Dave Bing vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton 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 Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Bing 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Dave Bing 12 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Dave Bing 5 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Dave Bing 7 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dave Bing 2 Mel Payton 0

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

Scoring Leader Dave Bing 1 Mel Payton 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Bing 1 Mel Payton 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 20.3 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 3.8 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 6.0 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.3 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 18,327 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 3,420 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Dave Bing 5,397 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Dave Bing 483 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Bing 89 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Dave Bing 901 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .441 Mel Payton .363

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .775 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 27.1 (1968) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 5.0 (1969) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 7.8 (1973) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) * Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 15.4 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 2.7 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 4.3 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 0.6 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 477 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 85 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Dave Bing 133 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Dave Bing 15 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Bing 4 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Dave Bing 31 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .423 Mel Payton .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .748 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 28.2 (1968) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 4.0 (1968) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 9.7 (1975) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1976) * Mel Payton - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.