Bernard King vs. Bennie Swain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bennie Swain and Bernard King that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bernard King

vs.

Bennie Swain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Bennie Swain: 1958-59 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Bennie Swain 1

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Bennie Swain 1

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Bennie Swain 1

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Bennie Swain 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Bennie Swain 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Bennie Swain 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Bennie Swain 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Bennie Swain 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Bennie Swain 4.5

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Bennie Swain 0.5

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Bennie Swain 265

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Bennie Swain 262

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Bennie Swain 29

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 Bennie Swain 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Bennie Swain .406

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Bennie Swain .609

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Bennie Swain 4.6 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Bennie Swain 4.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Bennie Swain 0.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Bennie Swain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Bennie Swain 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Bennie Swain 2.8

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Bennie Swain 0.2

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Bennie Swain 5

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Bennie Swain 14

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Bennie Swain 1

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 Bennie Swain 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Bennie Swain .333

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Bennie Swain .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Bennie Swain 1.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Bennie Swain 2.8 (1959)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Bennie Swain 0.2 (1959)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Bennie Swain - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.