Bill Closs vs. Payton Pritchard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Payton Pritchard 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.

Payton Pritchard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Payton Pritchard: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Payton Pritchard 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Payton Pritchard 4

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Payton Pritchard 4

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Payton Pritchard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Payton Pritchard 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Payton Pritchard 2.4

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Payton Pritchard 2.3

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Payton Pritchard 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Payton Pritchard 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Payton Pritchard 2,009

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Payton Pritchard 645

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Payton Pritchard 604

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Payton Pritchard 115

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Payton Pritchard 22

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Payton Pritchard 267

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Payton Pritchard .444

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Payton Pritchard .395

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Payton Pritchard .862

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Payton Pritchard 9.6 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Payton Pritchard 3.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Payton Pritchard 3.4 (2024)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Payton Pritchard 0.6 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Payton Pritchard 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Payton Pritchard 1.7

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Payton Pritchard 1.7

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Payton Pritchard 0.2

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Payton Pritchard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Payton Pritchard 185

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Payton Pritchard 74

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Payton Pritchard 76

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Payton Pritchard 10

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Payton Pritchard 2

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Payton Pritchard 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Payton Pritchard .418

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Payton Pritchard .330

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Payton Pritchard .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Payton Pritchard 4.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Payton Pritchard 2.6 (2024)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Payton Pritchard 3.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Payton Pritchard 0.4 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2022)

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.