Bernard King vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson 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 Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 David Thompson 2

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Bernard King 866 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 David Thompson 407

Total Games Bernard King 874 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Bernard King 65 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Bernard King 24 David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 David Thompson 27

Total Games Bernard King 28 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

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