Dave Bing vs. Mike Scott Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike Scott 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, 3 more than Mike Scott, who played 9. Dave Bing had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while Mike Scott had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Mike Scott 9 8 2012-13 to 2020-21

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave Bing Mike Scott
Season 1966-672012-13
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East 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
Mike Scott 40 9.4 4.6 1.0 1.8 2.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.8 1.8 3.7 .476 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.4 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Mike Scott 4 5.0 3.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 2.5 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 2

Dave Bing Mike Scott
Season 1967-682013-14
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Div SemisHawks Lost East 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 79 40.6 27.1 - - 4.7 6.4 - - - 3.2 10.6 24.0 .441 - - - 6.0 8.5 .707
Mike Scott 80 18.5 9.6 0.8 2.8 3.6 0.9 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.5 3.8 7.9 .479 0.8 2.5 .310 1.3 1.7 .780
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
Mike Scott 7 20.9 9.4 0.4 2.1 2.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.6 3.3 9.0 .365 1.4 4.4 .323 1.4 2.0 .714

Season 3

Dave Bing Mike Scott
Season 1968-692014-15
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Mike Scott 68 16.5 7.8 0.7 2.3 2.9 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.6 1.2 3.0 6.7 .444 1.0 2.8 .344 0.9 1.1 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Mike Scott 11 15.6 4.5 1.5 2.7 4.2 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.6 1.5 1.9 5.0 .382 0.4 2.4 .154 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 4

Dave Bing Mike Scott
Season 1969-702015-16
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 70 33.3 22.9 - - 4.3 6.0 - - - 2.8 8.2 18.5 .444 - - - 6.5 8.3 .783
Mike Scott 75 15.3 6.2 0.7 2.0 2.7 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.4 2.3 5.0 .468 0.8 2.1 .392 0.7 0.8 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Mike Scott 10 16.1 6.5 0.5 2.7 3.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.8 2.0 2.5 4.0 .625 0.8 1.6 .500 0.7 0.8 .875

Season 5

Dave Bing Mike Scott
Season 1970-712016-17
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
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 37.4 27.0 - - 4.4 5.0 - - - 2.8 9.7 20.9 .467 - - - 7.5 9.4 .797
Mike Scott 18 10.8 2.5 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.9 3.3 .288 0.2 1.5 .148 0.4 0.4 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dave Bing Mike Scott
Season 1971-722017-18
Team Detroit PistonsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWizards Lost East 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 45 43.0 22.6 - - 4.1 7.0 - - - 3.1 8.2 19.8 .414 - - - 6.2 7.9 .785
Mike Scott 76 18.5 8.8 0.7 2.6 3.3 1.1 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.9 3.6 6.9 .527 0.9 2.1 .405 0.7 1.0 .658
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Mike Scott 6 21.0 10.8 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.7 4.3 6.8 .634 1.2 1.8 .636 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 7

Dave Bing Mike Scott
Season 1972-732018-19
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 82 41.0 22.4 - - 3.6 7.8 - - - 2.8 8.4 18.8 .448 - - - 5.6 6.8 .814
Mike Scott 79 17.7 5.8 0.5 2.9 3.5 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.6 2.0 2.1 5.3 .400 1.3 3.2 .401 0.3 0.4 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Mike Scott 10 19.3 5.6 0.4 3.0 3.4 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.2 2.1 4.7 .447 1.2 3.4 .353 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 8

Dave Bing Mike Scott
Season 1973-742019-20
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf Semis76ers Lost East 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 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
Mike Scott 68 17.8 6.0 1.0 2.7 3.6 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.4 2.2 5.1 .426 1.2 3.2 .369 0.4 0.5 .811
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
Mike Scott 4 5.0 1.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 1.3 .200 0.0 0.5 .000 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 9

Dave Bing Mike Scott
Season 1974-752020-21
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 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
Mike Scott 51 16.7 4.2 0.2 2.1 2.4 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.4 1.5 4.1 .360 1.0 3.0 .342 0.2 0.2 .667
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
Mike Scott 5 6.8 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.4 1.8 .222 0.4 1.4 .286 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10

Dave Bing Mike Scott
Season 1975-76-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
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 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
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------
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
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Dave Bing Mike Scott
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
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------
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
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dave Bing Mike Scott
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
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------