Bernard King vs. John Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John 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.

John Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
John Thompson: 1964-65 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 John Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 John Thompson 2

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 John Thompson 2

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 John Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 John Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 John Thompson 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 John Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 John Thompson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 John Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 John Thompson 0.3

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 John Thompson 262

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 John Thompson 260

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 John Thompson 19

Total Steals Bernard King 866 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 John Thompson 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 John Thompson .410

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 John Thompson .595

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) John Thompson 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) John Thompson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 John Thompson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 John Thompson 2.7

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 John Thompson 0.2

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 John Thompson 13

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 John Thompson 16

Total Assists Bernard King 65 John Thompson 1

Total Steals Bernard King 24 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 John Thompson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 John Thompson .214

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 John Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) John Thompson 3.7 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) John Thompson 4.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) John Thompson 0.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) John Thompson - n/a **

Notes: * 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.