Bernard King vs. Josh Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Smith and Bernard King, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Bernard King played 14 years in the NBA, 1 more than Josh Smith, who played 13. Bernard King had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, while Josh Smith had his rookie season in 2004-05. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Bernard King |
14 |
5 |
1977-78 to 1992-93 |
Josh Smith |
13 |
8 |
2004-05 to 2017-18 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
Bernard King |
Josh Smith |
Season |
1977-78 | 2004-05 |
Team |
New Jersey Nets | Atlanta Hawks |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
- | All-Rookie Second Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
79 |
39.1 |
24.2 |
3.4 |
6.2 |
9.5 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
10.1 |
21.1 |
.479 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.8 |
.677 |
Josh Smith |
74 |
27.7 |
9.7 |
2.0 |
4.2 |
6.2 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
3.7 |
8.1 |
.455 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.174 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
.688 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
82 |
34.9 |
21.6 |
3.1 |
5.1 |
8.2 |
3.6 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
8.7 |
16.6 |
.522 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
7.5 |
.564 |
Josh Smith |
80 |
32.0 |
11.3 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
6.6 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
9.7 |
.425 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.309 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
.719 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
2 |
40.5 |
26.0 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
5.5 |
3.5 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
10.5 |
21.0 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
12.0 |
.417 |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
19 |
22.1 |
9.3 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
2.7 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
7.2 |
.518 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
3.3 |
.540 |
Josh Smith |
72 |
36.8 |
16.4 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
8.6 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
6.1 |
13.8 |
.439 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
.250 |
3.7 |
5.4 |
.693 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
81 |
36.0 |
21.9 |
2.2 |
4.6 |
6.8 |
3.5 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
9.0 |
15.4 |
.588 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
3.8 |
5.4 |
.703 |
Josh Smith |
81 |
35.5 |
17.2 |
2.0 |
6.2 |
8.2 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
6.4 |
14.0 |
.457 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.253 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
.710 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Smith |
7 |
33.9 |
15.7 |
1.0 |
5.4 |
6.4 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
12.6 |
.398 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
.167 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
.841 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
79 |
36.2 |
23.2 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
5.9 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
9.4 |
16.5 |
.566 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
4.5 |
6.3 |
.705 |
Josh Smith |
69 |
35.1 |
15.6 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
7.2 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
6.1 |
12.3 |
.492 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.299 |
3.1 |
5.2 |
.588 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Smith |
11 |
37.3 |
17.1 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
7.5 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
6.1 |
14.5 |
.421 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
.133 |
4.7 |
6.5 |
.732 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
68 |
32.5 |
21.9 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
8.9 |
16.8 |
.528 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.1 |
5.7 |
.722 |
Josh Smith |
81 |
35.4 |
15.7 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
8.7 |
4.2 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
12.3 |
.505 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.2 |
5.2 |
.618 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
6 |
30.7 |
23.5 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
9.3 |
16.2 |
.577 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.333 |
4.7 |
5.8 |
.800 |
Josh Smith |
11 |
35.6 |
14.1 |
3.4 |
5.6 |
9.0 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
5.6 |
11.7 |
.481 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.333 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
.659 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
77 |
34.6 |
26.3 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
5.1 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
10.3 |
18.1 |
.572 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
5.7 |
7.3 |
.779 |
Josh Smith |
77 |
34.4 |
16.5 |
1.7 |
6.8 |
8.5 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
6.5 |
13.5 |
.477 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.331 |
3.0 |
4.1 |
.725 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
12 |
39.8 |
34.8 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
6.2 |
3.0 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
13.5 |
23.5 |
.574 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
7.8 |
10.3 |
.756 |
Josh Smith |
12 |
36.5 |
15.1 |
1.5 |
7.0 |
8.5 |
2.9 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
5.8 |
14.3 |
.404 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
.125 |
3.3 |
5.6 |
.597 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
55 |
37.5 |
32.9 |
2.1 |
3.7 |
5.8 |
3.7 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
12.6 |
23.7 |
.530 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.100 |
7.7 |
10.0 |
.772 |
Josh Smith |
66 |
35.3 |
18.8 |
2.1 |
7.5 |
9.6 |
3.9 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
7.6 |
16.7 |
.458 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
.257 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
.630 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Smith |
5 |
39.2 |
16.8 |
2.0 |
11.6 |
13.6 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
6.8 |
17.6 |
.386 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
.000 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.762 |
Note: Bernard King didn't play in 1985-86.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
6 |
35.7 |
22.7 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
5.3 |
3.2 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
8.7 |
17.5 |
.495 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.3 |
7.2 |
.744 |
Josh Smith |
76 |
35.3 |
17.5 |
1.8 |
6.7 |
8.4 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
7.2 |
15.6 |
.465 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
.303 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
.517 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Smith |
6 |
33.2 |
17.0 |
1.7 |
5.8 |
7.5 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
6.5 |
15.0 |
.433 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
.250 |
3.2 |
6.0 |
.528 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
69 |
29.6 |
17.2 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
13.6 |
.501 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
.762 |
Josh Smith |
77 |
35.5 |
16.4 |
1.3 |
5.4 |
6.8 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
6.7 |
16.0 |
.419 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
.264 |
2.1 |
3.9 |
.532 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
5 |
33.6 |
13.8 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
5.2 |
10.6 |
.491 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.4 |
4.2 |
.810 |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
81 |
31.6 |
20.7 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
4.7 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
8.1 |
16.9 |
.477 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.167 |
4.5 |
5.4 |
.819 |
Josh Smith |
83 |
27.7 |
12.4 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
6.4 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
11.9 |
.419 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
.316 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
.498 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Smith |
17 |
23.3 |
13.5 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
11.4 |
.438 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
.380 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.432 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
82 |
32.8 |
22.4 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
8.7 |
17.8 |
.487 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.130 |
5.0 |
6.3 |
.803 |
Josh Smith |
55 |
16.0 |
6.0 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
.364 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
.287 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
.552 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Smith |
4 |
9.5 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
.462 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
Note: Josh Smith didn't play in 2016-17.
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Season 13 |
|
Bernard King |
Josh Smith |
Season |
1990-91 | 2017-18 |
Team |
Washington Bullets | New Orleans Pelicans |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA Third Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
64 |
37.5 |
28.4 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
4.0 |
2.9 |
11.1 |
23.6 |
.472 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.216 |
6.0 |
7.6 |
.790 |
Josh Smith |
3 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Bernard King didn't play in 1991-92.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
32 |
13.4 |
7.0 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
5.5 |
.514 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.286 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.684 |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bernard King |
3 |
8.0 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
.571 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |