Dave Bing vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith 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.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Bing 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Dave Bing 12 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Dave Bing 5 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Dave Bing 7 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dave Bing 2 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Bing 3 Elmore Smith 0

Scoring Leader Dave Bing 1 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Dave Bing 0 * Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Dave Bing 1 Elmore Smith 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 20.3 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 3.8 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 6.0 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.3 * Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 18,327 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 3,420 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Dave Bing 5,397 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Dave Bing 483 * Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Dave Bing 89 * Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Dave Bing 901 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .441 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .775 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 27.1 (1968) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 5.0 (1969) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 7.8 (1973) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) * Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) * Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 15.4 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 2.7 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 4.3 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 0.6 * Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 477 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 85 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Dave Bing 133 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Dave Bing 15 * Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Dave Bing 4 * Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Dave Bing 31 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .423 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .748 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 28.2 (1968) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 4.0 (1968) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 9.7 (1975) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) * Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1976) * Elmore Smith 3.7 (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.