Scottie Barnes vs. Bill Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Closs and Scottie Barnes 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

Scottie Barnes

vs.

Bill Closs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Scottie Barnes: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Scottie Barnes 0 Bill Closs 0

NBA Seasons Scottie Barnes 3 Bill Closs 3

Playoffs Played Scottie Barnes 1 Bill Closs 3

All-Star Games Scottie Barnes 1 Bill Closs 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Scottie Barnes 1 Bill Closs 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scottie Barnes 16.6 Bill Closs 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Barnes 7.4 Bill Closs 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Scottie Barnes 4.7 Bill Closs 1.9

Steals Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.1 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.0 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Scottie Barnes 3,504 Bill Closs 1,669

Total Rebounds Scottie Barnes 1,563 Bill Closs 605 *

Total Assists Scottie Barnes 990 Bill Closs 346

Total Steals Scottie Barnes 238 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Scottie Barnes 204 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Scottie Barnes 211 Bill Closs 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scottie Barnes .474 Bill Closs .315

3-Point Percentage Scottie Barnes .311 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scottie Barnes .764 Bill Closs .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scottie Barnes 19.9 (2024) Bill Closs 11.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Barnes 8.2 (2024) Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Scottie Barnes 6.1 (2024) Bill Closs 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.3 (2024) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.5 (2024) Bill Closs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scottie Barnes 12.8 Bill Closs 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Barnes 9.0 Bill Closs 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Scottie Barnes 4.3 Bill Closs 2.1

Steals Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.0 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scottie Barnes 0.3 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Scottie Barnes 51 Bill Closs 103

Total Rebounds Scottie Barnes 36 Bill Closs 16 *

Total Assists Scottie Barnes 17 Bill Closs 23

Total Steals Scottie Barnes 4 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Scottie Barnes 1 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Scottie Barnes 4 Bill Closs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scottie Barnes .429 Bill Closs .293

3-Point Percentage Scottie Barnes .167 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scottie Barnes .813 Bill Closs .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scottie Barnes 12.8 (2022) Bill Closs 11.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Barnes 9.0 (2022) Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Scottie Barnes 4.3 (2022) Bill Closs 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.0 (2022) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scottie Barnes 0.3 (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.