Henry Bibby vs. Bernard King Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bernard King and Henry Bibby, 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.

Henry Bibby played 9 years in the NBA, 5 less than Bernard King, who played 14. Henry Bibby had the first of his seasons in 1972-73, 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 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
Henry Bibby 9 6 1972-73 to 1980-81
Bernard King 14 5 1977-78 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Henry Bibby Bernard King
Season 1972-731977-78
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Henry Bibby 55 8.6 4.2 - - 1.5 1.2 - - - 1.2 1.4 3.7 .380 - - - 1.3 1.6 .849
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry Bibby 6 7.2 3.3 - - 0.3 0.5 - - - 0.8 1.3 3.0 .444 - - - 0.7 1.3 .500
Bernard King ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Henry Bibby Bernard King
Season 1973-741978-79
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsNets 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 %
Henry Bibby 66 14.9 7.5 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.4 1.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.2 7.0 .452 - - - 1.1 1.3 .830
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry Bibby 10 8.9 4.2 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.1 0.3 0.0 - 1.5 1.6 4.5 .356 - - - 1.0 1.2 .833
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

Henry Bibby Bernard King
Season 1974-751979-80
Team New York Knicks, New Orleans JazzUtah Jazz
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 %
Henry Bibby 75 18.7 9.0 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.4 0.7 0.0 - 2.1 3.6 8.3 .436 - - - 1.8 2.5 .725
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry Bibby ------- --- ----------
Bernard King ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Henry Bibby Bernard King
Season 1975-761980-81
Team New Orleans JazzGolden State Warriors
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 %
Henry Bibby 79 22.4 9.3 0.7 1.5 2.3 2.8 0.8 0.0 - 2.1 3.4 7.9 .428 - - - 2.5 3.2 .797
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry Bibby ------- --- ----------
Bernard King ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Henry Bibby Bernard King
Season 1976-771981-82
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Henry Bibby 81 32.6 10.2 1.1 2.3 3.4 4.4 1.3 0.1 - 2.5 3.7 8.7 .430 - - - 2.7 3.5 .784
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry Bibby 19 36.4 11.1 1.5 2.3 3.7 3.9 1.3 0.1 - 3.1 4.4 10.4 .421 - - - 2.4 3.1 .763
Bernard King ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Henry Bibby Bernard King
Season 1977-781982-83
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsKnicks 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 %
Henry Bibby 82 30.7 9.1 0.8 2.3 3.1 5.7 1.1 0.1 1.9 2.5 3.5 8.0 .434 - - - 2.1 2.7 .781
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry Bibby 10 28.9 8.6 0.9 2.1 3.0 4.8 1.2 0.0 2.2 2.5 3.3 8.2 .402 - - - 2.0 2.2 .909
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

Henry Bibby Bernard King
Season 1978-791983-84
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisKnicks 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 %
Henry Bibby 82 31.0 12.2 0.9 2.1 3.0 4.5 0.9 0.1 2.4 2.4 4.5 10.6 .423 - - - 3.2 4.1 .794
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry Bibby 9 25.7 8.0 0.9 1.2 2.1 4.7 0.4 0.0 2.4 2.9 2.9 7.4 .388 - - - 2.2 3.3 .667
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

Season 8

Henry Bibby Bernard King
Season 1979-801984-85
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Henry Bibby 82 24.8 9.0 0.8 1.7 2.5 3.7 0.8 0.1 1.8 2.0 3.1 7.6 .401 0.1 0.6 .212 2.8 3.5 .790
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry Bibby 18 22.2 7.5 0.8 1.6 2.4 2.9 0.4 0.0 1.5 1.9 2.5 6.9 .363 0.3 0.7 .385 2.2 2.8 .800
Bernard King ------- --- ----------

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

Season 9

Henry Bibby Bernard King
Season 1980-811986-87
Team San Diego ClippersNew York Knicks
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 %
Henry Bibby 73 15.2 4.6 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.7 0.6 0.0 1.0 1.2 1.6 4.2 .386 0.4 1.3 .337 0.9 1.3 .684
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry Bibby ------- --- ----------
Bernard King ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Henry Bibby Bernard King
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 %
Henry Bibby ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry Bibby ------- --- ----------
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

Season 11

Henry Bibby Bernard King
Season -1988-89
Team -Washington Bullets
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 %
Henry Bibby ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry Bibby ------- --- ----------
Bernard King ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Henry Bibby Bernard King
Season -1989-90
Team -Washington Bullets
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 %
Henry Bibby ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry Bibby ------- --- ----------
Bernard King ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Henry Bibby Bernard King
Season -1990-91
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-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 %
Henry Bibby ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry Bibby ------- --- ----------
Bernard King ------- --- ----------

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

Season 14

Henry Bibby Bernard King
Season -1992-93
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets 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 %
Henry Bibby ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry Bibby ------- --- ----------
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 -