Deandre Ayton vs. Bill Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Closs and Deandre Ayton 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

Deandre Ayton

vs.

Bill Closs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Deandre Ayton: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Deandre Ayton 0 Bill Closs 0

NBA Seasons Deandre Ayton 6 Bill Closs 3

Playoffs Played Deandre Ayton 3 Bill Closs 3

All-Star Games Deandre Ayton 0 Bill Closs 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 16.7 Bill Closs 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 10.5 Bill Closs 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.6 Bill Closs 1.9

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.7 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.0 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Deandre Ayton 5,966 Bill Closs 1,669

Total Rebounds Deandre Ayton 3,761 Bill Closs 605 *

Total Assists Deandre Ayton 585 Bill Closs 346

Total Steals Deandre Ayton 261 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Deandre Ayton 341 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Deandre Ayton 358 Bill Closs 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Deandre Ayton .592 Bill Closs .315

3-Point Percentage Deandre Ayton .244 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Deandre Ayton .761 Bill Closs .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 18.2 (2020) Bill Closs 11.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 11.5 (2020) Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.9 (2020) Bill Closs 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.0 (2024) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.5 (2020) Bill Closs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 15.9 Bill Closs 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 10.5 Bill Closs 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.3 Bill Closs 2.1

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.6 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.9 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Deandre Ayton 714 Bill Closs 103

Total Rebounds Deandre Ayton 473 Bill Closs 16 *

Total Assists Deandre Ayton 57 Bill Closs 23

Total Steals Deandre Ayton 29 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Deandre Ayton 41 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Deandre Ayton 45 Bill Closs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Deandre Ayton .629 Bill Closs .293

3-Point Percentage Deandre Ayton .500 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Deandre Ayton .661 Bill Closs .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 17.9 (2022) Bill Closs 11.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 11.8 (2021) Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.7 (2022) Bill Closs 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.8 (2021) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.1 (2021) Bill Closs - n/a **

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.