Rick Barry vs. Bill Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Closs and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Bill Closs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Bill Closs 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Bill Closs 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Bill Closs 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Bill Closs 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Bill Closs 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Bill Closs 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Bill Closs 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Bill Closs 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Bill Closs 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Bill Closs 0 *

* Notes: 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Bill Closs 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Bill Closs 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Bill Closs 1.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Bill Closs 1,669

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Bill Closs 605 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Bill Closs 346

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Bill Closs 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Bill Closs .315

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Bill Closs .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Bill Closs 11.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Bill Closs 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Bill Closs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Bill Closs 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Bill Closs 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Bill Closs 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Bill Closs 103

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Bill Closs 16 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Bill Closs 23

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Bill Closs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Bill Closs .293

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Bill Closs .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Bill Closs 11.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Bill Closs 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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.