Elgin Baylor vs. Bill Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Closs and Elgin Baylor 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

Elgin Baylor

vs.

Bill Closs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Bill Closs 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Bill Closs 3

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Bill Closs 3

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Bill Closs 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Bill Closs 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Bill Closs 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Bill Closs 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Bill Closs 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Bill Closs 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Bill Closs 1.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Bill Closs 1,669

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Bill Closs 605 *

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Bill Closs 346

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Bill Closs 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Bill Closs .315

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Bill Closs .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Bill Closs 11.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Bill Closs 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Bill Closs 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Bill Closs 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Bill Closs 2.1

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Bill Closs 103

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Bill Closs 16 *

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Bill Closs 23

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Bill Closs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Bill Closs .293

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Bill Closs .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Bill Closs 11.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Bill Closs 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** 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.