Bill Closs vs. Brook Lopez Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Brook Lopez 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.

Brook Lopez

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Brook Lopez: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Brook Lopez 1

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Brook Lopez 16

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Brook Lopez 8

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Brook Lopez 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * Brook Lopez 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Brook Lopez 2

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Brook Lopez 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Brook Lopez 6.2

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Brook Lopez 1.4

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Brook Lopez 0.6

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Brook Lopez 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Brook Lopez 16,476

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Brook Lopez 6,336

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Brook Lopez 1,471

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Brook Lopez 583

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Brook Lopez 1,912

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Brook Lopez 1,025

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Brook Lopez .496

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Brook Lopez .349

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Brook Lopez .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Brook Lopez 20.7 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Brook Lopez 8.6 (2010)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Brook Lopez 2.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Brook Lopez 0.8 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Brook Lopez 2.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Brook Lopez 14.6

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Brook Lopez 6.0

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Brook Lopez 0.9

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Brook Lopez 0.7

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Brook Lopez 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Brook Lopez 1,227

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Brook Lopez 507

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Brook Lopez 72

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Brook Lopez 56

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Brook Lopez 144

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Brook Lopez 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Brook Lopez .517

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Brook Lopez .335

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Brook Lopez .824

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Brook Lopez 22.3 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Brook Lopez 9.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Brook Lopez 1.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Brook Lopez 1.4 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Brook Lopez 3.0 (2013)

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.