Paolo Banchero vs. Bill Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Closs and Paolo Banchero 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

Paolo Banchero

vs.

Bill Closs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paolo Banchero: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paolo Banchero 0 Bill Closs 0

NBA Seasons Paolo Banchero 2 Bill Closs 3

Playoffs Played Paolo Banchero 1 Bill Closs 3

All-Star Games Paolo Banchero 1 Bill Closs 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Paolo Banchero 1 Bill Closs 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 21.3 Bill Closs 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 Bill Closs 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.6 Bill Closs 1.9

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 3,241 Bill Closs 1,669

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 1,051 Bill Closs 605 *

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 700 Bill Closs 346

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 131 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 86 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Paolo Banchero 152 Bill Closs 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .442 Bill Closs .315

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .321 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .731 Bill Closs .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 22.6 (2024) Bill Closs 11.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 (2024) Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 5.4 (2024) Bill Closs 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 (2024) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 (2024) Bill Closs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 27.0 Bill Closs 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 8.6 Bill Closs 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.0 Bill Closs 2.1

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 1.1 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 189 Bill Closs 103

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 60 Bill Closs 16 *

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 28 Bill Closs 23

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 8 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 4 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Paolo Banchero 7 Bill Closs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .456 Bill Closs .293

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .400 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .755 Bill Closs .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 27.0 (2024) Bill Closs 11.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 8.6 (2024) Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.0 (2024) Bill Closs 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 1.1 (2024) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 (2024) 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.