Mikal Bridges vs. Bill Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Closs and Mikal Bridges 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

Mikal Bridges

vs.

Bill Closs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Bill Closs 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Bill Closs 3

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Bill Closs 3

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Bill Closs 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Bill Closs 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Bill Closs 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Bill Closs 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Bill Closs 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Bill Closs 1.9

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Bill Closs 1,669

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Bill Closs 605 *

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Bill Closs 346

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Bill Closs 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Bill Closs .315

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Bill Closs .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Bill Closs 11.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Bill Closs 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Bill Closs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Bill Closs 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Bill Closs 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Bill Closs 2.1

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Bill Closs 103

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Bill Closs 16 *

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Bill Closs 23

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Bill Closs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Bill Closs .293

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Bill Closs .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Bill Closs 11.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Bill Closs 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (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.