Bill Closs vs. Pau Gasol Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pau Gasol 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.

Pau Gasol

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Pau Gasol: 2001-02 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Pau Gasol 2

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Pau Gasol 18

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Pau Gasol 12

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Pau Gasol 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Pau Gasol 4

Rookie of The Year Bill Closs 0 * Pau Gasol 1

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Pau Gasol 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Pau Gasol 9.2

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Pau Gasol 3.2

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Pau Gasol 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Pau Gasol 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Pau Gasol 20,894

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Pau Gasol 11,305

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Pau Gasol 3,925

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Pau Gasol 606

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Pau Gasol 1,941

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Pau Gasol 1,226

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Pau Gasol .507

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Pau Gasol .368

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Pau Gasol .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Pau Gasol 20.8 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Pau Gasol 11.8 (2015)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Pau Gasol 4.6 (2006)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Pau Gasol 0.7 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Pau Gasol 2.1 (2007)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Pau Gasol 15.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Pau Gasol 9.2

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Pau Gasol 3.2

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Pau Gasol 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Pau Gasol 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Pau Gasol 2,098

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Pau Gasol 1,246

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Pau Gasol 438

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Pau Gasol 71

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Pau Gasol 233

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Pau Gasol 136

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Pau Gasol .508

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Pau Gasol .297

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Pau Gasol .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Pau Gasol 21.3 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Pau Gasol 11.5 (2013)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Pau Gasol 6.5 (2013)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Pau Gasol 1.0 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Pau Gasol 2.1 (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.