Elton Brand vs. Bill Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Closs and Elton Brand 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

Elton Brand

vs.

Bill Closs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elton Brand: 1999-00 to 2015-16
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elton Brand 0 Bill Closs 0

NBA Seasons Elton Brand 17 Bill Closs 3

Playoffs Played Elton Brand 5 Bill Closs 3

All-Star Games Elton Brand 2 Bill Closs 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elton Brand 1 Bill Closs 0

Blocks Leader Elton Brand 1 Bill Closs 0 *

Rookie of The Year Elton Brand 1 Bill Closs 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elton Brand 15.9 Bill Closs 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 8.5 Bill Closs 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 2.1 Bill Closs 1.9

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.9 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 1.7 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elton Brand 16,827 Bill Closs 1,669

Total Rebounds Elton Brand 9,040 Bill Closs 605 *

Total Assists Elton Brand 2,184 Bill Closs 346

Total Steals Elton Brand 940 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Elton Brand 1,828 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Elton Brand 1,058 Bill Closs 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elton Brand .500 Bill Closs .315

3-Point Percentage Elton Brand .095 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elton Brand .736 Bill Closs .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elton Brand 24.7 (2006) Bill Closs 11.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 11.6 (2002) Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 3.3 (2004) Bill Closs 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 1.1 (2003) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 2.5 (2003) Bill Closs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elton Brand 12.6 Bill Closs 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 6.3 Bill Closs 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 1.6 Bill Closs 2.1

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.6 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 1.6 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elton Brand 504 Bill Closs 103

Total Rebounds Elton Brand 252 Bill Closs 16 *

Total Assists Elton Brand 64 Bill Closs 23

Total Steals Elton Brand 25 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Elton Brand 63 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Elton Brand 40 Bill Closs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elton Brand .516 Bill Closs .293

3-Point Percentage Elton Brand .000 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elton Brand .719 Bill Closs .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elton Brand 25.4 (2006) Bill Closs 11.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 10.3 (2006) Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 4.0 (2006) Bill Closs 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.9 (2006) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 2.6 (2006) 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.