smart 10

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Marcus Smart 9

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Marcus Smart 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * Marcus Smart 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Marcus Smart 3

Defensive Player of The Year Bill Closs 0 * Marcus Smart 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Marcus Smart 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Marcus Smart 3.5

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Marcus Smart 4.6

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Marcus Smart 1.6

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Marcus Smart 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Marcus Smart 6,430

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Marcus Smart 2,111

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Marcus Smart 2,786

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Marcus Smart 955

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Marcus Smart 219

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Marcus Smart 601

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Marcus Smart .388

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Marcus Smart .323

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Marcus Smart .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Marcus Smart 14.5 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Marcus Smart 4.2 (2016)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Marcus Smart 6.3 (2023)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Marcus Smart 2.1 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Marcus Smart 0.5 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Marcus Smart 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Marcus Smart 4.3

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Marcus Smart 4.9

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Marcus Smart 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Marcus Smart 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Marcus Smart 1,377

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Marcus Smart 469

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Marcus Smart 524

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Marcus Smart 144

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Marcus Smart 51

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Marcus Smart 108

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Marcus Smart .396

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Marcus Smart .334

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Marcus Smart .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Marcus Smart 17.8 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Marcus Smart 5.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Marcus Smart 6.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Marcus Smart 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Marcus Smart 0.9 (2017)

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.