Bill Closs vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal 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.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Closs 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Bill Closs 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Bill Closs 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Bill Closs 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

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.