| PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| 9.0 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Bill Closs F
Height: 6-5 (196cm)
Weight: 195 lbs (88kg)
Born: Jan 8, 1922 (Passed away Jun 6, 2011, aged 89)
Hometown: Edge, Texas
Nationality: United States
Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
NBA Draft: 1949 Undrafted
Pre-Draft Team: Rice (Sr)
High School: Hearne High School (Hearne, Texas)
Bill Closs Player Profile
Career NBA Season Stats
Career NBA Shooting Stats
| FG% | 3P% | FT% |
| 31.5% | .0% | 71.8% |
NBA Career
3 Years Of Service
NBA Regular Season Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 27 | AND | 64 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | - | - | - | .315 | - | .718 |
| 1950-51 | 28 | PHI | 65 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 1.7 | - | - | - | .320 | - | .744 |
| 1951-52 | 29 | FWP | 57 | 19.6 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 1.3 | - | - | - | .308 | - | .682 |
| CAREER | 186 | 19.6 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 1.9 | - | - | - | .315 | - | .718 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 27 | AND | 64 | - | 0.0 | 11.8 | 4.4 | 14.0 | .315 | - | - | - | 2.9 | 4.0 | .718 | - | - | 0.0 | 2.5 | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| 1950-51 | 28 | PHI | 65 | - | 0.0 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 9.7 | .320 | - | - | - | 2.6 | 3.4 | .744 | - | - | 6.2 | 1.7 | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| 1951-52 | 29 | FWP | 57 | - | 19.6 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 6.8 | .308 | - | - | - | 1.9 | 2.8 | .682 | - | - | 3.6 | 1.3 | - | - | - | 2.2 |
| CAREER | 186 | - | 19.6 | 9.0 | 3.3 | 10.3 | .315 | - | - | - | 2.5 | 3.4 | .718 | - | - | 5.0 | 1.9 | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 27 | AND | 64 | - | 0 | 752 | 283 | 898 | .315 | - | - | - | 186 | 259 | .718 | - | - | 0 | 160 | - | - | - | 190 |
| 1950-51 | 28 | PHI | 65 | - | 0 | 570 | 202 | 631 | .320 | - | - | - | 166 | 223 | .744 | - | - | 401 | 110 | - | - | - | 156 |
| 1951-52 | 29 | FWP | 57 | - | 1,120 | 347 | 120 | 389 | .308 | - | - | - | 107 | 157 | .682 | - | - | 204 | 76 | - | - | - | 125 |
| CAREER | 186 | - | 1,120 | 1,669 | 605 | 1,918 | .315 | - | - | - | 459 | 639 | .718 | - | - | 605 | 346 | - | - | - | 471 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 27 | AND | 64 | - | .372 | .315 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 103.3 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 28 | PHI | 65 | - | .391 | .320 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 106.5 | - | 0.9 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 29 | FWP | 57 | - | .379 | .308 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 99.0 | - | 0.9 | - | - | 13.0 |
| CAREER | 186 | - | .379 | .315 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 103.4 | - | 0.9 | - | - | 11.6 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 27 | AND | 64 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | - | - | 0.3 | 37 | 27 | .578 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 28 | PHI | 65 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .157 | - | - | 0.4 | 39 | 26 | .600 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 29 | FWP | 57 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | - | - | 0.4 | 27 | 30 | .474 | -1.0 | 0.9 | - |
| CAREER | 186 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | - | - | 0.3 | 103 | 83 | .554 | -1.8 | 8.9 | 7.2 |
NBA Playoff Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 27 | AND | 8 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 1.8 | - | - | - | .303 | - | .833 |
| 1950-51 | 28 | PHI | 2 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | - | - | - | .250 | - | .600 |
| 1951-52 | 29 | FWP | 1 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | .167 | - | 1.000 |
| CAREER | 11 | 21.0 | 9.4 | 5.3 | 2.1 | - | - | - | .293 | - | .816 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 27 | AND | 8 | - | 0.0 | 11.4 | 4.1 | 13.6 | .303 | - | - | - | 3.1 | 3.8 | .833 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.8 | - | - | - | 3.4 |
| 1950-51 | 28 | PHI | 2 | - | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 4.0 | .250 | - | - | - | 1.5 | 2.5 | .600 | - | - | 4.0 | 2.5 | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| 1951-52 | 29 | FWP | 1 | - | 21.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | .167 | - | - | - | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.000 | - | - | 8.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| CAREER | 11 | - | 21.0 | 9.4 | 3.3 | 11.2 | .293 | - | - | - | 2.8 | 3.5 | .816 | - | - | 5.3 | 2.1 | - | - | - | 2.9 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 27 | AND | 8 | - | 0 | 91 | 33 | 109 | .303 | - | - | - | 25 | 30 | .833 | - | - | 0 | 14 | - | - | - | 27 |
| 1950-51 | 28 | PHI | 2 | - | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | .250 | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | .600 | - | - | 8 | 5 | - | - | - | 5 |
| 1951-52 | 29 | FWP | 1 | - | 21 | 5 | 1 | 6 | .167 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | - | - | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | 0 |
| CAREER | 11 | - | 21 | 103 | 36 | 123 | .293 | - | - | - | 31 | 38 | .816 | - | - | 16 | 23 | - | - | - | 32 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 27 | AND | 8 | - | .372 | .303 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 113.6 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 28 | PHI | 2 | - | .343 | .250 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 85.0 | - | 0.9 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 29 | FWP | 1 | - | .342 | .167 | - | - | - | 31.8 | - | - | - | - | 116.7 | - | 0.8 | - | - | 21.2 |
| CAREER | 11 | - | .369 | .293 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 110.8 | - | 0.8 | - | - | 18.9 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 27 | AND | 8 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | - | - | 0.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 28 | PHI | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 | - | - | 0.6 | 0 | 2 | .000 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 29 | FWP | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .081 | - | - | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | - | - | - |
| CAREER | 11 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | - | - | 0.3 | 4 | 7 | .364 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
NBA Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1949 | Bill Closs went undrafted in the 1949 NBA Draft making him an Unrestricted FA. |
| Sep 1, 1949 | Bill Closs signed a multi-year contract with the Anderson Packers. |
| Apr 25, 1950 | Bill Closs was selected by the Philadelphia Warriors in the Dispersal Draft from the Anderson Packers. |
| Jul 1, 1951 | Bill Closs, previously with the Philadelphia Warriors, became a free agent. |
| Sep 1, 1951 | Bill Closs signed a contract with the Fort Wayne Pistons. |
| Jul 1, 1952 | Bill Closs, previously with the Fort Wayne Pistons, became a free agent. |
| Jun 6, 2011 | Bill Closs passed away. He was 89 years old at the time of his death. |