Bernard King vs. Dominique Wilkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dominique Wilkins and Bernard King, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bernard King played 14 years in the NBA, 1 less than Dominique Wilkins, who played 15. Bernard King had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, while Dominique Wilkins had his rookie season in 1982-83. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Bernard King	14	5	1977-78 to 1992-93
Dominique Wilkins	15	10	1982-83 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14


Rookie Season
	Bernard King	Dominique Wilkins
Season	1977-78	1982-83
Team	New Jersey Nets	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	79	39.1	24.2	3.4	6.2	9.5	2.4	1.5	0.5	3.9	3.8	10.1	21.1	.479	-	-	-	4.0	5.8	.677
difference:	+3	+6.2	+6.7	+0.6	+3.1	+3.7	+0.8	+0.5	+0.3	-1.7	-1.2	+2.8	+6.2	+.014				+1.2	+1.7	+.005
Dominique Wilkins	82	32.9	17.5	2.8	3.1	5.8	1.6	1.0	0.8	2.2	2.6	7.3	14.9	.493	0.0	0.1	.182	2.8	4.1	.682

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dominique Wilkins	3	36.3	15.7	2.7	2.3	5.0	0.3	0.7	0.3	3.3	3.0	5.7	14.0	.405	0.3	0.3	1.000	4.0	4.7	.857


Season 2
	Bernard King	Dominique Wilkins
Season	1978-79	1983-84
Team	New Jersey Nets	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	82	34.9	21.6	3.1	5.1	8.2	3.6	1.4	0.5	3.9	4.0	8.7	16.6	.522	-	-	-	4.3	7.5	.564
difference:	+1	+1.7			+1.1	+1.0	+2.0		+0.6	-1.2	-1.6	+0.3	+1.0	+.043				+0.4	+1.4	+.206
Dominique Wilkins	81	36.6	21.6	3.1	4.0	7.2	1.6	1.4	1.1	2.7	2.4	8.4	17.6	.479	0.0	0.1	.000	4.7	6.1	.770

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	2	40.5	26.0	2.5	3.0	5.5	3.5	2.0	0.0	3.0	5.0	10.5	21.0	.500	-	-	-	5.0	12.0	.417
difference:	+3	+1.1	+6.8	+1.7	+1.0	+2.7	+1.3	+0.4	+0.2		-2.4	+3.5	+4.2	+.083				+0.2	+5.8	+.422
Dominique Wilkins	5	39.4	19.2	4.2	4.0	8.2	2.2	2.4	0.2	3.0	2.6	7.0	16.8	.417	0.0	0.2	.000	5.2	6.2	.839


Season 3
	Bernard King	Dominique Wilkins
Season	1979-80	1984-85
Team	Utah Jazz	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	19	22.1	9.3	1.3	3.4	4.6	2.7	0.4	0.2	2.6	3.5	3.7	7.2	.518	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	3.3	.540
difference:	+62	+15.2	+18.1	+1.5	+0.7	+2.3	+0.2	+1.3	+0.5	-0.2	-1.4	+6.8	+16.1	+.067	+0.3	+1.0		+4.2	+4.1	+.266
Dominique Wilkins	81	37.3	27.4	2.8	4.1	6.9	2.5	1.7	0.7	2.8	2.1	10.5	23.3	.451	0.3	1.0	.309	6.0	7.4	.806

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Bernard King nor Dominique Wilkins played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Bernard King	Dominique Wilkins
Season	1980-81	1985-86
Team	Golden State Warriors	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	81	36.0	21.9	2.2	4.6	6.8	3.5	0.9	0.4	3.3	3.8	9.0	15.4	.588	0.0	0.1	.333	3.8	5.4	.703
difference:	+3	+3.1	+8.4	+1.1		+1.1	+0.9	+0.9	+0.2	-0.1	-1.6	+2.4	+8.9	+.120	+0.2	+0.8	+.147	+3.6	+3.6	+.115
Dominique Wilkins	78	39.1	30.3	3.3	4.6	7.9	2.6	1.8	0.6	3.2	2.2	11.4	24.3	.468	0.2	0.9	.186	7.4	9.0	.818

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dominique Wilkins	9	40.0	28.6	2.2	3.8	6.0	2.8	1.0	0.2	3.3	2.7	10.4	24.1	.433	0.1	0.6	.200	7.6	8.8	.861


Season 5
	Bernard King	Dominique Wilkins
Season	1981-82	1986-87
Team	Golden State Warriors	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	79	36.2	23.2	1.8	4.2	5.9	3.6	1.0	0.3	3.4	3.6	9.4	16.5	.566	0.0	0.1	.200	4.5	6.3	.705
difference:		+1.4	+5.8	+0.9	+0.6	+0.4	+0.3	+0.5	+0.3	-0.7	-1.7	+1.1	+6.1	+.103	+0.4	+1.2	+.092	+3.2	+3.1	+.113
Dominique Wilkins	79	37.6	29.0	2.7	3.6	6.3	3.3	1.5	0.6	2.7	1.9	10.5	22.6	.463	0.4	1.3	.292	7.7	9.4	.818

