James Donaldson vs. Bernard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard King and James Donaldson 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

James Donaldson

vs.

Bernard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 Bernard King 0

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 Bernard King 14

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 Bernard King 5

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 Bernard King 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Donaldson 0 Bernard King 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Donaldson 0 Bernard King 4

Scoring Leader James Donaldson 0 Bernard King 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 Bernard King 22.5

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Bernard King 5.8

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Bernard King 3.3

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Bernard King 1.0

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 Bernard King 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 Bernard King 19,655

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 Bernard King 5,060

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 Bernard King 2,863

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 Bernard King 866

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 Bernard King 230

Total Games James Donaldson 957 Bernard King 874

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 Bernard King .518

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Bernard King .172 *

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 Bernard King .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) Bernard King 32.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) Bernard King 9.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) Bernard King 4.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) Bernard King 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) Bernard King 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 Bernard King 24.5

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Bernard King 4.3

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 Bernard King 2.3

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Bernard King 0.9

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Bernard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 Bernard King 687

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 Bernard King 121

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 Bernard King 65

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 Bernard King 24

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 Bernard King 6

Total Games James Donaldson 51 Bernard King 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 Bernard King .559

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Bernard King .250 *

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 Bernard King .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) Bernard King 34.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) Bernard King 6.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) Bernard King 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) Bernard King 2.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) 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.