Bernard King vs. Clint Richardson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Clint Richardson and Bernard King, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bernard King played 14 years in the NBA, 6 more than Clint Richardson, who played 8. Bernard King had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, while Clint Richardson had his rookie season in 1979-80. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Bernard King 14 5 1977-78 to 1992-93
Clint Richardson 8 7 1979-80 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bernard King Clint Richardson
Season 1977-781979-80
Team New Jersey NetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King 79 39.1 24.2 3.4 6.2 9.5 2.4 1.5 0.5 3.9 3.8 10.1 21.1 .479 - - - 4.0 5.8 .677
Clint Richardson 52 19.0 6.7 1.1 1.3 2.4 2.1 0.5 0.3 1.2 1.9 3.1 6.7 .457 0.0 0.1 .333 0.5 0.9 .622
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King ------- --- ----------
Clint Richardson 3 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Bernard King Clint Richardson
Season 1978-791980-81
Team New Jersey NetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King 82 34.9 21.6 3.1 5.1 8.2 3.6 1.4 0.5 3.9 4.0 8.7 16.6 .522 - - - 4.3 7.5 .564
Clint Richardson 77 17.1 7.0 1.1 1.2 2.3 2.0 0.5 0.1 1.4 1.3 2.9 6.0 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.4 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King 2 40.5 26.0 2.5 3.0 5.5 3.5 2.0 0.0 3.0 5.0 10.5 21.0 .500 - - - 5.0 12.0 .417
Clint Richardson 13 13.9 3.8 0.7 0.9 1.6 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.5 2.9 .526 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .529

Season 3

Bernard King Clint Richardson
Season 1979-801981-82
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King 19 22.1 9.3 1.3 3.4 4.6 2.7 0.4 0.2 2.6 3.5 3.7 7.2 .518 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.3 .540
Clint Richardson 77 13.5 4.6 0.7 0.8 1.5 1.4 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.4 1.8 4.0 .452 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.9 1.1 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King ------- --- ----------
Clint Richardson 21 19.8 5.3 1.4 1.9 3.3 1.9 0.6 0.2 1.0 2.3 2.2 5.0 .452 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .567

Season 4

Bernard King Clint Richardson
Season 1980-811982-83
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King 81 36.0 21.9 2.2 4.6 6.8 3.5 0.9 0.4 3.3 3.8 9.0 15.4 .588 0.0 0.1 .333 3.8 5.4 .703
Clint Richardson 77 22.8 7.6 1.3 1.9 3.2 2.2 0.9 0.2 1.3 2.1 3.4 7.3 .463 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .640
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King ------- --- ----------
Clint Richardson 13 24.5 6.8 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.8 1.2 0.2 1.1 2.8 2.8 6.4 .446 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.3 .824

Season 5

Bernard King Clint Richardson
Season 1981-821983-84
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King 79 36.2 23.2 1.8 4.2 5.9 3.6 1.0 0.3 3.4 3.6 9.4 16.5 .566 0.0 0.1 .200 4.5 6.3 .705
Clint Richardson 69 22.8 7.6 0.9 1.5 2.4 2.2 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.1 3.2 6.9 .467 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.5 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King ------- --- ----------
Clint Richardson 5 23.0 7.4 0.8 2.4 3.2 2.0 0.6 0.2 0.8 3.4 2.6 4.6 .565 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 2.4 .917

Season 6

Bernard King Clint Richardson
Season 1982-831984-85
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Semis76ers Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King 68 32.5 21.9 1.5 3.3 4.8 2.9 1.3 0.2 2.9 3.4 8.9 16.8 .528 0.0 0.1 .000 4.1 5.7 .722
Clint Richardson 74 20.7 6.0 0.8 1.3 2.1 2.1 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.9 2.5 5.5 .453 0.0 0.0 .333 1.0 1.2 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King 6 30.7 23.5 1.3 2.7 4.0 2.2 0.3 0.0 1.7 2.7 9.3 16.2 .577 0.2 0.5 .333 4.7 5.8 .800
Clint Richardson 13 21.6 8.8 1.1 1.8 2.9 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.8 4.1 7.2 .564 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.8 .900

Season 7

Bernard King Clint Richardson
Season 1983-841985-86
Team New York KnicksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King 77 34.6 26.3 1.6 3.5 5.1 2.1 1.0 0.2 2.6 3.5 10.3 18.1 .572 0.0 0.1 .000 5.7 7.3 .779
Clint Richardson 82 27.1 9.7 0.8 2.2 3.1 4.5 0.7 0.1 1.7 1.9 4.1 9.0 .455 0.0 0.1 .111 1.5 1.8 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King 12 39.8 34.8 2.3 3.8 6.2 3.0 1.2 0.5 2.6 4.0 13.5 23.5 .574 0.0 0.1 .000 7.8 10.3 .756
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Bernard King Clint Richardson
Season 1984-851986-87
Team New York KnicksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King 55 37.5 32.9 2.1 3.7 5.8 3.7 1.3 0.3 3.7 3.5 12.6 23.7 .530 0.0 0.2 .100 7.7 10.0 .772
Clint Richardson 78 17.9 6.4 0.7 1.2 1.8 3.1 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.4 2.8 6.0 .467 0.1 0.2 .353 0.8 0.9 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King ------- --- ----------
Clint Richardson 4 18.3 4.0 0.8 1.8 2.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 3.0 1.8 3.0 .583 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 1.0 .500

Note: Bernard King didn't play in 1985-86.

Season 9

Bernard King Clint Richardson
Season 1986-87-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King 6 35.7 22.7 2.2 3.2 5.3 3.2 0.3 0.0 2.5 2.3 8.7 17.5 .495 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 7.2 .744
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King ------- --- ----------
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Bernard King Clint Richardson
Season 1987-88-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King 69 29.6 17.2 1.2 2.8 4.1 2.8 0.7 0.1 3.1 2.9 6.8 13.6 .501 0.0 0.1 .167 3.6 4.7 .762
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King 5 33.6 13.8 0.6 1.6 2.2 1.8 0.6 0.0 2.8 3.4 5.2 10.6 .491 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 4.2 .810
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Bernard King Clint Richardson
Season 1988-89-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King 81 31.6 20.7 1.6 3.1 4.7 3.6 0.8 0.2 2.8 2.7 8.1 16.9 .477 0.1 0.4 .167 4.5 5.4 .819
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King ------- --- ----------
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Bernard King Clint Richardson
Season 1989-90-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King 82 32.8 22.4 1.6 3.4 4.9 4.6 0.6 0.1 3.0 2.8 8.7 17.8 .487 0.0 0.3 .130 5.0 6.3 .803
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King ------- --- ----------
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Bernard King Clint Richardson
Season 1990-91-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King 64 37.5 28.4 1.8 3.2 5.0 4.6 0.9 0.3 4.0 2.9 11.1 23.6 .472 0.1 0.6 .216 6.0 7.6 .790
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King ------- --- ----------
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------

Note: Bernard King didn't play in 1991-92.

Season 14

Bernard King Clint Richardson
Season 1992-93-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King 32 13.4 7.0 1.1 1.3 2.4 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.7 2.8 5.5 .514 0.1 0.2 .286 1.2 1.8 .684
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King 3 8.0 2.7 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.3 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------