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dominique Wilkins	9	40.0	26.8	3.0	4.8	7.8	2.8	1.8	0.9	2.9	2.8	9.6	23.3	.410	0.3	1.1	.300	7.3	8.2	.892


Season 6
	Bernard King	Dominique Wilkins
Season	1982-83	1987-88
Team	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	68	32.5	21.9	1.5	3.3	4.8	2.9	1.3	0.2	2.9	3.4	8.9	16.8	.528	0.0	0.1	.000	4.1	5.7	.722
difference:	+10	+5.3	+8.8	+1.2	+0.4	+1.6			+0.4	-0.1	-1.3	+2.8	+8.3	+.064	+0.5	+1.6	+.295	+2.8	+2.7	+.104
Dominique Wilkins	78	37.8	30.7	2.7	3.7	6.4	2.9	1.3	0.6	2.8	2.1	11.7	25.1	.464	0.5	1.7	.295	6.9	8.4	.826

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	6	30.7	23.5	1.3	2.7	4.0	2.2	0.3	0.0	1.7	2.7	9.3	16.2	.577	0.2	0.5	.333	4.7	5.8	.800
difference:	+6	+8.7	+7.7	+1.8	+0.6	+2.4	+0.6	+1.0	+0.5	-0.8	-0.7	+2.1	+8.8	+.120	+0.1	+1.0	+.111	+3.3	+4.6	+.032
Dominique Wilkins	12	39.4	31.2	3.1	3.3	6.4	2.8	1.3	0.5	2.5	2.0	11.4	25.0	.457	0.3	1.5	.222	8.0	10.4	.768


Season 7
	Bernard King	Dominique Wilkins
Season	1983-84	1988-89
Team	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	77	34.6	26.3	1.6	3.5	5.1	2.1	1.0	0.2	2.6	3.5	10.3	18.1	.572	0.0	0.1	.000	5.7	7.3	.779
difference:	+3	+2.9	+0.1	+1.6	+0.2	+1.8	+0.5	+0.5	+0.5	-0.3	-1.8	+0.1	+3.9	+.108	+0.4	+1.2	+.276	+0.2	+0.7	+.065
Dominique Wilkins	80	37.5	26.2	3.2	3.7	6.9	2.6	1.5	0.7	2.3	1.7	10.2	22.0	.464	0.4	1.3	.276	5.5	6.6	.844

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	12	39.8	34.8	2.3	3.8	6.2	3.0	1.2	0.5	2.6	4.0	13.5	23.5	.574	0.0	0.1	.000	7.8	10.3	.756
difference:	+7	+2.6	+7.6	+0.3	+0.4	+0.8	+0.4	+0.4	+1.1	-0.2	-3.0	+3.1	+0.3	+.126	+1.0	+3.3	+.294	+2.4	+2.7	+.045
Dominique Wilkins	5	42.4	27.2	2.0	3.4	5.4	3.4	0.8	1.6	2.4	1.0	10.4	23.2	.448	1.0	3.4	.294	5.4	7.6	.711


Season 8
	Bernard King	Dominique Wilkins
Season	1984-85	1989-90
Team	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	55	37.5	32.9	2.1	3.7	5.8	3.7	1.3	0.3	3.7	3.5	12.6	23.7	.530	0.0	0.2	.100	7.7	10.0	.772
difference:	+25	+1.4	+6.2	+0.6	+0.1	+0.7	+1.2	+0.3	+0.3	-1.5	-1.7	+2.5	+2.8	+.046	+0.7	+2.1	+.222	+2.0	+2.9	+.035
Dominique Wilkins	80	36.1	26.7	2.7	3.8	6.5	2.5	1.6	0.6	2.2	1.8	10.1	20.9	.484	0.7	2.3	.322	5.7	7.1	.807

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Bernard King nor Dominique Wilkins played in the postseason in their season 8

Note: Bernard King didn't play in 1985-86.


Season 9
	Bernard King	Dominique Wilkins
Season	1986-87	1990-91
Team	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	6	35.7	22.7	2.2	3.2	5.3	3.2	0.3	0.0	2.5	2.3	8.7	17.5	.495	0.0	0.0	-	5.3	7.2	.744
difference:	+75	+2.3	+3.2	+1.0	+2.6	+3.7	+0.1	+1.2	+0.8		-0.4	+0.8	+2.7	+.025	+1.0	+3.1		+0.6	+0.1	+.085
Dominique Wilkins	81	38.0	25.9	3.2	5.8	9.0	3.3	1.5	0.8	2.5	1.9	9.5	20.2	.470	1.0	3.1	.341	5.9	7.1	.829

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dominique Wilkins	5	39.0	20.8	1.2	5.2	6.4	2.6	1.8	1.0	2.2	1.6	7.0	18.8	.372	0.4	3.0	.133	6.4	7.0	.914


