Bill Closs vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace 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.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Bill Closs 0 * Metta World Peace 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.1 (2004)

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.