Dave Bing vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum 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.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Bing 0 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Dave Bing 12 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Dave Bing 5 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Dave Bing 7 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dave Bing 2 Earl Tatum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Bing 3 Earl Tatum 0

Scoring Leader Dave Bing 1 Earl Tatum 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Bing 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 20.3 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 3.8 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 6.0 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.3 * Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 18,327 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 3,420 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Dave Bing 5,397 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Dave Bing 483 * Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Dave Bing 89 * Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Dave Bing 901 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .441 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .775 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 27.1 (1968) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 5.0 (1969) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 7.8 (1973) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) * Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) * Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 15.4 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 2.7 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 4.3 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 0.6 * Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 477 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 85 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Dave Bing 133 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Dave Bing 15 * Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Dave Bing 4 * Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Dave Bing 31 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .423 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .748 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 28.2 (1968) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 4.0 (1968) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 9.7 (1975) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) * Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1976) * Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

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. 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.