Paul Arizin vs. Bill Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Closs and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Bill Closs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Bill Closs 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Bill Closs 3

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Bill Closs 3

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Bill Closs 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Bill Closs 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Bill Closs 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Bill Closs 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Bill Closs 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Bill Closs 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Bill Closs 1.9

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Bill Closs 1,669

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Bill Closs 605 *

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Bill Closs 346

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Bill Closs 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Bill Closs .315

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Bill Closs .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Bill Closs 11.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Bill Closs 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Bill Closs 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Bill Closs 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Bill Closs 2.1

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Bill Closs 103

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Bill Closs 16 *

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Bill Closs 23

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Bill Closs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Bill Closs .293

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Bill Closs .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Bill Closs 11.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Bill Closs 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** 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.