Dave Bing vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton and Dave Bing 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

Dave Bing

vs.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Bing 0 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Dave Bing 12 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played Dave Bing 5 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games Dave Bing 7 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dave Bing 2 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Bing 3 Al Thornton 0

Scoring Leader Dave Bing 1 Al Thornton 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Bing 1 Al Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 20.3 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 3.8 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 6.0 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.3 * Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 18,327 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 3,420 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists Dave Bing 5,397 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals Dave Bing 483 * Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks Dave Bing 89 * Al Thornton 152

Total Games Dave Bing 901 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .441 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .775 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 27.1 (1968) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 5.0 (1969) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 7.8 (1973) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) * Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) * Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 15.4 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 2.7 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 4.3 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 0.6 * Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 477 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 85 Al Thornton -

Total Assists Dave Bing 133 Al Thornton -

Total Steals Dave Bing 15 * Al Thornton -

Total Blocks Dave Bing 4 * Al Thornton -

Total Games Dave Bing 31 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .423 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .748 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 28.2 (1968) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 4.0 (1968) Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 9.7 (1975) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) * Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1976) * Al Thornton -

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.