Bernard King vs. JaKarr Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaKarr Sampson 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.

JaKarr Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 JaKarr Sampson 6

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 JaKarr Sampson 1

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 JaKarr Sampson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 JaKarr Sampson 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 JaKarr Sampson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 JaKarr Sampson 2.7

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 JaKarr Sampson 0.7

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 JaKarr Sampson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 JaKarr Sampson 1,233

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 JaKarr Sampson 628

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 JaKarr Sampson 161

Total Steals Bernard King 866 JaKarr Sampson 91

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 JaKarr Sampson 110

Total Games Bernard King 874 JaKarr Sampson 236

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 JaKarr Sampson .471

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * JaKarr Sampson .248

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 JaKarr Sampson .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 JaKarr Sampson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 JaKarr Sampson 3.3

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 JaKarr Sampson 1.0

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 JaKarr Sampson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 JaKarr Sampson 20

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 JaKarr Sampson 13

Total Assists Bernard King 65 JaKarr Sampson 4

Total Steals Bernard King 24 JaKarr Sampson 2

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 JaKarr Sampson 0

Total Games Bernard King 28 JaKarr Sampson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 JaKarr Sampson .625

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * JaKarr Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 JaKarr Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.