Dave Bing vs. Billy Owens Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Billy Owens and Dave Bing, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dave Bing played 12 years in the NBA, 2 more than Billy Owens, who played 10. Dave Bing had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while Billy Owens had his rookie season in 1991-92. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Dave Bing 12 5 1966-67 to 1977-78
Billy Owens 10 3 1991-92 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave Bing Billy Owens
Season 1966-671991-92
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 80 34.5 20.0 - - 4.5 4.1 - - - 2.7 8.3 19.0 .436 - - - 3.4 4.6 .738
Billy Owens 80 31.4 14.3 3.0 5.0 8.0 2.4 1.1 0.8 2.2 3.5 5.9 11.1 .525 0.0 0.1 .111 2.6 3.9 .654
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Billy Owens 4 39.3 19.3 3.3 5.0 8.3 3.3 2.0 0.5 1.5 3.5 7.5 14.3 .526 0.0 0.0 - 4.3 6.8 .630

Season 2

Dave Bing Billy Owens
Season 1967-681992-93
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 79 40.6 27.1 - - 4.7 6.4 - - - 3.2 10.6 24.0 .441 - - - 6.0 8.5 .707
Billy Owens 37 32.5 16.5 2.9 4.2 7.1 3.9 0.9 0.8 2.9 2.8 6.7 13.3 .501 0.0 0.3 .091 3.2 4.9 .639
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 6 42.3 28.2 - - 4.0 4.8 - - - 3.5 11.3 27.7 .410 - - - 5.5 7.5 .733
Billy Owens ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Dave Bing Billy Owens
Season 1968-691993-94
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 77 39.5 23.4 - - 5.0 7.1 - - - 3.3 8.8 20.7 .425 - - - 5.8 8.1 .713
Billy Owens 79 34.7 15.0 2.9 5.2 8.1 4.1 1.1 0.8 2.7 3.4 6.2 12.3 .507 0.0 0.2 .200 2.5 4.1 .610
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Billy Owens 3 42.3 19.7 4.0 6.0 10.0 4.3 1.3 0.7 2.3 3.7 8.3 16.7 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 3.0 4.0 .750

Season 4

Dave Bing Billy Owens
Season 1969-701994-95
Team Detroit PistonsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 70 33.3 22.9 - - 4.3 6.0 - - - 2.8 8.2 18.5 .444 - - - 6.5 8.3 .783
Billy Owens 70 32.8 14.3 2.9 4.3 7.2 3.5 1.1 0.4 2.9 2.9 5.8 11.7 .491 0.0 0.3 .091 2.8 4.5 .620
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Billy Owens ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Dave Bing Billy Owens
Season 1970-711995-96
Team Detroit PistonsMiami Heat, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 82 37.4 27.0 - - 4.4 5.0 - - - 2.8 9.7 20.9 .467 - - - 7.5 9.4 .797
Billy Owens 62 32.0 13.0 2.3 4.3 6.6 3.3 0.8 0.6 2.6 3.1 5.2 10.9 .480 0.1 0.3 .278 2.5 4.0 .636
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Billy Owens 4 32.8 8.3 1.3 5.3 6.5 3.5 1.0 0.3 2.8 4.3 3.8 8.5 .441 0.0 1.0 .000 0.8 1.5 .500

Season 6

Dave Bing Billy Owens
Season 1971-721996-97
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 45 43.0 22.6 - - 4.1 7.0 - - - 3.1 8.2 19.8 .414 - - - 6.2 7.9 .785
Billy Owens 66 30.2 11.0 2.0 3.9 5.9 2.8 0.9 0.4 2.0 2.8 4.5 9.7 .467 0.4 1.1 .347 1.5 2.2 .697
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Billy Owens ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Dave Bing Billy Owens
Season 1972-731997-98
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 82 41.0 22.4 - - 3.6 7.8 - - - 2.8 8.4 18.8 .448 - - - 5.6 6.8 .814
Billy Owens 78 30.1 10.5 2.2 5.3 7.5 2.8 1.2 0.5 2.0 3.0 4.3 9.3 .464 0.3 0.9 .371 1.5 2.5 .589
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Billy Owens ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Dave Bing Billy Owens
Season 1973-741998-99
Team Detroit PistonsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 81 38.6 18.8 1.3 2.1 3.5 6.9 1.3 0.2 - 2.7 7.2 16.5 .436 - - - 4.4 5.4 .813
Billy Owens 21 21.5 7.8 1.7 2.1 3.8 1.8 0.6 0.2 1.6 1.8 3.1 7.9 .394 0.2 0.5 .455 1.3 1.7 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 7 44.6 18.9 0.9 2.9 3.7 6.0 0.4 0.1 - 2.9 7.9 18.7 .420 - - - 3.1 4.3 .733
Billy Owens ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Dave Bing Billy Owens
Season 1974-751999-00
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 79 40.8 19.0 1.1 2.5 3.6 7.7 1.5 0.3 - 2.8 7.3 16.9 .434 - - - 4.3 5.4 .809
Billy Owens 62 21.0 6.0 1.6 3.3 4.9 1.6 0.5 0.3 1.4 2.7 2.4 5.8 .419 0.2 0.5 .324 1.0 1.7 .594
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 3 44.7 16.0 1.0 2.7 3.7 9.7 1.7 0.0 - 4.0 6.7 15.7 .426 - - - 2.7 4.3 .615
Billy Owens ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dave Bing Billy Owens
Season 1975-762000-01
Team Washington BulletsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 82 35.9 16.2 1.1 1.7 2.9 6.0 1.4 0.3 - 3.2 6.1 13.6 .447 - - - 4.0 5.1 .787
Billy Owens 45 17.6 4.4 1.9 2.7 4.6 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.9 2.1 2.0 5.1 .383 0.1 0.4 .150 0.4 0.9 .475
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 7 29.9 13.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 4.0 1.0 0.3 - 2.6 4.9 10.9 .447 - - - 4.0 5.0 .800
Billy Owens ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Dave Bing Billy Owens
Season 1976-77-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 64 23.7 10.6 0.8 1.4 2.2 4.3 1.0 0.1 - 2.3 4.2 9.3 .454 - - - 2.1 2.8 .773
Billy Owens ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 8 6.9 4.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.1 - 0.6 1.8 4.0 .438 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Billy Owens ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dave Bing Billy Owens
Season 1977-78-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 80 28.2 13.6 1.0 1.7 2.7 3.8 1.0 0.2 2.7 3.1 5.3 11.8 .449 - - - 3.1 3.7 .824
Billy Owens ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Billy Owens ------- --- ----------