Bernard King vs. Justus Thigpen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Justus Thigpen 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.

Justus Thigpen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Justus Thigpen: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Justus Thigpen 2

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Justus Thigpen 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Justus Thigpen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Justus Thigpen 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Justus Thigpen 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Justus Thigpen 0.5

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Justus Thigpen 0.4

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Justus Thigpen 48

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Justus Thigpen 10

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Justus Thigpen 8

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Games Bernard King 874 Justus Thigpen 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Justus Thigpen .400

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Justus Thigpen -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Justus Thigpen 2.6 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Justus Thigpen 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Justus Thigpen 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Justus Thigpen - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Justus Thigpen -

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Justus Thigpen -

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Justus Thigpen -

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Games Bernard King 28 Justus Thigpen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Justus Thigpen -

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Justus Thigpen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Justus Thigpen - *

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.