Red Kerr vs. Bernard King Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bernard King and Red Kerr, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Red Kerr played 12 years in the NBA, 2 less than Bernard King, who played 14. Red Kerr had the first of his seasons in 1954-55, while Bernard King had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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 |
Red Kerr |
12 |
12 |
1954-55 to 1965-66 |
Bernard King |
14 |
5 |
1977-78 to 1992-93 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
72 |
21.2 |
10.5 |
- |
- |
6.6 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
4.2 |
10.0 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.1 |
.682 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
11 |
33.0 |
13.8 |
- |
- |
10.7 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
5.4 |
13.7 |
.391 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
5.5 |
.557 |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
72 |
29.4 |
13.3 |
- |
- |
8.4 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
5.2 |
13.0 |
.403 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
4.4 |
.655 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
8 |
26.6 |
11.1 |
- |
- |
8.5 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
4.6 |
9.6 |
.481 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
4.1 |
.455 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
72 |
30.4 |
12.4 |
- |
- |
11.2 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.6 |
11.5 |
.403 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.3 |
.719 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
5 |
32.4 |
15.2 |
- |
- |
13.8 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
5.6 |
13.0 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.8 |
.690 |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
72 |
33.1 |
15.2 |
- |
- |
13.4 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
5.7 |
14.2 |
.399 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.9 |
.664 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
3 |
38.7 |
16.7 |
- |
- |
20.3 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
6.0 |
18.3 |
.327 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
6.0 |
.778 |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
72 |
37.1 |
17.8 |
- |
- |
14.0 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
7.0 |
15.8 |
.441 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.1 |
.766 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
9 |
34.7 |
14.4 |
- |
- |
12.0 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
5.6 |
15.8 |
.352 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
3.7 |
.909 |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
75 |
31.6 |
14.7 |
- |
- |
12.2 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
5.8 |
14.8 |
.392 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.1 |
.752 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
3 |
34.7 |
13.7 |
- |
- |
8.3 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
5.0 |
17.0 |
.294 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.0 |
.917 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
79 |
33.9 |
13.4 |
- |
- |
12.0 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
5.3 |
13.4 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.8 |
.729 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
8 |
26.3 |
9.5 |
- |
- |
12.4 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.8 |
11.0 |
.341 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.9 |
.696 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
80 |
34.6 |
16.3 |
- |
- |
14.7 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
6.8 |
15.3 |
.443 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.8 |
.735 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
5 |
38.6 |
17.6 |
- |
- |
16.0 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
8.2 |
21.8 |
.376 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.750 |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Bernard King didn't play in 1985-86.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
80 |
32.0 |
15.7 |
- |
- |
13.0 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
6.3 |
13.4 |
.474 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.753 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
5 |
37.4 |
13.6 |
- |
- |
15.0 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
5.2 |
12.0 |
.433 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.762 |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
80 |
36.7 |
16.8 |
- |
- |
12.7 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
6.7 |
15.6 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.5 |
.751 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
5 |
37.0 |
19.0 |
- |
- |
13.8 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
8.0 |
16.6 |
.482 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.750 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
80 |
22.6 |
8.2 |
- |
- |
6.9 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
3.3 |
8.9 |
.370 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.3 |
.696 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
11 |
16.5 |
5.7 |
- |
- |
3.5 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.2 |
6.1 |
.358 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.714 |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
71 |
24.9 |
11.0 |
- |
- |
8.3 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
4.0 |
9.7 |
.413 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.8 |
.768 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
3 |
16.3 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
5.7 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
.182 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Season 13 |
|
Red Kerr |
Bernard King |
Season |
- | 1990-91 |
Team |
- | Washington Bullets |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-NBA Third Team |
- | 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 |
% |
Red Kerr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Bernard King didn't play in 1991-92.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
- |