Jim Cleamons vs. Bernard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard King and Jim Cleamons 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

Jim Cleamons

vs.

Bernard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Bernard King 0

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Bernard King 14

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Bernard King 5

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Bernard King 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Cleamons 0 Bernard King 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 0 Bernard King 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Bernard King 0

Scoring Leader Jim Cleamons 0 Bernard King 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 Bernard King 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Bernard King 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Bernard King 3.3

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Bernard King 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Bernard King 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Bernard King 19,655

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Bernard King 5,060

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Bernard King 2,863

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Bernard King 866

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Bernard King 230

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Bernard King 874

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Bernard King .518

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Bernard King .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Bernard King .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Bernard King 32.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Bernard King 9.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Bernard King 4.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Bernard King 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Bernard King 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Bernard King 24.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Bernard King 4.3

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Bernard King 2.3

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Bernard King 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Bernard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Bernard King 687

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Bernard King 121

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Bernard King 65

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Bernard King 24

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Bernard King 6

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Bernard King 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Bernard King .559

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * Bernard King .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Bernard King .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Bernard King 34.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Bernard King 6.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Bernard King 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Bernard King 2.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * Bernard King 0.5 (1984)

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.