Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Bill Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Closs and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Bill Closs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Bill Closs 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Bill Closs 3

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Bill Closs 3

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Bill Closs 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Bill Closs 0 *

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Bill Closs 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Bill Closs 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Bill Closs 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Bill Closs 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Bill Closs 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Bill Closs 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Bill Closs 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Bill Closs 9.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Bill Closs 5.0 *

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Bill Closs 1.9

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Bill Closs 1,669

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Bill Closs 605 *

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Bill Closs 346

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Bill Closs 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Bill Closs .315

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Bill Closs .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Bill Closs 11.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Bill Closs 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Bill Closs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Bill Closs 9.4

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Bill Closs 5.3 *

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Bill Closs 2.1

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Bill Closs 103

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Bill Closs 16 *

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Bill Closs 23

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Bill Closs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Bill Closs .293

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Bill Closs .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Bill Closs 11.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Bill Closs 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.