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Bill Closs
Forward ·Golden State Warriors ·NBA ·#14

Bill Closs

Age104 BornJan 8, 1922 FromUSA Height198 cm (6'6") Weight88 kg CollegeRice
Career averages
9.0PPG
3.3RPG
1.9APG
186 games · 3 seasons

At a glance

GSW hub
Career snapshot
3Seasons
186Games
1,674Career points
0.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Golden State Warriors · 65 games · 1950-51 to 1950-51
Career highsSingle season
11.8PPG · 1949-50 · -
6.2RPG · 1950-51 · GSW
2.5APG · 1949-50 · -
Position rank1951-52
#22PPG rank
#22PER rank
#22Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 27 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Detroit Pistons
1951-52 - 1951-52 · 1 seasons
6.1 PPG 3.6 RPG 1.3 APG
57 games
Golden State Warriors
1950-51 - 1950-51 · 1 seasons
8.8 PPG 6.2 RPG 1.7 APG
65 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1949-50 NBA 64 0 0.0 11.8 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 31.5 0.0 71.8 - -
1950-51 GSW 65 0 0.0 8.8 6.2 1.7 0.0 0.0 32.0 0.0 74.4 - -
1951-52 DET 57 0 19.6 6.1 3.6 1.3 0.0 0.0 30.8 0.0 68.2 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1951 Golden State Warriors Detroit Pistons

All entries are season change.

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Born on January 8

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