Bernard King vs. Bob Lanier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Lanier 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.

Bob Lanier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Bob Lanier: 1970-71 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Bob Lanier 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Bob Lanier 14

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Bob Lanier 9

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Bob Lanier 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Bob Lanier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Bob Lanier 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Bob Lanier 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Bob Lanier 20.1

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Bob Lanier 10.1

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Bob Lanier 3.1

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Bob Lanier 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Bob Lanier 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Bob Lanier 19,248

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Bob Lanier 9,698

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Bob Lanier 3,007

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Bob Lanier 777 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Bob Lanier 1,100 *

Total Games Bernard King 874 Bob Lanier 959

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Bob Lanier .514

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Bob Lanier .154 *

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Bob Lanier .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Bob Lanier 25.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Bob Lanier 14.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Bob Lanier 4.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Bob Lanier 1.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Bob Lanier 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Bob Lanier 18.6

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Bob Lanier 9.6

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Bob Lanier 3.5

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Bob Lanier 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Bob Lanier 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Bob Lanier 1,244

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Bob Lanier 645

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Bob Lanier 235

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Bob Lanier 62 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Bob Lanier 99 *

Total Games Bernard King 28 Bob Lanier 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Bob Lanier .532

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Bob Lanier .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Bob Lanier .768

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Bob Lanier 28.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Bob Lanier 16.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Bob Lanier 6.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Bob Lanier 1.7 (1981) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Bob Lanier 4.0 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.