Bernard King vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker 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.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Tom Riker 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Bernard King 874 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Bernard King 28 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.