Bill Closs vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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, 1 more than Jalen Williams, who played 2. Bill Closs had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while Jalen Williams had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Jalen Williams 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bill Closs Jalen Williams
Season 1949-502022-23
Team Anderson PackersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Packers Lost SemifinalsDid Not Play
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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
Jalen Williams 75 30.3 14.1 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.3 1.4 0.5 1.6 2.5 5.5 10.6 .521 1.0 2.7 .356 2.1 2.5 .812
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
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bill Closs Jalen Williams
Season 1950-512023-24
Team Philadelphia WarriorsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Jalen Williams 71 31.3 19.1 0.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 1.1 0.6 1.7 2.5 7.5 14.0 .540 1.5 3.4 .427 2.5 3.1 .814
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
Jalen Williams 10 37.7 18.7 1.3 5.5 6.8 5.4 1.7 0.5 1.9 2.1 7.5 16.0 .469 1.5 3.9 .385 2.2 2.7 .815

Season 3

Bill Closs Jalen Williams
Season 1951-52-
Team Fort Wayne Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div Semis-
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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
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
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
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------