Bernard King vs. Rod Thorn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Thorn 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.

Rod Thorn

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Rod Thorn: 1963-64 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Rod Thorn 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Rod Thorn 8

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Rod Thorn 2

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Rod Thorn 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Rod Thorn 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Rod Thorn 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Rod Thorn 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Rod Thorn 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Rod Thorn 3.1

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Rod Thorn 2.6

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Rod Thorn 5,012

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Rod Thorn 1,463

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Rod Thorn 1,214

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 Rod Thorn 466

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Rod Thorn .433

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Rod Thorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Rod Thorn .723

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Rod Thorn 15.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Rod Thorn 4.8 (1964)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Rod Thorn 3.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Rod Thorn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Rod Thorn 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Rod Thorn 2.4

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Rod Thorn 1.1

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Rod Thorn 129

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Rod Thorn 45

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Rod Thorn 21

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 Rod Thorn 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Rod Thorn .388

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Rod Thorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Rod Thorn .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Rod Thorn 10.1 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Rod Thorn 3.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Rod Thorn 1.2 (1967)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Rod Thorn - 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.