Desmond Bane vs. Bill Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Closs and Desmond Bane 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

Desmond Bane

vs.

Bill Closs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Bill Closs 0

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 Bill Closs 3

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 Bill Closs 3

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Bill Closs 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.4 Bill Closs 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 Bill Closs 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 Bill Closs 1.9

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 Bill Closs 1,669

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 Bill Closs 605 *

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 Bill Closs 346

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 Bill Closs 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 Bill Closs .315

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 Bill Closs .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Bill Closs 11.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Bill Closs 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Bill Closs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 Bill Closs 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 Bill Closs 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 Bill Closs 2.1

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 Bill Closs 103

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 Bill Closs 16 *

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 Bill Closs 23

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 Bill Closs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 Bill Closs .293

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 Bill Closs .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Bill Closs 11.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) Bill Closs 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) Bill Closs - n/a **

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.