Bill Closs vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses 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.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Closs 0 * Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Bill Closs 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Bill Closs 0 * Moses Malone 6

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Moses Malone 151

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Moses Malone 4.0 (1979)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.