Wilt Chamberlain vs. Bill Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Closs and Wilt Chamberlain 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

Wilt Chamberlain

vs.

Bill Closs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Bill Closs 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Bill Closs 3

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Bill Closs 3

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Bill Closs 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Bill Closs 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Bill Closs 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Bill Closs 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Bill Closs 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Bill Closs 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Bill Closs 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Bill Closs 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Bill Closs 0 *

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Bill Closs 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Bill Closs 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 Bill Closs 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Bill Closs 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Bill Closs 1.9

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Bill Closs 1,669

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Bill Closs 605 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Bill Closs 346

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Bill Closs 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Bill Closs .315

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Bill Closs .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Bill Closs 11.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Bill Closs 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Bill Closs 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Bill Closs 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Bill Closs 2.1

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Bill Closs 103

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Bill Closs 16 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Bill Closs 23

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Bill Closs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Bill Closs .293

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Bill Closs .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Bill Closs 11.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Bill Closs 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - 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.