Dave Bing vs. Kelly Olynyk Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kelly Olynyk 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 Kelly Olynyk, who played 11. Dave Bing had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while Kelly Olynyk had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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
Kelly Olynyk 11 5 2013-14 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave Bing Kelly Olynyk
Season 1966-672013-14
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second 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
Kelly Olynyk 70 20.0 8.7 2.0 3.2 5.2 1.6 0.5 0.4 1.5 3.2 3.3 7.2 .466 0.6 1.6 .351 1.4 1.7 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Kelly Olynyk ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dave Bing Kelly Olynyk
Season 1967-682014-15
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Div SemisCeltics 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 79 40.6 27.1 - - 4.7 6.4 - - - 3.2 10.6 24.0 .441 - - - 6.0 8.5 .707
Kelly Olynyk 64 22.2 10.3 1.4 3.3 4.7 1.7 1.0 0.6 1.5 3.3 3.9 8.3 .475 1.0 2.7 .349 1.5 2.1 .684
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
Kelly Olynyk 4 13.3 4.5 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 3.0 1.8 3.3 .538 0.8 1.5 .500 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 3

Dave Bing Kelly Olynyk
Season 1968-692015-16
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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
Kelly Olynyk 69 20.2 10.0 1.0 3.0 4.1 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.1 2.4 3.7 8.1 .455 1.2 3.0 .405 1.4 1.9 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Kelly Olynyk 4 8.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.3 0.3 2.3 .111 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

Dave Bing Kelly Olynyk
Season 1969-702016-17
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 70 33.3 22.9 - - 4.3 6.0 - - - 2.8 8.2 18.5 .444 - - - 6.5 8.3 .783
Kelly Olynyk 75 20.5 9.0 1.0 3.8 4.8 2.0 0.6 0.4 1.3 2.8 3.5 6.8 .512 0.9 2.6 .354 1.2 1.6 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Kelly Olynyk 18 19.2 9.2 0.8 2.4 3.2 1.9 0.7 0.8 1.2 2.6 3.6 6.9 .512 0.8 2.6 .319 1.2 1.7 .733

Season 5

Dave Bing Kelly Olynyk
Season 1970-712017-18
Team Detroit PistonsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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
Kelly Olynyk 76 23.4 11.5 1.2 4.5 5.7 2.7 0.8 0.5 1.9 2.9 4.2 8.4 .497 1.4 3.7 .379 1.8 2.3 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Kelly Olynyk 5 29.2 12.8 1.4 3.2 4.6 3.8 1.4 1.2 1.6 3.8 4.2 8.8 .477 1.6 3.8 .421 2.8 4.0 .700

Season 6

Dave Bing Kelly Olynyk
Season 1971-722018-19
Team Detroit PistonsMiami Heat
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 45 43.0 22.6 - - 4.1 7.0 - - - 3.1 8.2 19.8 .414 - - - 6.2 7.9 .785
Kelly Olynyk 79 22.9 10.0 0.9 3.8 4.7 1.8 0.7 0.5 1.4 2.3 3.3 7.1 .463 1.4 4.0 .354 1.9 2.3 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Kelly Olynyk ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Dave Bing Kelly Olynyk
Season 1972-732019-20
Team Detroit PistonsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost NBA 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
Kelly Olynyk 67 19.4 8.2 0.7 3.9 4.6 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.1 2.6 2.7 5.9 .462 1.4 3.5 .406 1.3 1.5 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Kelly Olynyk 17 15.2 7.6 0.8 3.9 4.6 1.1 0.2 0.5 0.8 2.1 2.6 5.6 .474 1.0 2.9 .347 1.4 1.6 .821

Season 8

Dave Bing Kelly Olynyk
Season 1973-742020-21
Team Detroit PistonsMiami Heat, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 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
Kelly Olynyk 70 28.5 13.5 1.2 5.7 7.0 2.9 1.1 0.6 1.8 3.0 4.8 10.0 .484 1.8 5.3 .342 2.1 2.5 .829
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
Kelly Olynyk ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Dave Bing Kelly Olynyk
Season 1974-752021-22
Team Detroit PistonsDetroit Pistons
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
Kelly Olynyk 40 19.1 9.1 1.4 3.1 4.4 2.8 0.8 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.2 7.2 .448 1.0 3.0 .336 1.7 2.2 .775
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
Kelly Olynyk ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dave Bing Kelly Olynyk
Season 1975-762022-23
Team Washington BulletsUtah Jazz
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
Kelly Olynyk 68 28.6 12.5 1.2 5.0 6.2 3.7 0.9 0.5 2.5 3.4 4.1 8.2 .499 1.4 3.5 .394 2.9 3.4 .853
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
Kelly Olynyk ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Dave Bing Kelly Olynyk
Season 1976-772023-24
Team Washington BulletsUtah Jazz, Toronto Raptors
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
Kelly Olynyk 78 22.6 9.8 1.4 3.9 5.3 4.4 0.9 0.4 1.9 2.9 3.5 6.4 .555 0.8 2.0 .387 1.9 2.3 .833
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
Kelly Olynyk ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dave Bing Kelly Olynyk
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
Kelly Olynyk ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Kelly Olynyk ------- --- ----------