Bill Closs vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Bill Closs 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

Bill Closs

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

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.