John Johnson vs. Bernard King Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bernard King and John Johnson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
John Johnson played 12 years in the NBA, 2 less than Bernard King, who played 14. John Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, 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 |
John Johnson |
12 |
5 |
1970-71 to 1981-82 |
Bernard King |
14 |
5 |
1977-78 to 1992-93 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
John Johnson |
Bernard King |
Season |
1970-71 | 1977-78 |
Team |
Cleveland Cavaliers | New Jersey Nets |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
John Johnson |
67 |
34.5 |
16.6 |
- |
- |
6.8 |
4.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
6.5 |
15.4 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.4 |
.805 |
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 |
% |
John Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Johnson |
82 |
37.1 |
17.0 |
- |
- |
7.7 |
5.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
6.8 |
15.7 |
.433 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.3 |
.785 |
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 |
% |
John Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Johnson |
82 |
34.3 |
14.4 |
- |
- |
6.7 |
3.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
6.0 |
13.9 |
.430 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.734 |
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 |
% |
John Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Johnson |
69 |
33.1 |
16.4 |
2.3 |
5.1 |
7.5 |
4.1 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
- |
3.2 |
6.7 |
14.3 |
.464 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.812 |
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 |
% |
John Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 5 |
|
John Johnson |
Bernard King |
Season |
1974-75 | 1981-82 |
Team |
Portland Trail Blazers | Golden State Warriors |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-NBA Second Team |
- | All-Star Game |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
John Johnson |
80 |
31.8 |
16.1 |
2.0 |
4.2 |
6.3 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
- |
3.1 |
6.6 |
13.5 |
.487 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.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 |
% |
John Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Johnson |
76 |
22.3 |
9.9 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
4.4 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
- |
2.6 |
4.2 |
9.2 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.0 |
.774 |
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 |
% |
John Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Johnson |
79 |
22.0 |
9.3 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
- |
2.5 |
4.0 |
8.8 |
.458 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.7 |
.712 |
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 |
% |
John Johnson |
12 |
12.2 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.0 |
5.1 |
.393 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Johnson |
77 |
23.7 |
10.6 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
10.7 |
.415 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.751 |
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 |
% |
John Johnson |
22 |
27.1 |
10.1 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
4.5 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
4.3 |
10.2 |
.424 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.1 |
.696 |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Bernard King didn't play in 1985-86.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Johnson |
82 |
29.1 |
11.0 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
10.0 |
.434 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.760 |
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 |
% |
John Johnson |
17 |
36.2 |
12.2 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
6.8 |
5.4 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
4.9 |
10.3 |
.474 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.8 |
.641 |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Johnson |
81 |
31.3 |
11.3 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
4.7 |
9.5 |
.488 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.801 |
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 |
% |
John Johnson |
15 |
32.4 |
12.4 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
6.8 |
5.7 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
3.7 |
3.0 |
5.2 |
10.5 |
.494 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.811 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Johnson |
80 |
29.1 |
11.5 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
4.7 |
10.8 |
.431 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.808 |
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 |
% |
John Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Johnson |
14 |
13.4 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
.489 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.750 |
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 |
% |
John Johnson |
7 |
22.7 |
5.4 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
4.9 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
.395 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.727 |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
John Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Bernard King didn't play in 1991-92.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
John Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
- |