Walt Bellamy vs. Bill Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Closs and Walt Bellamy 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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Bill Closs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Bill Closs 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Bill Closs 3

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Bill Closs 3

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Bill Closs 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Bill Closs 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Bill Closs 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Bill Closs 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Bill Closs 1.9

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Bill Closs 1,669

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Bill Closs 605 *

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Bill Closs 346

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Bill Closs 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Bill Closs .315

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Bill Closs .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Bill Closs 11.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Bill Closs 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Bill Closs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Bill Closs 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Bill Closs 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Bill Closs 2.1

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Bill Closs 103

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Bill Closs 16 *

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Bill Closs 23

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Bill Closs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Bill Closs .293

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Bill Closs .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Bill Closs 11.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Bill Closs 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * 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. ** 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.