Bill Closs vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone 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.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Closs 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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.