Bernard King vs. David Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Lee 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.

David Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 David Lee 1

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 David Lee 12

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 David Lee 5

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 David Lee 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 David Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 David Lee 1

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 David Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 David Lee 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 David Lee 8.8

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 David Lee 2.2

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 David Lee 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 David Lee 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 David Lee 11,232

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 David Lee 7,320

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 David Lee 1,825

Total Steals Bernard King 866 David Lee 625

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 David Lee 329

Total Games Bernard King 874 David Lee 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 David Lee .535

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * David Lee .034

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 David Lee .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) David Lee 20.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) David Lee 11.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) David Lee 3.6 (2010)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) David Lee 1.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) David Lee 0.5 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 David Lee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 David Lee 4.4

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 David Lee 1.0

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 David Lee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 David Lee 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 David Lee 240

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 David Lee 189

Total Assists Bernard King 65 David Lee 43

Total Steals Bernard King 24 David Lee 14

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 David Lee 8

Total Games Bernard King 28 David Lee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 David Lee .490

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * David Lee .000

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 David Lee .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) David Lee 13.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) David Lee 9.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) David Lee 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) David Lee 0.6 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) David Lee 0.3 (2017)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.