Eric Bledsoe vs. Bill Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Closs and Eric Bledsoe 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

Eric Bledsoe

vs.

Bill Closs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Eric Bledsoe: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Eric Bledsoe 0 Bill Closs 0

NBA Seasons Eric Bledsoe 12 Bill Closs 3

Playoffs Played Eric Bledsoe 5 Bill Closs 3

All-Star Games Eric Bledsoe 0 Bill Closs 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Eric Bledsoe 1 Bill Closs 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Eric Bledsoe 2 Bill Closs 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eric Bledsoe 13.7 Bill Closs 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Eric Bledsoe 3.9 Bill Closs 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Eric Bledsoe 4.7 Bill Closs 1.9

Steals Per Game Eric Bledsoe 1.4 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Eric Bledsoe 0.5 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Bledsoe 10,348 Bill Closs 1,669

Total Rebounds Eric Bledsoe 2,937 Bill Closs 605 *

Total Assists Eric Bledsoe 3,545 Bill Closs 346

Total Steals Eric Bledsoe 1,028 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Eric Bledsoe 344 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Eric Bledsoe 756 Bill Closs 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Bledsoe .452 Bill Closs .315

3-Point Percentage Eric Bledsoe .336 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Bledsoe .784 Bill Closs .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Bledsoe 21.1 (2017) Bill Closs 11.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Bledsoe 5.2 (2015) Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Eric Bledsoe 6.3 (2017) Bill Closs 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Eric Bledsoe 2.0 (2016) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Eric Bledsoe 0.7 (2013) Bill Closs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eric Bledsoe 11.1 Bill Closs 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Eric Bledsoe 3.4 Bill Closs 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Eric Bledsoe 3.8 Bill Closs 2.1

Steals Per Game Eric Bledsoe 1.0 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Eric Bledsoe 0.5 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Bledsoe 531 Bill Closs 103

Total Rebounds Eric Bledsoe 163 Bill Closs 16 *

Total Assists Eric Bledsoe 184 Bill Closs 23

Total Steals Eric Bledsoe 49 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Eric Bledsoe 25 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Eric Bledsoe 48 Bill Closs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Bledsoe .441 Bill Closs .293

3-Point Percentage Eric Bledsoe .254 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Bledsoe .712 Bill Closs .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Bledsoe 13.7 (2019) Bill Closs 11.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Bledsoe 4.6 (2020) Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Eric Bledsoe 5.9 (2020) Bill Closs 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Eric Bledsoe 1.2 (2020) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Eric Bledsoe 0.9 (2018) 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.