Bernard King vs. Bob Knight Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Knight 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.

Bob Knight

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Bob Knight: 1954-55 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Bob Knight 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Bob Knight 1

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Bob Knight 0

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Bob Knight 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Bob Knight 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Bob Knight 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Bob Knight 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Bob Knight 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Bob Knight 0.5

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Bob Knight 4.0

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Bob Knight - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Bob Knight - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Bob Knight 7

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Bob Knight 1

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Bob Knight 8

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Bob Knight - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Bob Knight - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 Bob Knight 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Bob Knight .429

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Bob Knight - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Bob Knight 1.000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Bob Knight 3.5 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Bob Knight 0.5 (1955)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Bob Knight 4.0 (1955)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Bob Knight - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Bob Knight - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Bob Knight -

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Bob Knight -

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Bob Knight -

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Bob Knight - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Bob Knight - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Bob Knight -

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Bob Knight -

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Bob Knight -

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Bob Knight - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Bob Knight - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 Bob Knight 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Bob Knight -

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Bob Knight - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Bob Knight -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Bob Knight -

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Bob Knight -

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Bob Knight -

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Bob Knight - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Bob Knight - 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.