Dave Bing vs. Bruce Bowen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bruce Bowen 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.

Bruce Bowen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78
Bruce Bowen: 1996-97 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Bing 0 Bruce Bowen 3

NBA Seasons Dave Bing 12 Bruce Bowen 13

Playoffs Played Dave Bing 5 Bruce Bowen 10

All-Star Games Dave Bing 7 Bruce Bowen 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dave Bing 2 Bruce Bowen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Bing 3 Bruce Bowen 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Bing 0 * Bruce Bowen 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Bing 0 Bruce Bowen 8

Scoring Leader Dave Bing 1 Bruce Bowen 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Bing 1 Bruce Bowen 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 20.3 Bruce Bowen 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 3.8 Bruce Bowen 2.8

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 6.0 Bruce Bowen 1.2

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.3 * Bruce Bowen 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Bruce Bowen 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 18,327 Bruce Bowen 5,290

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 3,420 Bruce Bowen 2,428

Total Assists Dave Bing 5,397 Bruce Bowen 1,089

Total Steals Dave Bing 483 * Bruce Bowen 712

Total Blocks Dave Bing 89 * Bruce Bowen 336

Total Games Dave Bing 901 Bruce Bowen 873

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .441 Bruce Bowen .409

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Bruce Bowen .393

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .775 Bruce Bowen .575

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 27.1 (1968) Bruce Bowen 8.2 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 5.0 (1969) Bruce Bowen 3.9 (2006)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 7.8 (1973) Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2001)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) * Bruce Bowen 1.4 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) * Bruce Bowen 1.0 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 15.4 Bruce Bowen 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 2.7 Bruce Bowen 2.7

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 4.3 Bruce Bowen 1.3

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 0.6 * Bruce Bowen 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Bruce Bowen 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 477 Bruce Bowen 808

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 85 Bruce Bowen 366

Total Assists Dave Bing 133 Bruce Bowen 177

Total Steals Dave Bing 15 * Bruce Bowen 108

Total Blocks Dave Bing 4 * Bruce Bowen 64

Total Games Dave Bing 31 Bruce Bowen 135

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .423 Bruce Bowen .394

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Bruce Bowen .422

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .748 Bruce Bowen .553

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 28.2 (1968) Bruce Bowen 6.9 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 4.0 (1968) Bruce Bowen 4.1 (2007)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 9.7 (1975) Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) * Bruce Bowen 1.4 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1976) * Bruce Bowen 0.7 (2003)

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.