Bam Adebayo vs. Bill Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Closs and Bam Adebayo 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

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Bill Closs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Bill Closs 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Bill Closs 3

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Bill Closs 3

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Bill Closs 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Bill Closs 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Bill Closs 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Bill Closs 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Bill Closs 1.9

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Bill Closs 1,669

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Bill Closs 605 *

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Bill Closs 346

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Bill Closs 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Bill Closs .315

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Bill Closs .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Bill Closs 11.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Bill Closs 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Bill Closs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Bill Closs 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Bill Closs 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Bill Closs 2.1

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Bill Closs 103

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Bill Closs 16 *

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Bill Closs 23

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Bill Closs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Bill Closs .293

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Bill Closs .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Bill Closs 11.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Bill Closs 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.