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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 5:36 pm EDTNBA legend. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
Bernard King
Career at a glance
Bernard King played 14 NBA regular seasons between 1977 and 1993, appearing in 874 games and averaging 22.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. He played for 5 teams: New Jersey (3 seasons between 1977 and 1993, 193 games), Utah (1979–80, 19 games), Golden State (1980–82, 160 games), New York (4 seasons between 1982 and 1987, 206 games), Washington (1987–91, 296 games). His best scoring season was 1984–85 with New York: 32.9 points per game over 55 games.
He rebounded best in 1977–78 at 9.5 per game. The season table marks him as the league leader in scoring once. In the playoffs he appeared in 5 postseason runs (28 games, 24.5 points per game).
Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 19,700 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About Bernard King
Bernard King (born December 4, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player at the small forward position in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 14 seasons with the New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, and Washington Bullets. King is a four-time NBA All-Star, four-time All-NBA selection and led the NBA in scoring in the 1984–85 season. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on September 8, 2013. His younger brother, Albert, also played in the NBA during his career.
Basketball legend Julius Erving, otherwise known as "Dr. J", said King was the toughest player he had ever faced.
- Born
- December 4, 1956 (age 69) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
- Listed weight
- 205 lb (93 kg)
- Position
- Small forward
- High school
- Fort Hamilton (Brooklyn, New York)
- College
- Tennessee (1974–1977)
- NBA draft
- 1977: 1st round, 7th overall pick
- Playing career
- 1977–1993
Career highlights and awards
- 4× NBA All-Star (1982, 1984, 1985, 1991)
- 2× All-NBA First Team (1984, 1985)
- All-NBA Second Team (1982)
- All-NBA Third Team (1991)
- NBA Comeback Player of the Year (1981)
- NBA All-Rookie Team (1978)
- NBA scoring champion (1985)
- Consensus first-team All-American (1977)
- Consensus second-team All-American (1976)
- Third-team All-American – NABC (1975)
- 3× SEC Player of the Year (1975–1977)
- 3x First Team All-SEC (1975–1977)
- No. 53 retired by Tennessee Volunteers
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977–78 | New Jersey | 79 | — | 39.1 | .479 | — | .677 | 9.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | .5 | 24.2 |
| 1978–79 | New Jersey | 82 | — | 34.9 | .522 | — | .564 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .5 | 21.6 |
| 1979–80 | Utah | 19 | — | 22.1 | .518 | — | .540 | 4.6 | 2.7 | .4 | .2 | 9.3 |
| 1980–81 | Golden State | 81 | — | 36.0 | .588 | .333 | .703 | 6.8 | 3.5 | .9 | .4 | 21.9 |
| 1981–82 | Golden State | 79 | 77 | 36.2 | .566 | .200 | .705 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .3 | 23.2 |
| 1982–83 | New York | 68 | 68 | 32.5 | .528 | .000 | .722 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .2 | 21.9 |
| 1983–84 | New York | 77 | 76 | 34.6 | .572 | .000 | .779 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .2 | 26.3 |
| 1984–85 | New York | 55 | 55 | 37.5 | .530 | .100 | .772 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .3 | 32.9* |
| 1986–87 | New York | 6 | 4 | 35.7 | .495 | — | .744 | 5.3 | 3.2 | .3 | .0 | 22.7 |
| 1987–88 | Washington | 69 | 38 | 29.6 | .501 | .167 | .762 | 4.1 | 2.8 | .7 | .1 | 17.2 |
| 1988–89 | Washington | 81 | 81 | 31.6 | .477 | .167 | .819 | 4.7 | 3.6 | .8 | .2 | 20.7 |
| 1989–90 | Washington | 82 | 82 | 32.8 | .487 | .130 | .803 | 4.9 | 4.6 | .6 | .1 | 22.4 |
| 1990–91 | Washington | 64 | 64 | 37.5 | .472 | .216 | .790 | 5.0 | 4.6 | .9 | .3 | 28.4 |
| 1992–93 | New Jersey | 32 | 2 | 13.4 | .514 | .286 | .684 | 2.4 | .6 | .3 | .1 | 7.0 |
| Career | 874 | 547 | 33.7 | .518 | .172 | .730 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 22.5 | |
| All-Star | 4 | 1 | 21.0 | .474 | — | .692 | 4.3 | 2.3 | .8 | .5 | 11.3 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | New Jersey | 2 | — | 40.5 | .500 | — | .417 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | .0 | 26.0 |
| 1983 | New York | 6 | — | 30.7 | .577 | .333 | .800 | 4.0 | 2.2 | .3 | .0 | 23.5 |
| 1984 | New York | 12 | — | 39.8 | .574 | .000 | .756 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 1.2 | .5 | 34.8 |
| 1988 | Washington | 5 | 4 | 33.6 | .491 | — | .810 | 2.2 | 1.8 | .6 | .0 | 13.8 |
| 1993 | New Jersey | 3 | 1 | 8.0 | .571 | — | — | .3 | .0 | .3 | .0 | 2.7 |
| Career | 28 | 5 | 33.4 | .559 | .250 | .729 | 4.3 | 2.3 | .9 | .2 | 24.5 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
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- Height
- 6′ 7″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Position
- Small forward
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 1977
- Draft pick
- Round 1 · Pick 7
Height, Weight, Position, Country, Draft year, Draft pick: blank in the NBA.com profile, filled from the Wikipedia infobox credited in the About section above.
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