Shane Battier vs. Bernard King Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bernard King and Shane Battier, 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.
Shane Battier played 13 years in the NBA, 1 less than Bernard King, who played 14. Shane Battier had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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 |
Shane Battier |
13 |
10 |
2001-02 to 2013-14 |
Bernard King |
14 |
5 |
1977-78 to 1992-93 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Shane Battier |
Bernard King |
Season |
2001-02 | 1977-78 |
Team |
Memphis Grizzlies | New Jersey Nets |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
78 |
39.7 |
14.4 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
5.4 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
12.3 |
.429 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.373 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
.700 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
78 |
30.6 |
9.7 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
7.3 |
.483 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
.398 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.828 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
79 |
24.6 |
8.5 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
.446 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.349 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
.732 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
4 |
18.0 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
4.3 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
.400 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.429 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.667 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
80 |
31.5 |
9.9 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
5.2 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
7.7 |
.442 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
.395 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.789 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
4 |
29.5 |
7.3 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
6.8 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
7.8 |
.419 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
.143 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.400 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
81 |
35.0 |
10.1 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
7.7 |
.488 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.394 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.707 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
4 |
32.3 |
6.0 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
5.8 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
.500 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
.286 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.333 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
82 |
36.4 |
10.1 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
8.0 |
.446 |
1.9 |
4.5 |
.421 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.779 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
7 |
38.9 |
10.3 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
7.3 |
.451 |
2.7 |
6.1 |
.442 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
.875 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
80 |
36.3 |
9.3 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
5.1 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
7.7 |
.428 |
1.7 |
4.6 |
.377 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.743 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
6 |
41.0 |
10.0 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
7.5 |
.444 |
2.0 |
4.2 |
.480 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.727 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
60 |
33.9 |
7.3 |
0.9 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
5.9 |
.410 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.384 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.821 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
13 |
38.2 |
8.1 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
.407 |
1.3 |
4.2 |
.315 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
.957 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
67 |
32.4 |
8.0 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
6.7 |
.398 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
.362 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.726 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
82 |
29.0 |
7.6 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
.450 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
.382 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.688 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
13 |
26.1 |
5.5 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
.439 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
.276 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.667 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
65 |
23.1 |
4.8 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
.387 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.339 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.622 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
23 |
33.4 |
7.0 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
6.1 |
.379 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
.382 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.813 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
72 |
24.8 |
6.6 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
.420 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.430 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.842 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
22 |
17.8 |
4.7 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
.290 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
.295 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.821 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
73 |
20.1 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
.382 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
.348 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.652 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
16 |
12.6 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
.462 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
.450 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
.800 |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Shane Battier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
- |