Bill Closs vs. Monta Ellis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Monta Ellis 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.

Monta Ellis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Monta Ellis: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Monta Ellis 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Monta Ellis 12

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Monta Ellis 6

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Monta Ellis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Monta Ellis 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Monta Ellis 3.5

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Monta Ellis 4.6

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Monta Ellis 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Monta Ellis 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Monta Ellis 14,858

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Monta Ellis 2,874

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Monta Ellis 3,856

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Monta Ellis 1,409

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Monta Ellis 281

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Monta Ellis 833

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Monta Ellis .451

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Monta Ellis .314

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Monta Ellis .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Monta Ellis 25.5 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Monta Ellis 5.0 (2008)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Monta Ellis 6.0 (2013)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Monta Ellis 2.2 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Monta Ellis 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Monta Ellis 13.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Monta Ellis 2.8

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Monta Ellis 3.0

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Monta Ellis 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Monta Ellis 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Monta Ellis 521

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Monta Ellis 106

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Monta Ellis 113

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Monta Ellis 56

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Monta Ellis 8

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Monta Ellis 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Monta Ellis .427

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Monta Ellis .298

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Monta Ellis .755

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Monta Ellis 26.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Monta Ellis 3.9 (2016)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Monta Ellis 5.5 (2013)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Monta Ellis 2.5 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Monta Ellis 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.