Mel Bennett vs. Dave Bing Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Bing and Mel Bennett 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

Mel Bennett

vs.

Dave Bing

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Bennett: 1976-77 to 1981-82
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Bennett 0 Dave Bing 0

NBA Seasons Mel Bennett 4 Dave Bing 12

Playoffs Played Mel Bennett 0 Dave Bing 5

All-Star Games Mel Bennett 0 Dave Bing 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Bennett 0 Dave Bing 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Bennett 0 Dave Bing 3

Scoring Leader Mel Bennett 0 Dave Bing 1

Rookie of The Year Mel Bennett 0 Dave Bing 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Bennett 3.9 Dave Bing 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett 3.3 Dave Bing 3.8

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett 0.8 Dave Bing 6.0

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett 0.4 Dave Bing 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett 0.4 Dave Bing 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Bennett 498 Dave Bing 18,327

Total Rebounds Mel Bennett 426 Dave Bing 3,420

Total Assists Mel Bennett 107 Dave Bing 5,397

Total Steals Mel Bennett 52 Dave Bing 483 *

Total Blocks Mel Bennett 51 Dave Bing 89 *

Total Games Mel Bennett 129 Dave Bing 901

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Bennett .346 Dave Bing .441

3-Point Percentage Mel Bennett .000 * Dave Bing - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Bennett .608 Dave Bing .775

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Bennett 4.7 (1977) Dave Bing 27.1 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett 3.5 (1977) Dave Bing 5.0 (1969)

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett 1.0 (1977) Dave Bing 7.8 (1973)

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett 0.6 (1977) Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett 0.5 (1977) Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Bennett - Dave Bing 15.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett - Dave Bing 2.7

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett - Dave Bing 4.3

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett - Dave Bing 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett - Dave Bing 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Bennett - Dave Bing 477

Total Rebounds Mel Bennett - Dave Bing 85

Total Assists Mel Bennett - Dave Bing 133

Total Steals Mel Bennett - Dave Bing 15 *

Total Blocks Mel Bennett - Dave Bing 4 *

Total Games Mel Bennett 0 Dave Bing 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Bennett - Dave Bing .423

3-Point Percentage Mel Bennett - * Dave Bing - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Bennett - Dave Bing .748

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Bennett - Dave Bing 28.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett - Dave Bing 4.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett - Dave Bing 9.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett - Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett - 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. 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.