Corky Calhoun vs. Bernard King Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bernard King and Corky Calhoun, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Corky Calhoun played 8 years in the NBA, 6 less than Bernard King, who played 14. Corky Calhoun had the first of his seasons in 1972-73, while Bernard King had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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
Corky Calhoun 8 2 1972-73 to 1979-80
Bernard King 14 5 1977-78 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Corky Calhoun Bernard King
Season 1972-731977-78
Team Phoenix SunsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Corky Calhoun 82 24.7 6.0 - - 4.1 0.9 - - - 2.6 2.6 5.5 .469 - - - 0.9 1.2 .740
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Bernard King ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Corky Calhoun Bernard King
Season 1973-741978-79
Team Phoenix SunsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corky Calhoun 77 28.7 8.2 1.5 3.8 5.3 1.8 0.9 0.4 - 3.3 3.5 7.5 .461 - - - 1.3 1.7 .760
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
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

Season 3

Corky Calhoun Bernard King
Season 1974-751979-80
Team Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Corky Calhoun 70 19.7 4.6 1.6 2.3 3.8 1.1 0.8 0.4 - 2.6 1.9 4.5 .415 - - - 0.8 1.1 .753
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Bernard King ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Corky Calhoun Bernard King
Season 1975-761980-81
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Corky Calhoun 76 23.9 5.4 1.5 2.9 4.5 1.1 0.8 0.5 - 2.8 2.3 4.8 .467 - - - 0.9 1.1 .783
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Bernard King ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Corky Calhoun Bernard King
Season 1976-771981-82
Team Portland Trail BlazersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Corky Calhoun 70 10.6 3.4 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 - 1.8 1.2 2.6 .464 - - - 0.9 1.2 .776
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corky Calhoun 12 7.8 2.3 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 - 1.3 1.1 2.1 .520 - - - 0.2 0.3 .667
Bernard King ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Corky Calhoun Bernard King
Season 1977-781982-83
Team Portland Trail BlazersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf SemisKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corky Calhoun 79 17.3 5.3 0.9 1.8 2.7 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.2 4.6 .479 - - - 0.8 1.0 .868
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corky Calhoun 6 18.2 5.7 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.5 4.8 .517 - - - 0.7 1.2 .571
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

Season 7

Corky Calhoun Bernard King
Season 1978-791983-84
Team Indiana PacersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corky Calhoun 81 16.4 4.7 0.8 2.1 2.9 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.7 2.3 1.9 4.1 .457 - - - 0.9 1.1 .837
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
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

Season 8

Corky Calhoun Bernard King
Season 1979-801984-85
Team Indiana PacersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Corky Calhoun 7 4.3 1.1 1.0 0.4 1.4 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.6 1.3 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.3 .000
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Bernard King ------- --- ----------

Note: Bernard King didn't play in 1985-86.

Season 9

Corky Calhoun Bernard King
Season -1986-87
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Bernard King ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Corky Calhoun Bernard King
Season -1987-88
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
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

Season 11

Corky Calhoun Bernard King
Season -1988-89
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Bernard King ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Corky Calhoun Bernard King
Season -1989-90
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Bernard King ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Corky Calhoun Bernard King
Season -1990-91
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -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 %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Bernard King ------- --- ----------

Note: Bernard King didn't play in 1991-92.

Season 14

Corky Calhoun Bernard King
Season -1992-93
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
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 -