Bill Closs vs. Kevin Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Porter Jr. 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 less than Kevin Porter Jr., who played 4. Bill Closs had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while Kevin Porter Jr. had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Kevin Porter Jr. 4 0 2019-20 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bill Closs Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1949-502019-20
Team Anderson PackersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
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
Kevin Porter Jr. 50 23.2 10.0 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.2 0.9 0.3 1.9 2.7 3.7 8.4 .442 1.1 3.2 .335 1.5 2.0 .723
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
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Bill Closs Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1950-512020-21
Team Philadelphia WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisDid 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 65 - 8.8 - - 6.2 1.7 - - - 2.4 3.1 9.7 .320 - - - 2.6 3.4 .744
Kevin Porter Jr. 26 32.1 16.6 0.8 3.0 3.8 6.3 0.7 0.3 3.5 2.3 6.0 14.1 .425 1.9 6.2 .311 2.7 3.6 .734
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
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Bill Closs Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1951-522021-22
Team Fort Wayne PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisDid 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 57 19.6 6.1 - - 3.6 1.3 - - - 2.2 2.1 6.8 .308 - - - 1.9 2.8 .682
Kevin Porter Jr. 61 31.3 15.6 0.7 3.7 4.4 6.2 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.6 5.5 13.2 .415 2.5 6.8 .375 2.0 3.2 .642
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
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Bill Closs Kevin Porter Jr.
Season -2022-23
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter Jr. 59 34.3 19.2 1.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 1.4 0.3 3.2 2.6 6.6 15.0 .442 2.4 6.5 .366 3.5 4.5 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Closs ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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