Bernard King vs. Wayne Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Yates 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.

Wayne Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Wayne Yates: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Wayne Yates 1

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Wayne Yates 1

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Wayne Yates 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Wayne Yates 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Wayne Yates 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Wayne Yates 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Wayne Yates 2.5

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Wayne Yates 0.4

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Wayne Yates 72

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Wayne Yates 94

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Wayne Yates 16

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 Wayne Yates 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Wayne Yates .295

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Wayne Yates .455

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Wayne Yates 1.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Wayne Yates 2.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Wayne Yates 0.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Wayne Yates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Wayne Yates 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Wayne Yates 1.3

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Wayne Yates 0.3

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Wayne Yates 7

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Wayne Yates 5

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Wayne Yates 1

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 Wayne Yates 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Wayne Yates .375

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Wayne Yates .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Wayne Yates 1.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Wayne Yates 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Wayne Yates 0.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Wayne Yates - 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.