George Karl vs. Bernard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard King and George Karl 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

George Karl

vs.

Bernard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Karl 0 Bernard King 0

NBA Seasons George Karl 2 Bernard King 14

Playoffs Played George Karl 1 Bernard King 5

All-Star Games George Karl 0 Bernard King 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Karl 0 Bernard King 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Karl 0 Bernard King 4

Scoring Leader George Karl 0 Bernard King 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 2.6 Bernard King 22.5

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.7 Bernard King 5.8

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.5 Bernard King 3.3

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 Bernard King 1.0

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Bernard King 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 85 Bernard King 19,655

Total Rebounds George Karl 22 Bernard King 5,060

Total Assists George Karl 51 Bernard King 2,863

Total Steals George Karl 11 Bernard King 866

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Bernard King 230

Total Games George Karl 33 Bernard King 874

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl .342 Bernard King .518

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** Bernard King .172 *

Free Throw Percentage George Karl .705 Bernard King .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 2.7 (1977) Bernard King 32.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 1.3 (1978) Bernard King 9.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.6 (1977) Bernard King 4.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 (1977) Bernard King 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1978) Bernard King 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 Bernard King 24.5

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 Bernard King 4.3

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 Bernard King 2.3

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 Bernard King 0.9

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Bernard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 0 Bernard King 687

Total Rebounds George Karl 0 Bernard King 121

Total Assists George Karl 0 Bernard King 65

Total Steals George Karl 0 Bernard King 24

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Bernard King 6

Total Games George Karl 1 Bernard King 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl - Bernard King .559

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** Bernard King .250 *

Free Throw Percentage George Karl - Bernard King .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Bernard King 34.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Bernard King 6.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Bernard King 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Bernard King 2.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.