Dave Bing vs. Bill Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Closs and Dave Bing 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

Dave Bing

vs.

Bill Closs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Bing 0 Bill Closs 0

NBA Seasons Dave Bing 12 Bill Closs 3

Playoffs Played Dave Bing 5 Bill Closs 3

All-Star Games Dave Bing 7 Bill Closs 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dave Bing 2 Bill Closs 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Bing 3 Bill Closs 0

Scoring Leader Dave Bing 1 Bill Closs 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Bing 1 Bill Closs 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 20.3 Bill Closs 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 3.8 Bill Closs 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 6.0 Bill Closs 1.9

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.3 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 18,327 Bill Closs 1,669

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 3,420 Bill Closs 605 *

Total Assists Dave Bing 5,397 Bill Closs 346

Total Steals Dave Bing 483 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Bing 89 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Dave Bing 901 Bill Closs 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .441 Bill Closs .315

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .775 Bill Closs .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 27.1 (1968) Bill Closs 11.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 5.0 (1969) Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 7.8 (1973) Bill Closs 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) * Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) * Bill Closs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 15.4 Bill Closs 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 2.7 Bill Closs 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 4.3 Bill Closs 2.1

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 0.6 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 477 Bill Closs 103

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 85 Bill Closs 16 *

Total Assists Dave Bing 133 Bill Closs 23

Total Steals Dave Bing 15 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Bing 4 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Dave Bing 31 Bill Closs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .423 Bill Closs .293

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .748 Bill Closs .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 28.2 (1968) Bill Closs 11.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 4.0 (1968) Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 9.7 (1975) Bill Closs 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) * Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1976) * Bill Closs - n/a **

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.