Dan Issel vs. Bernard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard King and Dan Issel 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

Dan Issel

vs.

Bernard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Issel 0 Bernard King 0

NBA Seasons Dan Issel 9 Bernard King 14

Playoffs Played Dan Issel 7 Bernard King 5

All-Star Games Dan Issel 1 Bernard King 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dan Issel 0 Bernard King 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dan Issel 0 Bernard King 4

Scoring Leader Dan Issel 0 Bernard King 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 20.4 Bernard King 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.9 Bernard King 5.8

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.5 Bernard King 3.3

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.0 Bernard King 1.0

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.6 Bernard King 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 14,659 Bernard King 19,655

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 5,707 Bernard King 5,060

Total Assists Dan Issel 1,804 Bernard King 2,863

Total Steals Dan Issel 698 Bernard King 866

Total Blocks Dan Issel 396 Bernard King 230

Total Games Dan Issel 718 Bernard King 874

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .506 Bernard King .518

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .253 * Bernard King .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .797 Bernard King .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 23.8 (1980) Bernard King 32.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.1 (1978) Bernard King 9.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 3.7 (1978) Bernard King 4.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1978) Bernard King 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.7 (1982) Bernard King 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 19.4 Bernard King 24.5

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.4 Bernard King 4.3

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.7 Bernard King 2.3

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 0.8 Bernard King 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.5 Bernard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 1,029 Bernard King 687

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 393 Bernard King 121

Total Assists Dan Issel 145 Bernard King 65

Total Steals Dan Issel 42 Bernard King 24

Total Blocks Dan Issel 24 Bernard King 6

Total Games Dan Issel 53 Bernard King 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .496 Bernard King .559

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .500 * Bernard King .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .829 Bernard King .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 27.4 (1984) Bernard King 34.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.3 (1978) Bernard King 6.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 4.1 (1978) Bernard King 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Bernard King 2.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) 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.