Bill Closs vs. Glen Rice Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Glen Rice and Bill Closs that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Bill Closs:
1949-50 to 1951-52
Glen Rice:
1989-90 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

Bill Closs0
Glen Rice1
Bill Closs3
Glen Rice15
Bill Closs3
Glen Rice7
Bill Closs0
Glen Rice3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Bill Closs0
Glen Rice2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Bill Closs 9.0
Glen Rice 18.3

Bill Closs 5.0
*
Glen Rice 4.4

Bill Closs 1.9
Glen Rice 2.1

Bill Closs -
n/a **
Glen Rice 1.0

Bill Closs -
n/a **
Glen Rice 0.3

Totals Stats

Bill Closs 1,669
Glen Rice 18,336

Bill Closs 605
*
Glen Rice 4,387

Bill Closs 346
Glen Rice 2,097

Bill Closs -
n/a **
Glen Rice 958

Bill Closs -
n/a **
Glen Rice 265

Bill Closs 186
Glen Rice 1,000

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Bill Closs .315
Glen Rice .456

3-Point Percentage
Bill Closs -
n/a **
Glen Rice .400

Free Throw Percentage
Bill Closs .718
Glen Rice .846

Best Season (no game minimum)

Bill Closs 11.8
(1950)
Glen Rice 26.8
(1997)

Bill Closs 6.2
(1951)
*
Glen Rice 5.4
(1994)

Bill Closs 2.5
(1950)
Glen Rice 2.9
(1996)

Bill Closs -
n/a **
Glen Rice 1.4
(1995)

Bill Closs -
n/a **
Glen Rice 0.4
(1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Bill Closs 9.4
Glen Rice 16.1

Bill Closs 5.3
*
Glen Rice 4.5

Bill Closs 2.1
Glen Rice 1.8

Bill Closs -
n/a **
Glen Rice 0.8

Bill Closs -
n/a **
Glen Rice 0.2

Totals Stats

Bill Closs 103
Glen Rice 884

Bill Closs 16
*
Glen Rice 249

Bill Closs 23
Glen Rice 101

Bill Closs -
n/a **
Glen Rice 45

Bill Closs -
n/a **
Glen Rice 12

Bill Closs 11
Glen Rice 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Bill Closs .293
Glen Rice .433

3-Point Percentage
Bill Closs -
n/a **
Glen Rice .362

Free Throw Percentage
Bill Closs .816
Glen Rice .845

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Bill Closs 11.4
(1950)
Glen Rice 27.7
(1997)

Bill Closs 8.0
(1952)
*
Glen Rice 7.2
(1994)

Bill Closs 4.0
(1952)
Glen Rice 3.7
(1997)

Bill Closs -
n/a **
Glen Rice 2.2
(1994)

Bill Closs -
n/a **
Glen Rice 0.4
(1994)

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.