Dave Bing vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Bing 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Dave Bing 12 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Dave Bing 5 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Dave Bing 7 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dave Bing 2 Mel Thurston 0

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

Scoring Leader Dave Bing 1 Mel Thurston 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Bing 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 20.3 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 3.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 6.0 Mel Thurston 0.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 18,327 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 3,420 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Dave Bing 5,397 Mel Thurston 4

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

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

Total Games Dave Bing 901 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .441 Mel Thurston .283

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .775 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 27.1 (1968) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 5.0 (1969) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 7.8 (1973) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 15.4 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 2.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 4.3 Mel Thurston -

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 477 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 85 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Dave Bing 133 Mel Thurston -

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

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

Total Games Dave Bing 31 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .423 Mel Thurston -

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .748 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 4.0 (1968) Mel Thurston - n/a **

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

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

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1976) * Mel Thurston - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.