Bill Closs vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce 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 Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Closs 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Paul Pierce 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

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.