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Bill Closs

William Thomas Closs (Bill)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: January 8, 1922 in Edge, Texas
Died: June 6, 2011
High School: Hearne in Hearne, Texas
College: Rice University
NBA Debut: November 3, 1949

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1949-50 28 AND NBA 64 283 898 .315 186 259 .718 160 190 752
1950-51 29 PHW NBA 65 202 631 .320 166 223 .744 401 110 156 570
1951-52 30 FTW NBA 57 1120 120 389 .308 107 157 .682 204 76 125 347
Career NBA 186 1120 605 1918 .315 459 639 .718 605 346 471 1669

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1949-50 28 AND NBA 64 4.4 14.0 .315 2.9 4.0 .718 2.5 3.0 11.8
1950-51 29 PHW NBA 65 3.1 9.7 .320 2.6 3.4 .744 6.2 1.7 2.4 8.8
1951-52 30 FTW NBA 57 19.6 2.1 6.8 .308 1.9 2.8 .682 3.6 1.3 2.2 6.1
Career NBA 186 19.6 3.3 10.3 .315 2.5 3.4 .718 5.0 1.9 2.5 9.0

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1949-50 28 AND NBA 64 .315 .718
1950-51 29 PHW NBA 65 .320 .744
1951-52 30 FTW NBA 57 1120 3.9 12.5 .308 3.4 5.0 .682 6.6 2.4 4.0 11.2
Career NBA 186 1120 3.9 12.5 .315 3.4 5.0 .718 6.6 2.4 4.0 11.2

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1949-50 28 AND NBA 64 .372 .315 -0.5 4.9 4.4
1950-51 29 PHW NBA 65 .391 .320 -0.3 3.0 2.8
1951-52 30 FTW NBA 57 1120 10.4 .379 .308 -1.0 0.9 0.0 -0.001
Career NBA 186 1120 10.4 .379 .315 -1.8 8.9 7.1 -0.001

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1949-50 28 AND NBA 8 33 109 25 30 14 27 91 .303 .833 11.4 1.8
1950-51 29 PHW NBA 2 2 8 3 5 8 5 5 7 .250 .600 3.5 4.0 2.5
1951-52 30 FTW NBA 1 21 1 6 3 3 8 4 0 5 .167 1.000 21.0 5.0 8.0 4.0
Career NBA 11 21 36 123 31 38 16 23 32 103 .293 .816 21.0 9.4 5.3 2.1

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1949-50 28 AND NBA 8 .372 .303 -0.2 0.7 0.5
1950-51 29 PHW NBA 2 .343 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0
1951-52 30 FTW NBA 1 21 19.4 .342 .167 31.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.049
Career NBA 11 21 19.4 .369 .293 31.8 -0.3 0.8 0.4 -0.049

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 3 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3
Bill Closs 4.4 2.8 0.0
Larry Stewart 92.3 4.7 2.9 0.1
Mike Bantom 90.8 4.5 2.7 0.5
James Jones 90.7 4.0 2.5 0.0
Jeff Foster 88.7 4.2 2.7 0.6
Willie Naulls 88.7 4.6 2.6 0.4
Jim Petersen 88.3 4.7 2.9 0.3
Ronny Turiaf 87.6 4.2 3.1 0.4
Richard Washington 87.6 3.9 3.2 0.0
Jason Caffey 87.3 3.9 2.7 0.4
Corliss Williamson 87.2 4.4 2.7 -0.8
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Bill Closs 4.4 2.8 0.0
Sonny Dove 84.5 4.3 3.0 0.4 0.0 -0.5
Michael Ansley 78.6 3.3 3.1 0.0
Andy Duncan 77.8 3.7 3.4 -0.3
Dike Eddleman 76.5 3.8 3.7 -0.1 -0.1
Ollie Darden 75.6 3.7 3.6 0.3
Sam Smith 72.0 4.6 3.3 1.4 0.2
Larry Stewart 71.3 4.7 2.9 1.6 0.5 0.1
Michael Beasley 71.0 4.6 3.4 1.7
Tony Jaros 70.9 4.4 2.2 1.3 0.6
Lee Shaffer 70.9 5.0 3.8 -0.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Defensive Win Shares
1949-50 NBA 4.9 (5)

Transactions

April 25, 1950: Drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors from the Anderson Packers in the dispersal draft.

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