Bill Closs vs. Scottie Pippen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Scottie Pippen 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.

Scottie Pippen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Scottie Pippen: 1987-88 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Scottie Pippen 6

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Scottie Pippen 17

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Scottie Pippen 16

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Scottie Pippen 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Scottie Pippen 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Scottie Pippen 7

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * Scottie Pippen 8

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Scottie Pippen 10

Steals Leader Bill Closs 0 * Scottie Pippen 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 Scottie Pippen 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Scottie Pippen 6.4

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Scottie Pippen 5.2

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 2.0

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Scottie Pippen 18,940

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Scottie Pippen 7,494

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Scottie Pippen 6,135

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 2,307

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 947

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Scottie Pippen 1,178

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Scottie Pippen .473

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Scottie Pippen .326

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Scottie Pippen .704

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Scottie Pippen 22.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Scottie Pippen 8.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Scottie Pippen 7.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 2.9 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 1.2 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Scottie Pippen 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Scottie Pippen 7.6

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Scottie Pippen 5.0

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 1.9

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Scottie Pippen 3,642

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Scottie Pippen 1,583

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Scottie Pippen 1,048

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 395

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 185

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Scottie Pippen 208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Scottie Pippen .444

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Scottie Pippen .303

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Scottie Pippen .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Scottie Pippen 22.8 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Scottie Pippen 11.8 (1999)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Scottie Pippen 6.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 2.7 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 1.3 (1990)

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.