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Basketball · Guard · United States

Dave Bing

1966–1978 · Scoring champion in 1968 and a seven-time All-Star for Detroit.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
82.3
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 76.6
Scoring titles
1
All-Star selections
7
Career points
18,327
All-Star Game MVP awards
1
Rookie of the Year awards
1

Category profile

Dominance
78
Peak
90
Longevity
78
Honours
80
Statistics
88

Career timeline · Points per game

SeasonPoints per gameShare of career
196655
196768
196882
196995
197088
197182
197275
197368
197462
197555
197648
197742
197835

Data sources

  • Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
  • NBA official records
  • Basketball-Reference

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Dave Bing ranks #174 in Basketball

Dave Bing ranks 174th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1128th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 78, Honours 80, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 276 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1966–1978 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1969, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes scoring titles 1, all-star selections 7, career points 18327, all-star game mvp awards 1.

Immediately ahead sits Janeth Arcain on 82.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Bernard King on 82.2. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Dave Bing GOAT Score explained

Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Bing stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1969. Scored 90/100.
Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
Honours80/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.

Dave Bing — frequently asked

Is Dave Bing the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Dave Bing ranks 174th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 82.3, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
What is Dave Bing's GOAT Score?
82.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Dave Bing rank all time?
1128th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 174th within Basketball.
Dave Bing vs Janeth Arcain: who ranks higher?
Dave Bing, on 82.3 against Janeth Arcain's 82.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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