Bill Closs vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook 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.

Russell Westbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Russell Westbrook 16

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Russell Westbrook 13

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Closs 0 * Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Scoring Leader Bill Closs 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader Bill Closs 0 Russell Westbrook 3

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Russell Westbrook 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Russell Westbrook 8.1

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Russell Westbrook 25,211

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Russell Westbrook 8,307

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Russell Westbrook 9,468

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1,849

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 369

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Russell Westbrook 1,162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Russell Westbrook .438

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .304

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Russell Westbrook .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Russell Westbrook 23.6

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Russell Westbrook 7.0

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Russell Westbrook 7.5

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Russell Westbrook 2,883

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Russell Westbrook 857

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Russell Westbrook 921

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 211

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 41

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Russell Westbrook 122

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Russell Westbrook .405

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .297

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Russell Westbrook .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1.4 (2023)

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.