Bird Averitt vs. Bernard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard King and Bird Averitt 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

Bird Averitt

vs.

Bernard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bird Averitt: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bird Averitt 0 Bernard King 0

NBA Seasons Bird Averitt 2 Bernard King 14

Playoffs Played Bird Averitt 0 Bernard King 5

All-Star Games Bird Averitt 0 Bernard King 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bird Averitt 0 Bernard King 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bird Averitt 0 Bernard King 4

Scoring Leader Bird Averitt 0 Bernard King 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bird Averitt 8.3 Bernard King 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt 1.2 Bernard King 5.8

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt 2.5 Bernard King 3.3

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt 0.5 Bernard King 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt 0.1 Bernard King 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bird Averitt 1,085 Bernard King 19,655

Total Rebounds Bird Averitt 161 Bernard King 5,060

Total Assists Bird Averitt 330 Bernard King 2,863

Total Steals Bird Averitt 69 Bernard King 866

Total Blocks Bird Averitt 14 Bernard King 230

Total Games Bird Averitt 130 Bernard King 874

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bird Averitt .392 Bernard King .518

3-Point Percentage Bird Averitt - n/a ** Bernard King .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Bird Averitt .713 Bernard King .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bird Averitt 9.0 (1978) Bernard King 32.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt 1.5 (1978) Bernard King 9.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt 3.6 (1978) Bernard King 4.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt 0.7 (1978) Bernard King 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt 0.2 (1978) Bernard King 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bird Averitt - Bernard King 24.5

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt - Bernard King 4.3

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt - Bernard King 2.3

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt - Bernard King 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt - Bernard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bird Averitt - Bernard King 687

Total Rebounds Bird Averitt - Bernard King 121

Total Assists Bird Averitt - Bernard King 65

Total Steals Bird Averitt - Bernard King 24

Total Blocks Bird Averitt - Bernard King 6

Total Games Bird Averitt 0 Bernard King 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bird Averitt - Bernard King .559

3-Point Percentage Bird Averitt - n/a ** Bernard King .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Bird Averitt - Bernard King .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bird Averitt - Bernard King 34.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt - Bernard King 6.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt - Bernard King 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt - Bernard King 2.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt - Bernard King 0.5 (1984)

Notes: * 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.