Bernard King vs. John Wetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Wetzel 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.

John Wetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
John Wetzel: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 John Wetzel 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 John Wetzel 7

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 John Wetzel 2

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 John Wetzel 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 John Wetzel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 John Wetzel 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 John Wetzel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 John Wetzel 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 John Wetzel 1.9

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 John Wetzel 1.4

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 John Wetzel 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 John Wetzel 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 John Wetzel 1,215

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 John Wetzel 682

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 John Wetzel 494

Total Steals Bernard King 866 John Wetzel 133 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 John Wetzel 30 *

Total Games Bernard King 874 John Wetzel 357

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 John Wetzel .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) John Wetzel 4.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) John Wetzel 2.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) John Wetzel 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) John Wetzel 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) John Wetzel 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 John Wetzel 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 John Wetzel 0.8

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 John Wetzel 0.8

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 John Wetzel 8

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 John Wetzel 4

Total Assists Bernard King 65 John Wetzel 4

Total Steals Bernard King 24 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Games Bernard King 28 John Wetzel 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 John Wetzel 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) John Wetzel 2.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) John Wetzel 1.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) John Wetzel 1.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.