Bernard King vs. Bill Thieben Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Thieben and Bernard King that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bernard King

vs.

Bill Thieben

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Bill Thieben: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Bill Thieben 2

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Bill Thieben 1

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Bill Thieben 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Bill Thieben 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Bill Thieben 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Bill Thieben 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Bill Thieben 3.2

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Bill Thieben 0.3

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Bill Thieben 337

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Bill Thieben 272

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Bill Thieben 24

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 Bill Thieben 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Bill Thieben .331

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Bill Thieben .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Bill Thieben 4.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Bill Thieben 3.6 (1957)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Bill Thieben 0.3 (1957)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Bill Thieben - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Bill Thieben 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Bill Thieben 3.0

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Bill Thieben 1.5

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Bill Thieben 14

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Bill Thieben 6

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Bill Thieben 3

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 Bill Thieben 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Bill Thieben .857

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Bill Thieben .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Bill Thieben 7.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Bill Thieben 3.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Bill Thieben 1.5 (1957)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.