Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bill Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Closs and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Bill Closs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bill Closs 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bill Closs 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bill Closs 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Bill Closs 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bill Closs 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bill Closs 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Bill Closs 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Bill Closs 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Bill Closs 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Bill Closs 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bill Closs 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bill Closs 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Bill Closs 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bill Closs 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Bill Closs 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bill Closs 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bill Closs 1.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bill Closs 1,669

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bill Closs 605 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bill Closs 346

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bill Closs 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bill Closs .315

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bill Closs .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bill Closs 11.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bill Closs 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Bill Closs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bill Closs 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bill Closs 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bill Closs 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bill Closs 103

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bill Closs 16 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bill Closs 23

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bill Closs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bill Closs .293

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bill Closs .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bill Closs 11.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bill Closs 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.