Billy Ray Bates vs. Dave Bing Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Bing and Billy Ray Bates 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

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Dave Bing

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Dave Bing 0

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Dave Bing 12

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Dave Bing 5

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Dave Bing 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Ray Bates 0 Dave Bing 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Dave Bing 3

Scoring Leader Billy Ray Bates 0 Dave Bing 1

Rookie of The Year Billy Ray Bates 0 Dave Bing 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Dave Bing 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Dave Bing 3.8

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Dave Bing 6.0

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Dave Bing 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Dave Bing 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Dave Bing 18,327

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Dave Bing 3,420

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Dave Bing 5,397

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Dave Bing 483 *

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Dave Bing 89 *

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Dave Bing 901

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Dave Bing .441

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Dave Bing - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Dave Bing .775

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Dave Bing 27.1 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Dave Bing 5.0 (1969)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Dave Bing 7.8 (1973)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Dave Bing 15.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Dave Bing 2.7

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Dave Bing 4.3

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Dave Bing 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Dave Bing 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Dave Bing 477

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Dave Bing 85

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Dave Bing 133

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Dave Bing 15 *

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Dave Bing 4 *

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Dave Bing 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Dave Bing .423

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Dave Bing - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Dave Bing .748

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Dave Bing 28.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Dave Bing 4.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Dave Bing 9.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Dave Bing 0.3 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.