Bernard King vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Fred Saunders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Fred Saunders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Fred Saunders 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Bernard King 874 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Bernard King 28 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.