James Edwards vs. Bernard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard King and James Edwards 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

James Edwards

vs.

Bernard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Edwards: 1977-78 to 1995-96
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Edwards 3 Bernard King 0

NBA Seasons James Edwards 19 Bernard King 14

Playoffs Played James Edwards 11 Bernard King 5

All-Star Games James Edwards 0 Bernard King 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Edwards 0 Bernard King 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Edwards 0 Bernard King 4

Scoring Leader James Edwards 0 Bernard King 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 12.7 Bernard King 22.5

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 5.1 Bernard King 5.8

Assists Per Game James Edwards 1.3 Bernard King 3.3

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Bernard King 1.0

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.7 Bernard King 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 14,862 Bernard King 19,655

Total Rebounds James Edwards 6,004 Bernard King 5,060

Total Assists James Edwards 1,499 Bernard King 2,863

Total Steals James Edwards 420 Bernard King 866

Total Blocks James Edwards 867 Bernard King 230

Total Games James Edwards 1,168 Bernard King 874

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .495 Bernard King .518

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .048 * Bernard King .172 *

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .698 Bernard King .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 16.7 (1982) Bernard King 32.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 8.5 (1979) Bernard King 9.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.6 (1981) Bernard King 4.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.7 (1979) Bernard King 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 1.6 (1981) Bernard King 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 9.3 Bernard King 24.5

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 3.2 Bernard King 4.3

Assists Per Game James Edwards 0.8 Bernard King 2.3

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.2 Bernard King 0.9

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Bernard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 1,030 Bernard King 687

Total Rebounds James Edwards 354 Bernard King 121

Total Assists James Edwards 84 Bernard King 65

Total Steals James Edwards 17 Bernard King 24

Total Blocks James Edwards 46 Bernard King 6

Total Games James Edwards 111 Bernard King 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .468 Bernard King .559

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .000 * Bernard King .250 *

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .682 Bernard King .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 14.3 (1990) Bernard King 34.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 7.0 (1981) Bernard King 6.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.5 (1981) Bernard King 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.5 (1981) Bernard King 2.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.6 (1984) 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.