Dave Bing vs. Tom Burleson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Burleson 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.

Tom Burleson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Bing 0 Tom Burleson 0

NBA Seasons Dave Bing 12 Tom Burleson 7

Playoffs Played Dave Bing 5 Tom Burleson 2

All-Star Games Dave Bing 7 Tom Burleson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dave Bing 2 Tom Burleson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Bing 3 Tom Burleson 0

Scoring Leader Dave Bing 1 Tom Burleson 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Bing 1 Tom Burleson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 20.3 Tom Burleson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 3.8 Tom Burleson 6.3

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 6.0 Tom Burleson 1.3

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.3 * Tom Burleson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Tom Burleson 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 18,327 Tom Burleson 4,190

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 3,420 Tom Burleson 2,794

Total Assists Dave Bing 5,397 Tom Burleson 601

Total Steals Dave Bing 483 * Tom Burleson 312

Total Blocks Dave Bing 89 * Tom Burleson 591

Total Games Dave Bing 901 Tom Burleson 446

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .441 Tom Burleson .445

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Tom Burleson .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .775 Tom Burleson .726

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 27.1 (1968) Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 5.0 (1969) Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 7.8 (1973) Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) * Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) * Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 15.4 Tom Burleson 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 2.7 Tom Burleson 10.2

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 4.3 Tom Burleson 1.5

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 0.6 * Tom Burleson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Tom Burleson 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 477 Tom Burleson 311

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 85 Tom Burleson 153

Total Assists Dave Bing 133 Tom Burleson 23

Total Steals Dave Bing 15 * Tom Burleson 13

Total Blocks Dave Bing 4 * Tom Burleson 26

Total Games Dave Bing 31 Tom Burleson 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .423 Tom Burleson .542

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Tom Burleson - *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .748 Tom Burleson .756

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 28.2 (1968) Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 4.0 (1968) Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 9.7 (1975) Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) * Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1976) * Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975)

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.