Dave Bing vs. Duane Ferrell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Duane Ferrell and Dave Bing, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dave Bing played 12 years in the NBA, 1 more than Duane Ferrell, who played 11. Dave Bing had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while Duane Ferrell had his rookie season in 1988-89. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Dave Bing 12 5 1966-67 to 1977-78
Duane Ferrell 11 5 1988-89 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave Bing Duane Ferrell
Season 1966-671988-89
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 80 34.5 20.0 - - 4.5 4.1 - - - 2.7 8.3 19.0 .436 - - - 3.4 4.6 .738
Duane Ferrell 41 5.6 2.4 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.9 2.0 .422 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.1 .682
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Duane Ferrell ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dave Bing Duane Ferrell
Season 1967-681989-90
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 79 40.6 27.1 - - 4.7 6.4 - - - 3.2 10.6 24.0 .441 - - - 6.0 8.5 .707
Duane Ferrell 14 2.1 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.0 .357 0.0 0.1 .000 0.1 0.4 .333
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 6 42.3 28.2 - - 4.0 4.8 - - - 3.5 11.3 27.7 .410 - - - 5.5 7.5 .733
Duane Ferrell ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Dave Bing Duane Ferrell
Season 1968-691990-91
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 77 39.5 23.4 - - 5.0 7.1 - - - 3.3 8.8 20.7 .425 - - - 5.8 8.1 .713
Duane Ferrell 78 14.9 6.1 1.2 1.1 2.3 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.0 1.9 2.2 4.6 .489 0.0 0.0 .667 1.6 2.0 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Duane Ferrell 5 14.6 4.8 1.2 2.2 3.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.0 1.6 3.6 .444 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.4 .667

Season 4

Dave Bing Duane Ferrell
Season 1969-701991-92
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 70 33.3 22.9 - - 4.3 6.0 - - - 2.8 8.2 18.5 .444 - - - 6.5 8.3 .783
Duane Ferrell 66 24.2 12.7 1.6 1.6 3.2 1.4 0.7 0.3 1.5 2.0 5.0 9.6 .524 0.2 0.5 .333 2.5 3.3 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Duane Ferrell ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Dave Bing Duane Ferrell
Season 1970-711992-93
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 82 37.4 27.0 - - 4.4 5.0 - - - 2.8 9.7 20.9 .467 - - - 7.5 9.4 .797
Duane Ferrell 82 21.2 10.2 1.2 1.1 2.3 1.6 0.7 0.2 1.3 2.0 4.0 8.5 .470 0.1 0.4 .250 2.1 2.8 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Duane Ferrell 3 18.0 11.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.0 4.7 7.7 .609 0.3 1.0 .333 1.3 1.7 .800

Season 6

Dave Bing Duane Ferrell
Season 1971-721993-94
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 45 43.0 22.6 - - 4.1 7.0 - - - 3.1 8.2 19.8 .414 - - - 6.2 7.9 .785
Duane Ferrell 72 16.0 7.1 0.9 0.9 1.8 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.2 2.6 5.3 .485 0.0 0.1 .111 2.0 2.6 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Duane Ferrell 11 17.0 7.1 2.0 0.8 2.8 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 2.2 2.3 5.7 .397 0.1 0.4 .250 2.5 3.3 .750

Season 7

Dave Bing Duane Ferrell
Season 1972-731994-95
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 82 41.0 22.4 - - 3.6 7.8 - - - 2.8 8.4 18.8 .448 - - - 5.6 6.8 .814
Duane Ferrell 56 10.8 4.1 0.9 0.7 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.4 1.5 3.1 .480 0.0 0.1 .167 1.1 1.5 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Duane Ferrell 10 8.5 2.7 0.8 0.3 1.1 1.3 0.0 0.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 2.4 .333 0.1 0.2 .500 1.0 1.6 .625

Season 8

Dave Bing Duane Ferrell
Season 1973-741995-96
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 81 38.6 18.8 1.3 2.1 3.5 6.9 1.3 0.2 - 2.7 7.2 16.5 .436 - - - 4.4 5.4 .813
Duane Ferrell 54 10.9 3.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.5 1.5 3.1 .482 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.1 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 7 44.6 18.9 0.9 2.9 3.7 6.0 0.4 0.1 - 2.9 7.9 18.7 .420 - - - 3.1 4.3 .733
Duane Ferrell 5 13.8 3.6 1.2 0.6 1.8 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.8 2.0 1.4 3.8 .368 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.6 .500

Season 9

Dave Bing Duane Ferrell
Season 1974-751996-97
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 79 40.8 19.0 1.1 2.5 3.6 7.7 1.5 0.3 - 2.8 7.3 16.9 .434 - - - 4.3 5.4 .809
Duane Ferrell 62 18.0 6.4 0.9 1.4 2.3 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.9 2.6 5.4 .472 0.3 0.7 .409 0.9 1.5 .617
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 3 44.7 16.0 1.0 2.7 3.7 9.7 1.7 0.0 - 4.0 6.7 15.7 .426 - - - 2.7 4.3 .615
Duane Ferrell ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dave Bing Duane Ferrell
Season 1975-761997-98
Team Washington BulletsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 82 35.9 16.2 1.1 1.7 2.9 6.0 1.4 0.3 - 3.2 6.1 13.6 .447 - - - 4.0 5.1 .787
Duane Ferrell 50 9.2 1.9 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.8 2.2 .369 0.0 0.1 .000 0.2 0.4 .545
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 7 29.9 13.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 4.0 1.0 0.3 - 2.6 4.9 10.9 .447 - - - 4.0 5.0 .800
Duane Ferrell ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Dave Bing Duane Ferrell
Season 1976-771998-99
Team Washington BulletsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 64 23.7 10.6 0.8 1.4 2.2 4.3 1.0 0.1 - 2.3 4.2 9.3 .454 - - - 2.1 2.8 .773
Duane Ferrell 8 5.8 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 1.8 .071 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.5 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 8 6.9 4.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.1 - 0.6 1.8 4.0 .438 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Duane Ferrell ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dave Bing Duane Ferrell
Season 1977-78-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing 80 28.2 13.6 1.0 1.7 2.7 3.8 1.0 0.2 2.7 3.1 5.3 11.8 .449 - - - 3.1 3.7 .824
Duane Ferrell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Duane Ferrell ------- --- ----------