Bernard King vs. Earl Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Shannon 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.

Earl Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Earl Shannon: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Earl Shannon 3

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Earl Shannon 0

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Earl Shannon 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Earl Shannon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Earl Shannon 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Earl Shannon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Earl Shannon 1.3

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Earl Shannon 1,156

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Earl Shannon 177

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 Earl Shannon 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Earl Shannon .305

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Earl Shannon .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Earl Shannon - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Earl Shannon -

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Earl Shannon -

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 Earl Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Earl Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Earl Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Earl Shannon - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.