Bernard King vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward 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.

Gerry Ward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Gerry Ward 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Gerry Ward 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Gerry Ward 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Gerry Ward 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Gerry Ward - 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.