LaMelo Ball vs. Bill Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Closs and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Bill Closs

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Bill Closs 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Bill Closs 3

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Bill Closs 3

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Bill Closs 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Bill Closs 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Bill Closs 9.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Bill Closs 5.0 *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Bill Closs 1.9

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Bill Closs 1,669

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Bill Closs 605 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Bill Closs 346

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Bill Closs 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Bill Closs .315

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Bill Closs .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Bill Closs 11.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Bill Closs 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Bill Closs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Closs 9.4

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Closs 5.3 *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Closs 2.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Bill Closs 103

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Bill Closs 16 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Bill Closs 23

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Bill Closs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bill Closs .293

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Bill Closs .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Closs 11.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Closs 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.