Bill Closs vs. LeBron James Comparison

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

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Bill Closs 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Closs 0 * LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Bill Closs 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Bill Closs 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Bill Closs 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Bill Closs 0 * LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Bill Closs 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 LeBron James 7.4

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

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Bill Closs 186 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Bill Closs 11 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

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.