Bernard King vs. Johnny Payak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Payak 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Johnny Payak: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Johnny Payak 2

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Johnny Payak 0

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Johnny Payak 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Johnny Payak 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Johnny Payak 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Johnny Payak 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Johnny Payak 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Johnny Payak 1.9

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Johnny Payak 753

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Johnny Payak 114 *

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Johnny Payak 226

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 Johnny Payak 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Johnny Payak .321

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Johnny Payak .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Johnny Payak 6.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Johnny Payak 1.7 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Johnny Payak 2.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Johnny Payak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Johnny Payak -

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Johnny Payak - *

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Johnny Payak -

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 Johnny Payak 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Johnny Payak -

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Johnny Payak -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Johnny Payak - 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.