Bernard King vs. Tom Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Patterson 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.

Tom Patterson

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Tom Patterson 2

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Tom Patterson 1

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Tom Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Tom Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Tom Patterson 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Tom Patterson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Tom Patterson 1.0

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Tom Patterson 0.2

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Tom Patterson 56

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Tom Patterson 24

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Tom Patterson 5

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Bernard King 874 Tom Patterson 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Tom Patterson .420

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Tom Patterson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Tom Patterson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Tom Patterson 0.0

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Tom Patterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Tom Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Tom Patterson 0

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Tom Patterson 0

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Tom Patterson 0

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Bernard King 28 Tom Patterson 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Tom Patterson -

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Tom Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Tom Patterson - *

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.