Bernard King vs. Rudy LaRusso Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy LaRusso 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.

Rudy LaRusso

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Rudy LaRusso: 1959-60 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Rudy LaRusso 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Rudy LaRusso 10

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Rudy LaRusso 9

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Rudy LaRusso 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Rudy LaRusso 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Rudy LaRusso 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 0 Rudy LaRusso 1

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Rudy LaRusso 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Rudy LaRusso 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Rudy LaRusso 9.4

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Rudy LaRusso 11,507

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Rudy LaRusso 6,936

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Rudy LaRusso 1,556

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 Rudy LaRusso 736

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Rudy LaRusso .431

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Rudy LaRusso .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Rudy LaRusso 21.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Rudy LaRusso 10.4 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Rudy LaRusso 14.5

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Rudy LaRusso 8.4

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Rudy LaRusso 1,344

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Rudy LaRusso 779

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Rudy LaRusso 194

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 Rudy LaRusso 93

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Rudy LaRusso .405

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Rudy LaRusso .751

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Rudy LaRusso 20.3 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Rudy LaRusso 9.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Rudy LaRusso - 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.