Dave Bing vs. Otis Birdsong Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Birdsong 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.

Otis Birdsong

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78
Otis Birdsong: 1977-78 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Bing 0 Otis Birdsong 0

NBA Seasons Dave Bing 12 Otis Birdsong 12

Playoffs Played Dave Bing 5 Otis Birdsong 7

All-Star Games Dave Bing 7 Otis Birdsong 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dave Bing 2 Otis Birdsong 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Bing 3 Otis Birdsong 1

Scoring Leader Dave Bing 1 Otis Birdsong 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Bing 1 Otis Birdsong 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 20.3 Otis Birdsong 18.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 3.8 Otis Birdsong 3.0

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 6.0 Otis Birdsong 3.2

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.3 * Otis Birdsong 1.2

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Otis Birdsong 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 18,327 Otis Birdsong 12,544

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 3,420 Otis Birdsong 2,072

Total Assists Dave Bing 5,397 Otis Birdsong 2,260

Total Steals Dave Bing 483 * Otis Birdsong 858

Total Blocks Dave Bing 89 * Otis Birdsong 143

Total Games Dave Bing 901 Otis Birdsong 696

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .441 Otis Birdsong .506

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Otis Birdsong .274 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .775 Otis Birdsong .655

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 27.1 (1968) Otis Birdsong 24.6 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 5.0 (1969) Otis Birdsong 4.3 (1979)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 7.8 (1973) Otis Birdsong 4.1 (1985)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) * Otis Birdsong 1.7 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) * Otis Birdsong 0.3 (1980)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 15.4 Otis Birdsong 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 2.7 Otis Birdsong 3.0

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 4.3 Otis Birdsong 3.0

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 0.6 * Otis Birdsong 1.6

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Otis Birdsong 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 477 Otis Birdsong 546

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 85 Otis Birdsong 104

Total Assists Dave Bing 133 Otis Birdsong 104

Total Steals Dave Bing 15 * Otis Birdsong 56

Total Blocks Dave Bing 4 * Otis Birdsong 5

Total Games Dave Bing 31 Otis Birdsong 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .423 Otis Birdsong .480

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Otis Birdsong .091 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .748 Otis Birdsong .583

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 28.2 (1968) Otis Birdsong 23.0 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 4.0 (1968) Otis Birdsong 7.7 (1980)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 9.7 (1975) Otis Birdsong 4.5 (1983)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) * Otis Birdsong 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1976) * Otis Birdsong 1.0 (1986)

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.