Bill Closs vs. Paul George Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul George 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.

Paul George

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Paul George: 2010-11 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Paul George 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Paul George 14

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Paul George 10

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Paul George 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Paul George 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Paul George 6

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * Paul George 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Paul George 4

Steals Leader Bill Closs 0 * Paul George 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Paul George 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Paul George 6.3

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Paul George 3.7

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul George 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul George 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Paul George 18,032

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Paul George 5,465

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Paul George 3,191

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul George 1,464

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul George 381

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Paul George 867

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Paul George .440

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul George .385

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Paul George .854

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Paul George 28.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Paul George 8.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Paul George 5.7 (2022)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul George 2.2 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul George 0.6 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Paul George 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Paul George 7.5

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Paul George 4.1

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul George 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul George 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Paul George 2,299

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Paul George 813

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Paul George 444

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul George 165

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul George 59

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Paul George 108

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Paul George .424

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul George .351

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Paul George .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Paul George 28.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Paul George 9.6 (2021)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Paul George 7.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul George 2.2 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul George 2.0 (2011)

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.