Dave Bing vs. Nate McMillan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nate McMillan 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 and Nate McMillan both played 12 years in the NBA. Dave Bing had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while Nate McMillan had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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
Nate McMillan	12	11	1986-87 to 1997-98

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dave Bing	Nate McMillan
Season	1966-67	1986-87
Team	Detroit Pistons	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics Lost West 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	80	34.5	20.0	-	-	4.5	4.1	-	-	-	2.7	8.3	19.0	.436	-	-	-	3.4	4.6	.738
Nate McMillan	71	27.8	5.3	1.4	3.2	4.7	8.2	1.8	0.6	2.2	3.4	2.0	4.2	.475	0.0	0.1	.000	1.2	2.0	.617

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Bing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nate McMillan	14	25.4	5.1	0.9	2.9	3.9	8.0	1.0	0.7	1.9	3.0	1.9	4.4	.435	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.7	.708


Season 2
	Dave Bing	Nate McMillan
Season	1967-68	1987-88
Team	Detroit Pistons	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Div Semis	Supersonics 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	79	40.6	27.1	-	-	4.7	6.4	-	-	-	3.2	10.6	24.0	.441	-	-	-	6.0	8.5	.707
Nate McMillan	82	29.9	7.6	1.4	2.7	4.1	8.6	2.1	0.6	2.3	2.9	2.9	6.0	.474	0.1	0.3	.375	1.8	2.5	.707

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
Nate McMillan	5	25.4	6.6	1.2	3.0	4.2	6.6	0.4	0.6	1.6	2.2	2.4	7.0	.343	0.0	0.2	.000	1.8	2.8	.643


Season 3
	Dave Bing	Nate McMillan
Season	1968-69	1988-89
Team	Detroit Pistons	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics Lost West 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	77	39.5	23.4	-	-	5.0	7.1	-	-	-	3.3	8.8	20.7	.425	-	-	-	5.8	8.1	.713
Nate McMillan	75	31.2	7.1	1.9	3.3	5.2	9.3	2.1	0.6	2.8	3.1	2.7	6.5	.410	0.2	0.9	.214	1.6	2.5	.630

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Bing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nate McMillan	8	25.0	6.8	1.1	2.0	3.1	7.9	1.3	0.6	2.4	2.6	2.4	5.0	.475	0.0	0.3	.000	2.0	3.1	.640


Season 4
	Dave Bing	Nate McMillan
Season	1969-70	1989-90
Team	Detroit Pistons	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	70	33.3	22.9	-	-	4.3	6.0	-	-	-	2.8	8.2	18.5	.444	-	-	-	6.5	8.3	.783
Nate McMillan	82	28.5	6.4	1.5	3.4	4.9	7.3	1.7	0.5	2.3	3.5	2.5	5.3	.473	0.1	0.4	.355	1.2	1.9	.641

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


Season 5
	Dave Bing	Nate McMillan
Season	1970-71	1990-91
Team	Detroit Pistons	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics 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
Nate McMillan	78	18.4	4.3	0.9	2.3	3.2	4.8	1.3	0.3	1.6	2.7	1.7	3.9	.433	0.2	0.6	.354	0.7	1.2	.613

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Bing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nate McMillan	5	19.0	2.8	1.2	2.4	3.6	4.4	1.2	0.2	0.6	3.0	1.2	4.6	.261	0.0	0.4	.000	0.4	0.8	.500


Season 6
	Dave Bing	Nate McMillan
Season	1971-72	1991-92
Team	Detroit Pistons	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics Lost West 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	45	43.0	22.6	-	-	4.1	7.0	-	-	-	3.1	8.2	19.8	.414	-	-	-	6.2	7.9	.785
Nate McMillan	72	22.9	6.0	1.3	2.2	3.5	5.0	1.8	0.4	1.6	3.0	2.5	5.6	.437	0.4	1.4	.276	0.8	1.2	.643

