Bernard King vs. Negele Knight Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Negele Knight 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.

Negele Knight

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Negele Knight: 1990-91 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Negele Knight 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Negele Knight 6

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Negele Knight 3

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Negele Knight 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Negele Knight 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Negele Knight 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Negele Knight 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Negele Knight 6.2

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Negele Knight 1.3

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Negele Knight 2.8

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Negele Knight 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Negele Knight 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Negele Knight 1,699

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Negele Knight 351

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Negele Knight 780

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Negele Knight 123

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Negele Knight 30

Total Games Bernard King 874 Negele Knight 276

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Negele Knight .436

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Negele Knight .263

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Negele Knight .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Negele Knight 9.2 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Negele Knight 1.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Negele Knight 3.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Negele Knight 0.6 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Negele Knight 0.2 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Negele Knight 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Negele Knight 0.8

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Negele Knight 1.6

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Negele Knight 0.2

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Negele Knight 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Negele Knight 87

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Negele Knight 13

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Negele Knight 28

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Negele Knight 4

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Negele Knight 1

Total Games Bernard King 28 Negele Knight 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Negele Knight .422

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Negele Knight .167

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Negele Knight .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Negele Knight 9.3 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Negele Knight 1.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Negele Knight 3.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Negele Knight 0.8 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Negele Knight 0.1 (1993)

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