Bernard King vs. Larry Steele Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Steele 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.

Larry Steele

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Larry Steele 1

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Larry Steele 9

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Larry Steele 3

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Larry Steele 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Larry Steele 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Larry Steele 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Larry Steele 0

Steals Leader Bernard King 0 Larry Steele 1 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Larry Steele 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Larry Steele 2.9

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Larry Steele 2.8

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Larry Steele 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Larry Steele 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Larry Steele 5,009

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Larry Steele 1,781

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Larry Steele 1,719

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Larry Steele 846 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Larry Steele 96 *

Total Games Bernard King 874 Larry Steele 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Larry Steele .483

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Larry Steele .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Larry Steele .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Larry Steele 10.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Larry Steele 3.9 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Larry Steele 4.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Larry Steele 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Larry Steele 2.4

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Larry Steele 1.4

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Larry Steele 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Larry Steele 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Larry Steele 185

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Larry Steele 64

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Larry Steele 39

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Larry Steele 26 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Larry Steele 2 *

Total Games Bernard King 28 Larry Steele 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Larry Steele .424

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Larry Steele - *

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Larry Steele .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Larry Steele 13.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Larry Steele 4.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Larry Steele 2.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) *

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.