Bill Closs vs. James Harden Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Harden 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.

James Harden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 James Harden 15

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 James Harden 15

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 James Harden 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Closs 0 * James Harden 1

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 James Harden 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 James Harden 7

Scoring Leader Bill Closs 0 James Harden 3

Assists Leader Bill Closs 0 James Harden 2

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 James Harden 7.1

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 James Harden 25,885

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * James Harden 6,017

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 James Harden 7,629

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** James Harden 1,597

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** James Harden 600

Total Games Bill Closs 186 James Harden 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 James Harden .441

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** James Harden .364

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** James Harden 2.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** James Harden 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 James Harden 22.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 James Harden 6.4

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** James Harden 1.6

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** James Harden 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 James Harden 3,764

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * James Harden 910

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 James Harden 1,061

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** James Harden 273

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** James Harden 91

Total Games Bill Closs 11 James Harden 166

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 James Harden .425

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** James Harden .340

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 James Harden .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) James Harden 8.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** James Harden 2.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** James Harden 1.0 (2024)

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.