Dave Bing vs. Mel Nowell Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Bing 0 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Seasons Dave Bing 12 Mel Nowell 1

Playoffs Played Dave Bing 5 Mel Nowell 0

All-Star Games Dave Bing 7 Mel Nowell 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dave Bing 2 Mel Nowell 0

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

Scoring Leader Dave Bing 1 Mel Nowell 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Bing 1 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 20.3 Mel Nowell 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 3.8 Mel Nowell 1.7

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 6.0 Mel Nowell 2.2

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.3 * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 18,327 Mel Nowell 232

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 3,420 Mel Nowell 67

Total Assists Dave Bing 5,397 Mel Nowell 84

Total Steals Dave Bing 483 * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Bing 89 * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Dave Bing 901 Mel Nowell 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .441 Mel Nowell .388

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .775 Mel Nowell .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 27.1 (1968) Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 5.0 (1969) Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 7.8 (1973) Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) * Mel Nowell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 15.4 Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 2.7 Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 4.3 Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 0.6 * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 477 Mel Nowell -

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 85 Mel Nowell -

Total Assists Dave Bing 133 Mel Nowell -

Total Steals Dave Bing 15 * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Bing 4 * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Dave Bing 31 Mel Nowell 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .423 Mel Nowell -

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .748 Mel Nowell -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 28.2 (1968) Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 4.0 (1968) Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 9.7 (1975) Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1976) * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.