Cleveland Buckner vs. Bernard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard King and Cleveland Buckner 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

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

Bernard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 Bernard King 0

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 Bernard King 14

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 Bernard King 5

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Bernard King 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cleveland Buckner 0 Bernard King 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Bernard King 4

Scoring Leader Cleveland Buckner 0 Bernard King 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 Bernard King 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 Bernard King 5.8

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 Bernard King 3.3

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Bernard King 1.0

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Bernard King 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 Bernard King 19,655

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 Bernard King 5,060

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 Bernard King 2,863

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Bernard King 866

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Bernard King 230

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 Bernard King 874

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 Bernard King .518

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Bernard King .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 Bernard King .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) Bernard King 32.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) Bernard King 9.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) Bernard King 4.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Bernard King 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Bernard King 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Bernard King 24.5

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Bernard King 4.3

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Bernard King 2.3

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Bernard King 0.9

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Bernard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - Bernard King 687

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - Bernard King 121

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - Bernard King 65

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Bernard King 24

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Bernard King 6

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Bernard King 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Bernard King .559

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Bernard King .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Bernard King .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Bernard King 34.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Bernard King 6.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Bernard King 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Bernard King 2.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Bernard King 0.5 (1984)

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.