Donte DiVincenzo vs. Bernard King Season by Season Comparison

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

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Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings

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.

Donte DiVincenzo played 7 years in the NBA, 7 less than Bernard King, who played 14. Donte DiVincenzo had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Bernard King had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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
Donte DiVincenzo 7 5 2018-19 to 2024-25
Bernard King 14 5 1977-78 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Donte DiVincenzo Bernard King
Season 2018-191977-78
Team Milwaukee BucksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donte DiVincenzo 27 15.2 4.9 0.6 1.8 2.4 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.4 1.9 4.6 .403 0.8 3.1 .265 0.3 0.4 .750
difference:+52+23.9+19.3+2.8+4.4+7.1+1.3+1.0+0.3-3.2-2.4+8.2+16.5+.076+3.7+5.4+.073
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Donte DiVincenzo nor Bernard King played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Donte DiVincenzo Bernard King
Season 2019-201978-79
Team Milwaukee BucksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisNets 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donte DiVincenzo 66 23.0 9.2 1.0 3.8 4.8 2.3 1.3 0.3 1.4 1.7 3.5 7.7 .455 1.3 3.7 .336 1.0 1.3 .733
difference:+16+11.9+12.4+2.1+1.3+3.4+1.3+0.1+0.2-2.5-2.3+5.2+8.9+.067+3.3+6.2+.169
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donte DiVincenzo 10 16.5 6.6 0.8 2.4 3.2 1.2 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.1 2.3 5.1 .451 0.7 2.1 .333 1.3 2.0 .650
difference:+8+24.0+19.4+1.7+0.6+2.3+2.3+1.3+0.3-2.0-2.9+8.2+15.9+.049+3.7+10.0+.233
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

Season 3
Donte DiVincenzo Bernard King
Season 2020-211979-80
Team Milwaukee BucksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donte DiVincenzo 66 27.5 10.4 1.2 4.5 5.8 3.1 1.1 0.2 1.4 1.7 3.8 9.1 .420 2.0 5.2 .379 0.8 1.1 .718
difference:+47+5.4+1.1+0.1+1.1+1.2+0.4+0.7-1.2-1.8+0.1+1.9+.098+2.0+5.2+1.0+2.2+.178
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donte DiVincenzo 3 23.3 2.7 0.7 5.7 6.3 2.7 1.0 0.3 2.0 1.3 1.0 5.3 .188 0.7 4.0 .167 0.0 0.0 -
Bernard King DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Donte DiVincenzo Bernard King
Season 2021-221980-81
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Sacramento KingsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donte DiVincenzo 42 23.9 9.0 1.0 3.1 4.0 2.8 1.1 0.2 1.7 1.6 2.8 8.0 .351 1.8 5.2 .339 1.7 2.0 .843
difference:+39+12.1+12.9+1.2+1.5+2.8+0.7+0.2+0.2-1.6-2.2+6.2+7.4+.237+1.8+5.1+.006+2.1+3.4+.140
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Donte DiVincenzo nor Bernard King played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Donte DiVincenzo Bernard King
Season 2022-231981-82
Team Golden State WarriorsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donte DiVincenzo 72 26.3 9.4 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.5 1.3 0.1 1.6 1.8 3.3 7.5 .435 2.1 5.3 .397 0.8 1.0 .817
difference:+7+9.9+13.8+0.7+0.8+1.4+0.1+0.3+0.2-1.8-1.8+6.1+9.0+.131+2.1+5.2+.197+3.7+5.3+.112
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donte DiVincenzo 13 18.1 5.5 0.8 2.2 3.0 2.8 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.8 4.9 .375 1.2 3.4 .341 0.6 0.9 .667
Bernard King DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
Donte DiVincenzo Bernard King
Season 2023-241982-83
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donte DiVincenzo 81 29.1 15.5 0.8 2.9 3.7 2.7 1.3 0.4 1.4 2.0 5.5 12.4 .443 3.5 8.7 .401 1.1 1.4 .754
difference:+13+3.4+6.4+0.7+0.4+1.1+0.2+0.2-1.5-1.4+3.4+4.4+.085+3.5+8.6+.401+3.0+4.3+.032
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donte DiVincenzo 13 35.8 17.8 1.0 3.0 4.0 2.6 1.2 0.9 1.2 2.2 6.2 14.7 .419 3.5 8.2 .425 2.0 2.3 .867
difference:+7+5.1+5.7+0.3+0.3+0.4+0.9+0.9-0.5-0.5+3.1+1.5+.158+3.3+7.7+.092+2.7+3.5+.067
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

Season 7
Donte DiVincenzo Bernard King
Season 2024-251983-84
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donte DiVincenzo 62 25.9 11.7 0.5 3.2 3.7 3.6 1.2 0.3 1.6 1.8 4.0 9.6 .422 2.8 7.1 .397 0.8 1.0 .778
difference:+15+8.7+14.6+1.1+0.3+1.4+1.5+0.2+0.1-1.0-1.7+6.3+8.5+.150+2.8+7.0+.397+4.9+6.3+.001
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donte DiVincenzo 15 25.1 8.7 0.8 2.3 3.1 3.3 1.4 0.3 1.9 3.0 3.1 8.4 .365 1.9 5.9 .318 0.7 0.9 .769
difference:+3+14.7+26.1+1.5+1.5+3.1+0.3+0.2+0.2-0.7-1.0+10.4+15.1+.209+1.9+5.8+.318+7.1+9.4+.013
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

Additional Years

* Bernard King played 7 seasons more than Donte DiVincenzo in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 14, from 1985 to 1993—Bernard King played in two Playoffs.

In those 7 extra years over Donte DiVincenzo, Bernard King got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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