Dave Bing vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short 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.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Bing 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Dave Bing 12 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Dave Bing 5 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Dave Bing 7 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dave Bing 2 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Bing 3 Purvis Short 0

Scoring Leader Dave Bing 1 Purvis Short 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Bing 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 20.3 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 3.8 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 6.0 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.3 * Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 18,327 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 3,420 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Dave Bing 5,397 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Dave Bing 483 * Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Dave Bing 89 * Purvis Short 178

Total Games Dave Bing 901 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .441 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .775 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 27.1 (1968) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 5.0 (1969) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 7.8 (1973) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) * Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) * Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 15.4 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 2.7 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 4.3 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 0.6 * Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 477 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 85 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Dave Bing 133 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Dave Bing 15 * Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Dave Bing 4 * Purvis Short 2

Total Games Dave Bing 31 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .423 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .748 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 28.2 (1968) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 4.0 (1968) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 9.7 (1975) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) * Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1976) * Purvis Short 0.2 (1987)

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.