Bill Closs vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan 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.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Closs 0 * Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Bill Closs 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Bill Closs 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Bill Closs 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Bill Closs 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Bill Closs 0 * Michael Jordan 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)

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.