Season 10
	Bernard King	Dominique Wilkins
Season	1987-88	1991-92
Team	Washington Bullets	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	69	29.6	17.2	1.2	2.8	4.1	2.8	0.7	0.1	3.1	2.9	6.8	13.6	.501	0.0	0.1	.167	3.6	4.7	.762
difference:	+27	+8.5	+10.9	+1.3	+1.8	+2.9	+1.0	+0.5	+0.5	-0.2	-1.1	+3.3	+8.2	+.037	+0.9	+2.9	+.122	+3.4	+3.7	+.073
Dominique Wilkins	42	38.1	28.1	2.5	4.6	7.0	3.8	1.2	0.6	2.9	1.8	10.1	21.8	.464	0.9	3.0	.289	7.0	8.4	.835

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	5	33.6	13.8	0.6	1.6	2.2	1.8	0.6	0.0	2.8	3.4	5.2	10.6	.491	0.0	0.0	-	3.4	4.2	.810
Dominique Wilkins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Bernard King	Dominique Wilkins
Season	1988-89	1992-93
Team	Washington Bullets	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	81	31.6	20.7	1.6	3.1	4.7	3.6	0.8	0.2	2.8	2.7	8.1	16.9	.477	0.1	0.4	.167	4.5	5.4	.819
difference:	+10	+5.7	+9.2	+1.0	+1.1	+2.1	+0.4	+0.2	+0.2	-0.2	-1.1	+2.3	+5.4	+.009	+1.6	+4.1	+.213	+2.8	+3.4	+.009
Dominique Wilkins	71	37.3	29.9	2.6	4.2	6.8	3.2	1.0	0.4	2.6	1.6	10.4	22.3	.468	1.7	4.5	.380	7.3	8.8	.828

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dominique Wilkins	3	37.7	30.0	4.0	1.3	5.3	3.0	1.0	0.3	3.3	2.7	10.7	25.0	.427	1.0	4.0	.250	7.7	10.0	.767


Season 12
	Bernard King	Dominique Wilkins
Season	1989-90	1993-94
Team	Washington Bullets	Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	82	32.8	22.4	1.6	3.4	4.9	4.6	0.6	0.1	3.0	2.8	8.7	17.8	.487	0.0	0.3	.130	5.0	6.3	.803
difference:	+8	+2.8	+3.6	+0.9	+0.6	+1.6	+2.3	+0.6	+0.3	-0.7	-1.1	+0.7	+3.7	+.047	+1.1	+3.7	+.158	+1.0	+0.8	+.044
Dominique Wilkins	74	35.6	26.0	2.5	4.0	6.5	2.3	1.2	0.4	2.3	1.7	9.4	21.5	.440	1.1	4.0	.288	6.0	7.1	.847

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Bernard King nor Dominique Wilkins played in the postseason in their season 12


Season 13
	Bernard King	Dominique Wilkins
Season	1990-91	1994-95
Team	Washington Bullets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	64	37.5	28.4	1.8	3.2	5.0	4.6	0.9	0.3	4.0	2.9	11.1	23.6	.472	0.1	0.6	.216	6.0	7.6	.790
difference:	+13	+6.0	+10.6	+0.2		+0.2	+2.4	+0.1	+0.1	-1.8	-1.2	+4.7	+8.4	+.048	+1.4	+3.2	+.172	+2.5	+3.2	+.008
Dominique Wilkins	77	31.5	17.8	2.0	3.2	5.2	2.2	0.8	0.2	2.2	1.7	6.4	15.2	.424	1.5	3.8	.388	3.5	4.4	.782

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dominique Wilkins	4	37.5	19.0	4.3	6.5	10.8	2.0	0.5	0.8	2.3	1.8	6.5	15.3	.426	2.0	4.3	.471	4.0	4.5	.889

Note: Bernard King didn't play in 1991-92.

Note: Dominique Wilkins didn't play in 1995-96.


Season 14
	Bernard King	Dominique Wilkins
Season	1992-93	1996-97
Team	New Jersey Nets	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	32	13.4	7.0	1.1	1.3	2.4	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.7	1.7	2.8	5.5	.514	0.1	0.2	.286	1.2	1.8	.684
difference:	+31	+17.5	+11.2	+1.6	+2.4	+4.0	+1.3	+0.3	+0.4	-1.4	-0.1	+3.5	+9.6	+.097	+1.0	+3.6	+.007	+3.3	+3.8	+.119
Dominique Wilkins	63	30.9	18.2	2.7	3.7	6.4	1.9	0.6	0.5	2.1	1.6	6.3	15.1	.417	1.1	3.8	.293	4.5	5.6	.803

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bernard King	3	8.0	2.7	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.0	1.3	2.3	.571	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Dominique Wilkins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years

* Dominique Wilkins played 1 season more than Bernard King in the NBA.

In that period—his season 15 in 1999—Dominique Wilkins played in the Playoffs.

Bernard King vs. Dominique Wilkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dominique Wilkins and Bernard King, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Season 14

14th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years