Dave Bing vs. Scot Pollard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scot Pollard 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 Scot Pollard, who played 11. Dave Bing had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while Scot Pollard had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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
Scot Pollard 11 9 1997-98 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave Bing Scot Pollard
Season 1966-671997-98
Team Detroit PistonsDetroit Pistons
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
Scot Pollard 33 9.6 2.7 1.0 1.2 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.5 1.1 2.1 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.7 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Scot Pollard ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dave Bing Scot Pollard
Season 1967-681998-99
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Div SemisKings 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 40.6 27.1 - - 4.7 6.4 - - - 3.2 10.6 24.0 .441 - - - 6.0 8.5 .707
Scot Pollard 16 16.2 5.1 2.4 2.8 5.1 0.3 0.5 1.1 0.3 2.6 2.1 3.8 .541 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .696
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
Scot Pollard 5 15.0 3.0 1.0 1.2 2.2 0.2 0.8 1.2 0.4 2.6 1.2 1.8 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .600

Season 3

Dave Bing Scot Pollard
Season 1968-691999-00
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings 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 77 39.5 23.4 - - 5.0 7.1 - - - 3.3 8.8 20.7 .425 - - - 5.8 8.1 .713
Scot Pollard 76 17.6 5.4 2.2 3.1 5.3 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 2.8 2.0 3.7 .527 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.1 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Scot Pollard 5 14.0 4.0 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.6 3.6 1.8 3.2 .563 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.2 .333

Season 4

Dave Bing Scot Pollard
Season 1969-702000-01
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings 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 70 33.3 22.9 - - 4.3 6.0 - - - 2.8 8.2 18.5 .444 - - - 6.5 8.3 .783
Scot Pollard 77 21.5 6.5 2.2 3.8 6.0 0.6 0.6 1.3 0.9 2.7 2.4 5.1 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.2 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Scot Pollard 8 17.8 6.0 2.9 4.0 6.9 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.8 3.8 2.4 3.8 .633 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.1 .588

Season 5

Dave Bing Scot Pollard
Season 1970-712001-02
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West 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 37.4 27.0 - - 4.4 5.0 - - - 2.8 9.7 20.9 .467 - - - 7.5 9.4 .797
Scot Pollard 80 23.5 6.4 2.4 4.7 7.1 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.9 2.5 2.5 4.5 .550 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Scot Pollard 15 12.9 3.3 1.9 1.6 3.5 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 2.4 1.4 2.7 .525 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667

Season 6

Dave Bing Scot Pollard
Season 1971-722002-03
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings 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 45 43.0 22.6 - - 4.1 7.0 - - - 3.1 8.2 19.8 .414 - - - 6.2 7.9 .785
Scot Pollard 23 14.1 4.5 2.0 2.6 4.6 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.2 1.7 3.8 .460 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.7 .605
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Scot Pollard 8 11.4 3.0 2.1 1.6 3.8 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.9 1.9 0.9 3.0 .292 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.6 .769

Season 7

Dave Bing Scot Pollard
Season 1972-732003-04
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
Scot Pollard 61 11.1 1.7 1.1 1.6 2.7 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.8 0.8 1.9 .412 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Bing ------- --- ----------
Scot Pollard 3 4.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .500

Season 8

Dave Bing Scot Pollard
Season 1973-742004-05
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisPacers 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 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
Scot Pollard 49 17.7 3.9 1.7 2.4 4.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.6 2.5 1.6 3.4 .473 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .673
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
Scot Pollard 9 7.1 1.4 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 1.0 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .500

Season 9

Dave Bing Scot Pollard
Season 1974-752005-06
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers 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 40.8 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
Scot Pollard 45 17.1 3.8 1.6 3.2 4.8 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.6 2.6 1.6 3.4 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .763
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
Scot Pollard 4 3.8 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10

Dave Bing Scot Pollard
Season 1975-762006-07
Team Washington BulletsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisCavaliers 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 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
Scot Pollard 24 4.5 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.5 1.1 .423 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .500
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
Scot Pollard 3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11

Dave Bing Scot Pollard
Season 1976-772007-08
Team Washington BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Scot Pollard 22 7.9 1.8 0.6 1.0 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 2.0 0.5 1.0 .522 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .682
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
Scot Pollard ------- --- ----------

Season 12

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