John Battle vs. Dave Bing Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Bing and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

Dave Bing

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Dave Bing 0

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Dave Bing 12

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Dave Bing 5

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Dave Bing 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 Dave Bing 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Dave Bing 3

Scoring Leader John Battle 0 Dave Bing 1

Rookie of The Year John Battle 0 Dave Bing 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Dave Bing 20.3

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Dave Bing 3.8

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Dave Bing 6.0

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Dave Bing 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Dave Bing 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Dave Bing 18,327

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Dave Bing 3,420

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Dave Bing 5,397

Total Steals John Battle 273 Dave Bing 483 *

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Dave Bing 89 *

Total Games John Battle 612 Dave Bing 901

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Dave Bing .441

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Dave Bing - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Dave Bing .775

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Dave Bing 27.1 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Dave Bing 5.0 (1969)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Dave Bing 7.8 (1973)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Dave Bing 15.4

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Dave Bing 2.7

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Dave Bing 4.3

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Dave Bing 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Dave Bing 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Dave Bing 477

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Dave Bing 85

Total Assists John Battle 80 Dave Bing 133

Total Steals John Battle 13 Dave Bing 15 *

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Dave Bing 4 *

Total Games John Battle 55 Dave Bing 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Dave Bing .423

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Dave Bing - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Dave Bing .748

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Dave Bing 28.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Dave Bing 4.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Dave Bing 9.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) Dave Bing 0.3 (1976) *

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, this player has no data for the stat.