Dave Bing vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas 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.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Bing 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Dave Bing 12 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Dave Bing 5 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Dave Bing 7 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dave Bing 2 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Bing 3 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Bing 0 * Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Bing 0 Paul Silas 5

Scoring Leader Dave Bing 1 Paul Silas 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Bing 1 Paul Silas 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 20.3 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 3.8 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 6.0 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.3 * Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 18,327 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 3,420 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Dave Bing 5,397 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Dave Bing 483 * Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Dave Bing 89 * Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Dave Bing 901 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .441 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .775 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 27.1 (1968) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 5.0 (1969) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 7.8 (1973) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) * Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) * Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 15.4 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 2.7 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 4.3 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 0.6 * Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 477 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 85 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Dave Bing 133 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Dave Bing 15 * Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Dave Bing 4 * Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Dave Bing 31 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .423 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .748 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 28.2 (1968) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 4.0 (1968) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 9.7 (1975) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) * Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1976) * Paul Silas 0.7 (1977) *

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.