Dave Bing vs. Mel Davis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Davis 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.

Mel Davis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78
Mel Davis: 1973-74 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Bing 0 Mel Davis 0

NBA Seasons Dave Bing 12 Mel Davis 4

Playoffs Played Dave Bing 5 Mel Davis 2

All-Star Games Dave Bing 7 Mel Davis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dave Bing 2 Mel Davis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Bing 3 Mel Davis 0

Scoring Leader Dave Bing 1 Mel Davis 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Bing 1 Mel Davis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 20.3 Mel Davis 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 3.8 Mel Davis 4.3

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 6.0 Mel Davis 0.9

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.3 * Mel Davis 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Mel Davis 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 18,327 Mel Davis 1,008

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 3,420 Mel Davis 816

Total Assists Dave Bing 5,397 Mel Davis 164

Total Steals Dave Bing 483 * Mel Davis 66

Total Blocks Dave Bing 89 * Mel Davis 22

Total Games Dave Bing 901 Mel Davis 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .441 Mel Davis .376

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Mel Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .775 Mel Davis .709

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 27.1 (1968) Mel Davis 7.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 5.0 (1969) Mel Davis 5.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 7.8 (1973) Mel Davis 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) * Mel Davis 0.6 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) * Mel Davis 0.1 (1974)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 15.4 Mel Davis 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 2.7 Mel Davis 1.3

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 4.3 Mel Davis 0.3

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 0.6 * Mel Davis 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Mel Davis 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 477 Mel Davis 24

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 85 Mel Davis 9

Total Assists Dave Bing 133 Mel Davis 2

Total Steals Dave Bing 15 * Mel Davis 0

Total Blocks Dave Bing 4 * Mel Davis 0

Total Games Dave Bing 31 Mel Davis 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .423 Mel Davis .458

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Mel Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .748 Mel Davis 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 28.2 (1968) Mel Davis 4.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 4.0 (1968) Mel Davis 1.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 9.7 (1975) Mel Davis 0.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) * Mel Davis 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1976) * Mel Davis 0.0 (1975)

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.