Steve Francis vs. Bernard King: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Steve Francis and Bernard King all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings
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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Steve Francis, with a career spanning 9 seasons from 2000 to 2008, and Bernard King, with 14 seasons played from 1978 to 1993, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Steve Francis vs. Bernard King
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Steve Francis Bernard King Steve Francis Bernard King
Points
+300th
54th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
278th
+300th
+300th
Assists
183rd
265th
+300th
+300th
Steals
277th
265th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
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Steve Francis vs. Bernard King
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Steve Francis Bernard King Steve Francis Bernard King
Points
130th
36th
113rd
34th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
121st
+300th
Assists
67th
+300th
20th
+300th
Steals
87th
+300th
101st
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th

The 3-point shot was implemented in the 1979-80 season.
* Some years in Bernard King's career don't have data for these stats.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steve Francis Bernard King Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
54th
+246 10,446 vs. 19,6559,209
Rebounds
+300th
278th
+22 3,215 vs. 5,0601,845
Assists
183rd
265th
82 3,473 vs. 2,863610
Steals
277th
265th
12 846 vs. 86620
Blocks
+300th
+300th
223 vs. 2307
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
168th
+132 960 vs. 1,704744
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
241st
+59 2,255 vs. 3,3561,101
Field Goals Made
+300th
47th
+253 3,543 vs. 7,8304,287
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
70th
+230 8,267 vs. 15,1096,842
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
575 vs. 23552
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,684 vs. 1341,550
Free Throws Made
208th
82nd
126 2,785 vs. 3,9721,187
Free Throws Attempted
224th
71st
153 3,494 vs. 5,4441,950

Games and Years:

Steve Francis Bernard King Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
576 vs. 874298
Seasons
+300th
190th
+110 9 vs. 145

Triple-Doubles:

Steve Francis Bernard King Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
83rd
202nd
119 7 vs. 25

Rankings by Points Scored:

Steve Francis Bernard King Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
26th
+274 1 vs. 4544
50+ point games
-
14th
0 vs. 88
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steve Francis Bernard King Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
96 vs. 687591
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
42 vs. 12179
Assists
+300th
+300th
38 vs. 6527
Steals
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 2417
Blocks
+300th
+300th
1 vs. 65
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
6 vs. 4539
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
36 vs. 7640
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
30 vs. 269239
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
70 vs. 481411
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 16
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
17 vs. 413
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
29 vs. 148119
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
40 vs. 203163

Games and Years:

Steve Francis Bernard King Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
5 vs. 2823
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
1 vs. 54

Triple-Doubles:

Steve Francis Bernard King Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
38th
+300th
1 vs. 01

Rankings by Points Scored:

Steve Francis Bernard King Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
20th
0 vs. 77
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steve Francis Bernard King Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
130th
36th
94 18.14 vs. 22.494.35
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
5.58 vs. 5.790.21
Assists per game
67th
+300th
+233 6.03 vs. 3.282.75
Steals per game
87th
+300th
+213 1.47 vs. 0.990.48
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.39 vs. 0.260.12
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
232nd
+68 1.67 vs. 1.950.28
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.91 vs. 3.840.08
Field Goals Made per game
216th
21st
195 6.15 vs. 8.962.81
Field Goals Attempted per game
165th
43rd
122 14.35 vs. 17.292.93
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
1.00 vs. 0.030.97
3-Pointers Attempted per game
276th
+300th
+24 2.92 vs. 0.192.74
Free Throws Made per game
63rd
81st
18 4.84 vs. 4.540.29
Free Throws Attempted per game
74th
63rd
11 6.07 vs. 6.230.16

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steve Francis Bernard King Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
113rd
34th
79 19.20 vs. 24.545.34
Rebounds per game
121st
+300th
+179 8.40 vs. 4.324.08
Assists per game
20th
+300th
+280 7.60 vs. 2.325.28
Steals per game
101st
+300th
+199 1.40 vs. 0.860.54
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.20 vs. 0.210.01
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.20 vs. 1.610.41
Defensive Rebounds per game
37th
+300th
+263 7.20 vs. 2.714.49
Field Goals Made per game
210th
20th
190 6.00 vs. 9.613.61
Field Goals Attempted per game
187th
75th
112 14.00 vs. 17.183.18
3-Pointers Made per game
180th
+300th
+120 1.40 vs. 0.041.36
3-Pointers Attempted per game
235th
+300th
+65 3.40 vs. 0.153.25
Free Throws Made per game
41st
67th
26 5.80 vs. 5.290.51
Free Throws Attempted per game
27th
44th
17 8.00 vs. 7.250.75

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.