Bernard King vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield Smith 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.

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Garfield Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Garfield Smith 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Garfield Smith .385

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Garfield Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Garfield Smith .200

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Garfield Smith - 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.