Dave Bing vs. Melvin Turpin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Turpin 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.

Melvin Turpin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78
Melvin Turpin: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Bing 0 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Seasons Dave Bing 12 Melvin Turpin 5

Playoffs Played Dave Bing 5 Melvin Turpin 2

All-Star Games Dave Bing 7 Melvin Turpin 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dave Bing 2 Melvin Turpin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Bing 3 Melvin Turpin 0

Scoring Leader Dave Bing 1 Melvin Turpin 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Bing 1 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 20.3 Melvin Turpin 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 3.8 Melvin Turpin 4.6

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 6.0 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.3 * Melvin Turpin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Melvin Turpin 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 18,327 Melvin Turpin 3,071

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 3,420 Melvin Turpin 1,655

Total Assists Dave Bing 5,397 Melvin Turpin 183

Total Steals Dave Bing 483 * Melvin Turpin 155

Total Blocks Dave Bing 89 * Melvin Turpin 348

Total Games Dave Bing 901 Melvin Turpin 361

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .441 Melvin Turpin .516

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Melvin Turpin .111

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .775 Melvin Turpin .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 27.1 (1968) Melvin Turpin 13.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 5.0 (1969) Melvin Turpin 7.0 (1986)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 7.8 (1973) Melvin Turpin 0.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) * Melvin Turpin 0.8 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) * Melvin Turpin 1.3 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 15.4 Melvin Turpin 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 2.7 Melvin Turpin 1.3

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 4.3 Melvin Turpin 0.2

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 0.6 * Melvin Turpin 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Melvin Turpin 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 477 Melvin Turpin 33

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 85 Melvin Turpin 14

Total Assists Dave Bing 133 Melvin Turpin 2

Total Steals Dave Bing 15 * Melvin Turpin 5

Total Blocks Dave Bing 4 * Melvin Turpin 5

Total Games Dave Bing 31 Melvin Turpin 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .423 Melvin Turpin .536

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Melvin Turpin -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .748 Melvin Turpin .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 28.2 (1968) Melvin Turpin 6.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 4.0 (1968) Melvin Turpin 2.0 (1985)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 9.7 (1975) Melvin Turpin 0.3 (1988)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) * Melvin Turpin 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1976) * Melvin Turpin 0.6 (1988)

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.