Bernard King vs. Donald Royal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Donald Royal 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.

Donald Royal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Donald Royal: 1989-90 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Donald Royal 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Donald Royal 8

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Donald Royal 6

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Donald Royal 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Donald Royal 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Donald Royal 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Donald Royal 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Donald Royal 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Donald Royal 2.8

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Donald Royal 1.0

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Donald Royal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Donald Royal 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Donald Royal 3,161

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Donald Royal 1,431

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Donald Royal 500

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Donald Royal 247

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Donald Royal 99

Total Games Bernard King 874 Donald Royal 504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Donald Royal .473

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Donald Royal .000

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Donald Royal .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Donald Royal 9.2 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Donald Royal 4.0 (1995)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Donald Royal 2.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Donald Royal 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Donald Royal 0.3 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Donald Royal 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Donald Royal 1.4

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Donald Royal 0.4

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Donald Royal 0.2

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Donald Royal 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Donald Royal 107

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Donald Royal 52

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Donald Royal 16

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Donald Royal 6

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Donald Royal 3

Total Games Bernard King 28 Donald Royal 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Donald Royal .421

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Donald Royal -

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Donald Royal .705

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Donald Royal 7.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Donald Royal 4.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Donald Royal 1.7 (1994)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

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