Bill Closs vs. Eric Gordon Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Eric Gordon and Bill Closs, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Bill Closs played 3 years in the NBA, 13 less than Eric Gordon, who played 16. Bill Closs had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while Eric Gordon had his rookie season in 2008-09. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Bill Closs |
3 |
3 |
1949-50 to 1951-52 |
Eric Gordon |
16 |
7 |
2008-09 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
64 |
- |
11.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.4 |
14.0 |
.315 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
4.0 |
.718 |
Eric Gordon |
78 |
34.3 |
16.1 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
11.6 |
.456 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
.389 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
.854 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
8 |
- |
11.4 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.1 |
13.6 |
.303 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.833 |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
65 |
- |
8.8 |
- |
- |
6.2 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.1 |
9.7 |
.320 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.744 |
Eric Gordon |
62 |
36.0 |
16.9 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
5.7 |
12.6 |
.449 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.371 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
.742 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
2 |
- |
3.5 |
- |
- |
4.0 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
.250 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.5 |
.600 |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
57 |
19.6 |
6.1 |
- |
- |
3.6 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.1 |
6.8 |
.308 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.8 |
.682 |
Eric Gordon |
56 |
37.7 |
22.3 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
7.6 |
16.9 |
.450 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.364 |
5.1 |
6.2 |
.825 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
1 |
21.0 |
5.0 |
- |
- |
8.0 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
1.0 |
6.0 |
.167 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.0 |
1.000 |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
9 |
34.4 |
20.6 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
7.0 |
15.6 |
.450 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
.250 |
5.4 |
7.2 |
.754 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
42 |
30.1 |
17.0 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
13.9 |
.402 |
1.3 |
4.1 |
.324 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
.842 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
64 |
32.1 |
15.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
12.8 |
.436 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
.391 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.785 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
61 |
33.1 |
13.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
11.4 |
.411 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
.448 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.805 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
4 |
35.8 |
18.5 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
7.0 |
15.8 |
.444 |
3.3 |
8.0 |
.406 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.833 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
45 |
32.9 |
15.2 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
12.3 |
.418 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
.384 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
.888 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
75 |
31.0 |
16.2 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
5.5 |
13.5 |
.406 |
3.3 |
8.8 |
.372 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
.840 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
11 |
32.5 |
12.9 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
11.0 |
.421 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
.386 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.722 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
69 |
31.2 |
18.0 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
6.0 |
14.1 |
.428 |
3.2 |
8.8 |
.359 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
.809 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
17 |
32.3 |
15.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
4.9 |
13.0 |
.380 |
2.5 |
7.6 |
.331 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.836 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
68 |
31.7 |
16.2 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
5.6 |
13.8 |
.409 |
3.2 |
8.8 |
.360 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.783 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
11 |
37.3 |
17.8 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
6.1 |
13.6 |
.447 |
3.5 |
8.6 |
.400 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
.857 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
36 |
28.2 |
14.4 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
4.8 |
12.9 |
.369 |
2.7 |
8.4 |
.317 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.766 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
12 |
34.2 |
17.3 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
6.0 |
14.7 |
.409 |
2.4 |
7.5 |
.322 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.875 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
27 |
29.2 |
17.8 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
5.9 |
13.6 |
.433 |
2.6 |
7.8 |
.329 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
.825 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
57 |
29.3 |
13.4 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
4.7 |
9.9 |
.475 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
.412 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.778 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
69 |
28.5 |
12.4 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
9.5 |
.446 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.371 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
.821 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
5 |
29.8 |
10.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
8.8 |
.409 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
.345 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.833 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
68 |
27.8 |
11.0 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
9.1 |
.443 |
2.2 |
5.8 |
.378 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.797 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Closs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Gordon |
4 |
29.5 |
8.0 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
7.0 |
.321 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
.412 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
.875 |