Steven Adams vs. Jim King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim King and Steven Adams 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Jim King: 1963-64 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Jim King 0

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 12 Jim King 10

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 8 Jim King 9

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Jim King 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 8.7 Jim King 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.0 Jim King 2.5

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Jim King 2.3

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.8 Jim King - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Jim King - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,875 Jim King 4,377

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 6,313 Jim King 1,500

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,179 Jim King 1,412

Total Steals Steven Adams 661 Jim King - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 717 Jim King - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 787 Jim King 607

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .584 Jim King .418

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .059 Jim King - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .537 Jim King .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Jim King 16.6 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Jim King 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Jim King 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Jim King - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Jim King - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.5 Jim King 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.3 Jim King 3.4

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Jim King 2.5

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Jim King - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Jim King - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 549 Jim King 602

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 532 Jim King 246

Total Assists Steven Adams 68 Jim King 182

Total Steals Steven Adams 33 Jim King - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 67 Jim King - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 73 Jim King 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Jim King .436

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Jim King - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .534 Jim King .728

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Jim King 16.3 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Jim King 6.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Jim King 3.9 (1971)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Jim King - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) Jim King - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.