Bill Closs vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell 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.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Closs 0 * Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Bill Closs 0 * Bill Russell 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bill Russell - 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.