Bill Closs vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed 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.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Closs 0 * Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Bill Closs 0 * Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Bill Closs 0 * Willis Reed 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 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.