Dave Bing vs. Mel Counts Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Bing 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Dave Bing 12 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Dave Bing 5 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Dave Bing 7 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dave Bing 2 Mel Counts 0

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

Scoring Leader Dave Bing 1 Mel Counts 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Bing 1 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 20.3 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 3.8 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 6.0 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.3 * Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 18,327 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 3,420 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Dave Bing 5,397 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Dave Bing 483 * Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Dave Bing 89 * Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Dave Bing 901 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .441 Mel Counts .435

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .775 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 27.1 (1968) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 5.0 (1969) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 7.8 (1973) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) * Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) * Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 15.4 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 2.7 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 4.3 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 0.6 * Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 477 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 85 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Dave Bing 133 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Dave Bing 15 * Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Dave Bing 4 * Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Dave Bing 31 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .423 Mel Counts .426

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .748 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 28.2 (1968) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 4.0 (1968) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 9.7 (1975) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) * Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1976) * Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

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.