Bam Adebayo vs. Bernard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard King and Bam Adebayo 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

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Bernard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Bernard King 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Bernard King 14

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Bernard King 5

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Bernard King 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bam Adebayo 0 Bernard King 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 0 Bernard King 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Bernard King 0

Scoring Leader Bam Adebayo 0 Bernard King 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Bernard King 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Bernard King 5.8

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Bernard King 3.3

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Bernard King 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Bernard King 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Bernard King 19,655

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Bernard King 5,060

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Bernard King 2,863

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Bernard King 866

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Bernard King 230

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Bernard King 874

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Bernard King .518

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Bernard King .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Bernard King .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Bernard King 32.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Bernard King 9.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Bernard King 4.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Bernard King 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Bernard King 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.1 Bernard King 24.5

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.0 Bernard King 4.3

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Bernard King 2.3

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Bernard King 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.7 Bernard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,140 Bernard King 687

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 640 Bernard King 121

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 239 Bernard King 65

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 62 Bernard King 24

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Bernard King 6

Total Games Bam Adebayo 71 Bernard King 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .529 Bernard King .559

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .000 Bernard King .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .762 Bernard King .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.5 (2024) Bernard King 34.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Bernard King 6.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Bernard King 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Bernard King 2.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Bernard King 0.5 (1984)

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