Bernard King vs. Rusty LaRue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rusty LaRue 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.

Rusty LaRue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Rusty LaRue 1

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Rusty LaRue 5

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Rusty LaRue 1

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Rusty LaRue 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Rusty LaRue 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Rusty LaRue 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Rusty LaRue 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Rusty LaRue 1.3

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Rusty LaRue 1.6

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Rusty LaRue 0.6

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Rusty LaRue 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Rusty LaRue 486

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Rusty LaRue 126

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Rusty LaRue 152

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Rusty LaRue 62

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Rusty LaRue 11

Total Games Bernard King 874 Rusty LaRue 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Rusty LaRue .376

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Rusty LaRue .318

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Rusty LaRue .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Rusty LaRue 0.3

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Rusty LaRue 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Rusty LaRue 20

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Rusty LaRue 1

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Rusty LaRue 0

Total Games Bernard King 28 Rusty LaRue 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Rusty LaRue .375

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Rusty LaRue .400

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Rusty LaRue .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002)

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