Sam Cassell vs. Bill Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Closs and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Bill Closs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Bill Closs 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Bill Closs 3

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Bill Closs 3

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Bill Closs 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Bill Closs 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Bill Closs 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Bill Closs 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Bill Closs 1.9

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Bill Closs 1,669

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Bill Closs 605 *

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Bill Closs 346

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Bill Closs 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Bill Closs .315

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Bill Closs .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Bill Closs 11.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Bill Closs 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Bill Closs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Bill Closs 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Bill Closs 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Bill Closs 2.1

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Bill Closs 103

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Bill Closs 16 *

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Bill Closs 23

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Bill Closs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Bill Closs .293

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Bill Closs .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Bill Closs 11.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Bill Closs 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) 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.