Bernard King vs. Nenad Krstic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nenad Krstic 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

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, 7 more than Nenad Krstic, who played 7. Bernard King had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, while Nenad Krstic had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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 achivements, 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
Nenad Krstic 7 4 2004-05 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bernard King Nenad Krstic
Season 1977-782004-05
Team New Jersey NetsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Nenad Krstic 75 26.2 10.0 2.1 3.2 5.3 1.0 0.4 0.8 1.5 3.7 3.7 7.6 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.4 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic 4 38.8 18.3 2.5 5.0 7.5 1.8 0.3 0.5 1.5 5.0 6.8 12.0 .563 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 6.0 .792

Season 2

Bernard King Nenad Krstic
Season 1978-792005-06
Team New Jersey NetsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Nenad Krstic 80 30.9 13.5 2.3 4.1 6.4 1.1 0.4 0.8 1.7 3.7 5.6 11.0 .507 0.0 0.1 .250 2.3 3.3 .698
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
Nenad Krstic 11 33.3 14.7 2.3 4.5 6.8 0.7 0.5 0.9 2.0 4.2 5.9 11.7 .504 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.1 .711

Season 3

Bernard King Nenad Krstic
Season 1979-802006-07
Team Utah JazzNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Nenad Krstic 26 32.6 16.4 2.0 4.8 6.8 1.8 0.4 0.9 2.0 3.4 6.5 12.4 .526 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 4.7 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Bernard King Nenad Krstic
Season 1980-812007-08
Team Golden State WarriorsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Nenad Krstic 45 18.0 6.6 0.8 3.7 4.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.9 2.5 2.7 6.7 .410 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.5 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Bernard King Nenad Krstic
Season 1981-822008-09
Team Golden State WarriorsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Nenad Krstic 46 24.8 9.7 1.8 3.7 5.5 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.5 4.2 8.8 .469 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.7 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Bernard King Nenad Krstic
Season 1982-832009-10
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisThunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Nenad Krstic 76 22.9 8.4 1.8 3.3 5.0 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.8 2.3 3.7 7.4 .502 0.0 0.1 .200 1.0 1.4 .717
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
Nenad Krstic 6 21.5 7.2 2.5 3.3 5.8 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.8 2.5 2.5 6.2 .405 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 2.3 .929

Season 7

Bernard King Nenad Krstic
Season 1983-842010-11
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Nenad Krstic 71 22.1 8.1 1.7 3.0 4.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.6 3.3 6.4 .511 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.1 .774
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
Nenad Krstic 7 8.0 1.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.4 1.1 0.7 1.1 .625 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .667

Season 8

Bernard King Nenad Krstic
Season 1984-85-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

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

Season 9

Bernard King Nenad Krstic
Season 1986-87-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Bernard King Nenad Krstic
Season 1987-88-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------
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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Bernard King Nenad Krstic
Season 1988-89-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Bernard King Nenad Krstic
Season 1989-90-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Bernard King Nenad Krstic
Season 1990-91-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bernard King ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

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

Season 14

Bernard King Nenad Krstic
Season 1992-93-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------
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 -
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------