Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Bernard King and John Salley

This is the detail of NBA games in which Bernard King and John Salley played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 23 times in NBA games. John Salley has a 18-5 winning record over Bernard King, including a 3-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Bernard King
vs.
John Salley
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Bernard King:
1977-78 to 1992-93
John Salley:
1986-87 to 1999-00
23 Games played
18 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Bernard King
5
3
2
John Salley
18
15
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bernard King 17.1 3.8 2.6 0.40.0
John Salley 7.6 5.8 1.01.02.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bernard King 37 12 7 20
John Salley 16 13 3 24
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bernard King 17

games		 8

games		 17

games		 4

games		0

games
John Salley 4

games 		12

games		 3

games		 12

games		22

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 3

games		 3

games		 7

games		1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 13, 1987
1. Knicks 100   Bernard King 19 5 3 0 0 3 2 36 7-18 .389 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Pistons 120   John Salley 8 11 1 2 3 0 3 30 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 15, 1987
2. Knicks 114   Bernard King 30 5 3 0 0 4 2 41 13-21 .619 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 118   John Salley 7 2 0 2 3 0 3 21 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1987
3. Bullets 124   Bernard King 20 2 3 0 0 2 3 33 6-10 .600 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Pistons 102   John Salley 4 1 0 0 2 1 4 16 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 11, 1987
4. Bullets 108   Bernard King 7 1 0 0 0 3 2 13 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 114   John Salley 5 3 3 1 1 1 5 21 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 21, 1988
5. Bullets 87   Bernard King 15 5 2 0 0 2 6 27 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Pistons 99   John Salley 11 4 1 0 2 1 5 18 5-5 1.000 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1988 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 28, 1988
6. Bullets 87   Bernard King 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 12 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Pistons 96   John Salley 8 6 1 1 4 2 3 34 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 30, 1988
7. Bullets 101   Bernard King 12 2 0 1 0 4 5 38 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 102   John Salley 14 13 2 1 0 2 3 29 4-9 .444 0-0 - 6-7 .857
May. 02, 1988
8. Bullets 114   Bernard King 19 2 5 0 0 3 4 40 8-15 .533 0-0 - 3-4 .750
OT Pistons 106   John Salley 2 2 3 2 2 1 6 28 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 04, 1988
9. Bullets 106   Bernard King 19 2 2 2 0 4 3 42 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Pistons 103   John Salley 4 5 1 1 2 0 4 19 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
May. 08, 1988
10. Bullets 78   Bernard King 18 5 1 0 0 2 4 36 6-15 .400 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Pistons 99   John Salley 6 8 1 0 2 0 3 29 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1988
11. Bullets 114   Bernard King 37 6 6 0 0 4 4 44 9-19 .474 1-1 1.000 18-20 .900
Pistons 120   John Salley 12 7 1 2 2 3 4 33 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jan. 13, 1989
12. Bullets 103   Bernard King 16 11 5 1 0 3 3 26 7-20 .350 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 119   John Salley 16 10 0 0 4 2 2 28 5-10 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Apr. 10, 1989
13. Bullets 100   Bernard King 4 3 1 0 0 2 2 14 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 124   John Salley 3 3 0 2 1 1 5 18 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 16, 1989
14. Bullets 98   Bernard King 5 3 3 0 0 1 1 32 1-10 .100 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 104   John Salley 5 4 2 1 2 3 2 17 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1989
15. Bullets 93   Bernard King 8 2 2 0 0 1 2 10 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 95   John Salley 11 9 0 0 1 3 3 36 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 06, 1989
16. Bullets 107   Bernard King 25 6 2 1 0 3 5 32 11-22 .500 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Pistons 115   John Salley 5 5 0 2 3 2 3 33 1-7 .143 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jan. 31, 1990
17. Bullets 109   Bernard King 23 4 3 0 0 3 3 34 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Pistons 133   John Salley 7 3 0 0 1 1 2 23 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 01, 1990
18. Bullets 85   Bernard King 12 1 7 1 0 4 2 30 5-15 .333 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Pistons 99   John Salley 6 10 1 0 3 0 5 25 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1990
19. Bullets 88   Bernard King 11 1 3 0 0 1 1 30 5-16 .313 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Pistons 97   John Salley 8 11 3 1 2 1 6 28 2-9 .222 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 01, 1990
20. Bullets 94   Bernard King 26 3 2 0 0 3 4 36 9-18 .500 0-0 - 8-13 .615
Pistons 83   John Salley 6 3 0 1 2 1 3 30 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 28, 1991
21. Bullets 81   Bernard King 30 5 2 2 0 2 2 37 13-28 .464 0-3 .000 4-5 .800
Pistons 87   John Salley 5 4 1 0 2 0 2 29 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 01, 1991
22. Bullets 75   Bernard King 24 12 3 0 0 6 3 45 7-25 .280 0-1 .000 10-13 .769
Pistons 80   John Salley 6 4 2 2 2 4 5 25 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 1993
23. Nets 117   Bernard King 13 1 0 1 0 0 4 22 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
OT Heat 111   John Salley 15 6 1 1 3 0 5 39 5-9 .556 0-0 - 5-6 .833
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