Kobe Bryant vs. Bill Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Closs and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Bill Closs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Bill Closs 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Bill Closs 3

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Bill Closs 3

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Bill Closs 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Bill Closs 0 *

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Bill Closs 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Bill Closs 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Bill Closs 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Bill Closs 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Bill Closs 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Bill Closs 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Bill Closs 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Bill Closs 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Bill Closs 1.9

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Bill Closs 1,669

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Bill Closs 605 *

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Bill Closs 346

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Bill Closs 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Bill Closs .315

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Bill Closs .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Bill Closs 11.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Bill Closs 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Bill Closs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Bill Closs 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Bill Closs 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Bill Closs 2.1

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Bill Closs 103

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Bill Closs 16 *

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Bill Closs 23

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Bill Closs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Bill Closs .293

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Bill Closs .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Bill Closs 11.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Bill Closs 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.