Dave Bing vs. Nenad Krstic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nenad Krstic 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, 5 more than Nenad Krstic, who played 7. Dave Bing had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while Nenad Krstic had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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
Nenad Krstic 7 4 2004-05 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave Bing Nenad Krstic
Season 1966-672004-05
Team Detroit PistonsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 80 34.5 20.0 - - 4.5 4.1 - - - 2.7 8.3 19.0 .436 - - - 3.4 4.6 .738
Nenad Krstic 75 26.2 10.0 2.1 3.2 5.3 1.0 0.4 0.8 1.5 3.7 3.7 7.6 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.4 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic 4 38.8 18.3 2.5 5.0 7.5 1.8 0.3 0.5 1.5 5.0 6.8 12.0 .563 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 6.0 .792

Season 2

Dave Bing Nenad Krstic
Season 1967-682005-06
Team Detroit PistonsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Div SemisNets 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 79 40.6 27.1 - - 4.7 6.4 - - - 3.2 10.6 24.0 .441 - - - 6.0 8.5 .707
Nenad Krstic 80 30.9 13.5 2.3 4.1 6.4 1.1 0.4 0.8 1.7 3.7 5.6 11.0 .507 0.0 0.1 .250 2.3 3.3 .698
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
Nenad Krstic 11 33.3 14.7 2.3 4.5 6.8 0.7 0.5 0.9 2.0 4.2 5.9 11.7 .504 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.1 .711

Season 3

Dave Bing Nenad Krstic
Season 1968-692006-07
Team Detroit PistonsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 77 39.5 23.4 - - 5.0 7.1 - - - 3.3 8.8 20.7 .425 - - - 5.8 8.1 .713
Nenad Krstic 26 32.6 16.4 2.0 4.8 6.8 1.8 0.4 0.9 2.0 3.4 6.5 12.4 .526 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 4.7 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dave Bing Nenad Krstic
Season 1969-702007-08
Team Detroit PistonsNew Jersey Nets
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
Nenad Krstic 45 18.0 6.6 0.8 3.7 4.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.9 2.5 2.7 6.7 .410 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.5 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Dave Bing Nenad Krstic
Season 1970-712008-09
Team Detroit PistonsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 82 37.4 27.0 - - 4.4 5.0 - - - 2.8 9.7 20.9 .467 - - - 7.5 9.4 .797
Nenad Krstic 46 24.8 9.7 1.8 3.7 5.5 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.5 4.2 8.8 .469 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.7 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dave Bing Nenad Krstic
Season 1971-722009-10
Team Detroit PistonsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West 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 45 43.0 22.6 - - 4.1 7.0 - - - 3.1 8.2 19.8 .414 - - - 6.2 7.9 .785
Nenad Krstic 76 22.9 8.4 1.8 3.3 5.0 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.8 2.3 3.7 7.4 .502 0.0 0.1 .200 1.0 1.4 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic 6 21.5 7.2 2.5 3.3 5.8 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.8 2.5 2.5 6.2 .405 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 2.3 .929

Season 7

Dave Bing Nenad Krstic
Season 1972-732010-11
Team Detroit PistonsOklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 82 41.0 22.4 - - 3.6 7.8 - - - 2.8 8.4 18.8 .448 - - - 5.6 6.8 .814
Nenad Krstic 71 22.1 8.1 1.7 3.0 4.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.6 3.3 6.4 .511 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.1 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic 7 8.0 1.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.4 1.1 0.7 1.1 .625 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .667

Season 8

Dave Bing Nenad Krstic
Season 1973-74-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------
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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Dave Bing Nenad Krstic
Season 1974-75-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 40.8 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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------
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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dave Bing Nenad Krstic
Season 1975-76-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Bullets 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 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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------
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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Dave Bing Nenad Krstic
Season 1976-77-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------
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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 12

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