Bernard King vs. Gene Vance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Vance 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.

Gene Vance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Gene Vance 3

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Gene Vance 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Gene Vance 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Gene Vance 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Gene Vance 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Gene Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Gene Vance 2.3

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Gene Vance 403

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Gene Vance .315

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Gene Vance - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Gene Vance 1.7

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Gene Vance 17

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Gene Vance .242

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Gene Vance - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.