Dave Bing vs. Linton Townes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Linton Townes 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.

Linton Townes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78
Linton Townes: 1982-83 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Bing 0 Linton Townes 0

NBA Seasons Dave Bing 12 Linton Townes 3

Playoffs Played Dave Bing 5 Linton Townes 2

All-Star Games Dave Bing 7 Linton Townes 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dave Bing 2 Linton Townes 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Bing 3 Linton Townes 0

Scoring Leader Dave Bing 1 Linton Townes 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Bing 1 Linton Townes 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 20.3 Linton Townes 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 3.8 Linton Townes 1.1

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 6.0 Linton Townes 0.5

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.3 * Linton Townes 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Linton Townes 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 18,327 Linton Townes 257

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 3,420 Linton Townes 67

Total Assists Dave Bing 5,397 Linton Townes 32

Total Steals Dave Bing 483 * Linton Townes 20

Total Blocks Dave Bing 89 * Linton Townes 7

Total Games Dave Bing 901 Linton Townes 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .441 Linton Townes .440

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Linton Townes .360

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .775 Linton Townes .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 27.1 (1968) Linton Townes 4.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 5.0 (1969) Linton Townes 1.2 (1983)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 7.8 (1973) Linton Townes 0.6 (1983)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) * Linton Townes 0.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) * Linton Townes 0.5 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 15.4 Linton Townes 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 2.7 Linton Townes 0.8

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 4.3 Linton Townes 0.6

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 0.6 * Linton Townes 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Linton Townes 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 477 Linton Townes 41

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 85 Linton Townes 6

Total Assists Dave Bing 133 Linton Townes 5

Total Steals Dave Bing 15 * Linton Townes 0

Total Blocks Dave Bing 4 * Linton Townes 0

Total Games Dave Bing 31 Linton Townes 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .423 Linton Townes .486

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Linton Townes .250

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .748 Linton Townes .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 28.2 (1968) Linton Townes 5.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 4.0 (1968) Linton Townes 1.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 9.7 (1975) Linton Townes 0.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) * Linton Townes 0.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1976) * Linton Townes 0.0 (1985)

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.