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Bing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nate McMillan	9	27.3	9.6	1.6	2.1	3.7	7.0	1.8	0.3	2.4	3.9	3.9	9.2	.422	0.7	2.9	.231	1.1	1.6	.714


Season 7
	Dave Bing	Nate McMillan
Season	1972-73	1992-93
Team	Detroit Pistons	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics Lost West 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	82	41.0	22.4	-	-	3.6	7.8	-	-	-	2.8	8.4	18.8	.448	-	-	-	5.6	6.8	.814
Nate McMillan	73	27.1	7.5	1.2	3.0	4.2	5.3	2.4	0.5	1.9	3.3	2.9	6.3	.464	0.3	0.9	.385	1.3	1.8	.709

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Bing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nate McMillan	19	21.8	4.8	1.1	2.4	3.5	5.4	2.1	0.6	1.3	2.8	1.8	5.4	.340	0.3	1.3	.208	0.8	1.6	.533


Season 8
	Dave Bing	Nate McMillan
Season	1973-74	1993-94
Team	Detroit Pistons	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Steals Leader
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Conf Semis	Supersonics 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	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
Nate McMillan	73	25.8	6.0	0.7	3.2	3.9	5.3	3.0	0.3	1.7	2.8	2.4	5.4	.447	0.7	1.8	.391	0.4	0.8	.564

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
Nate McMillan	5	21.8	4.2	1.2	2.0	3.2	2.0	1.2	0.2	1.0	3.6	1.6	5.0	.320	0.8	2.2	.364	0.2	0.8	.250


Season 9
	Dave Bing	Nate McMillan
Season	1974-75	1994-95
Team	Detroit Pistons	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Supersonics 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	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
Nate McMillan	80	25.9	5.2	0.8	3.0	3.8	5.3	2.1	0.7	1.6	3.4	2.1	5.0	.418	0.7	1.9	.342	0.4	0.7	.586

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
Nate McMillan	4	28.3	4.8	1.8	2.8	4.5	7.3	2.5	0.5	1.8	3.3	2.0	5.8	.348	0.3	2.0	.125	0.5	0.5	1.000


Season 10
	Dave Bing	Nate McMillan
Season	1975-76	1995-96
Team	Washington Bullets	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis	Supersonics Lost NBA 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	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
Nate McMillan	55	22.9	5.0	0.7	3.1	3.8	3.6	1.7	0.3	1.4	2.6	1.8	4.3	.420	0.8	2.2	.380	0.5	0.7	.707

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
Nate McMillan	19	20.3	4.4	0.7	3.0	3.7	2.7	1.2	0.3	1.1	1.8	1.5	3.6	.406	1.0	2.1	.475	0.5	0.7	.643


Season 11
	Dave Bing	Nate McMillan
Season	1976-77	1996-97
Team	Washington Bullets	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis	Supersonics Lost West 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
Nate McMillan	37	21.6	4.6	0.4	2.8	3.2	3.8	1.6	0.2	0.9	2.1	1.6	4.0	.409	0.8	2.3	.333	0.5	0.8	.655

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
Nate McMillan	3	13.3	0.0	0.3	1.3	1.7	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.7	3.7	0.0	0.7	.000	0.0	0.7	.000	0.0	0.0	-


Season 12
	Dave Bing	Nate McMillan
Season	1977-78	1997-98
Team	Boston Celtics	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics Lost West 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	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
Nate McMillan	18	15.5	3.4	0.7	1.5	2.2	3.1	0.8	0.2	0.7	2.3	1.3	3.7	.343	0.8	1.9	.441	0.1	0.1	1.000

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Bing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nate McMillan	7	14.1	2.3	0.3	2.0	2.3	2.1	0.4	0.3	0.3	2.4	0.9	2.6	.333	0.3	1.7	.167	0.3	0.3	1.000

Dave Bing vs. Nate McMillan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nate McMillan 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12