Jim King vs. Taurean Prince Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Taurean Prince and Jim 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.

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.

Jim King played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Taurean Prince, who played 8. Jim King had the first of his seasons in 1963-64, while Taurean Prince had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Jim King 10 9 1963-64 to 1972-73
Taurean Prince 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim King Taurean Prince
Season 1963-642016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisHawks 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 %
Jim King 60 12.7 3.9 - - 1.9 1.8 - - - 1.7 1.4 3.3 .424 - - - 1.1 1.7 .653
Taurean Prince 59 16.6 5.7 0.4 2.2 2.7 0.9 0.7 0.5 1.0 1.6 1.9 4.8 .400 0.6 1.7 .324 1.3 1.6 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim King 4 12.8 3.0 - - 1.0 1.5 - - - 0.5 1.0 2.5 .400 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Taurean Prince 6 31.2 11.2 1.2 4.2 5.3 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.2 1.5 4.8 8.7 .558 0.7 2.3 .286 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 2
Jim King Taurean Prince
Season 1964-652017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Jim King 77 21.7 6.3 - - 2.8 2.3 - - - 2.5 2.4 6.1 .392 - - - 1.5 2.0 .781
Taurean Prince 82 30.0 14.1 0.6 4.1 4.7 2.6 1.0 0.5 2.3 2.0 5.1 11.9 .426 2.1 5.6 .385 1.9 2.2 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim King 11 16.7 6.5 - - 3.3 2.2 - - - 2.6 2.5 5.7 .444 - - - 1.4 1.5 .882
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jim King Taurean Prince
Season 1965-662018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Jim King 76 19.7 7.5 - - 2.7 2.9 - - - 2.4 3.1 7.2 .437 - - - 1.2 1.5 .817
Taurean Prince 55 28.2 13.5 0.4 3.2 3.6 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.8 2.6 4.8 10.8 .441 2.2 5.7 .390 1.7 2.1 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim King 13 22.1 6.3 - - 2.5 2.4 - - - 3.1 2.7 6.5 .417 - - - 0.9 1.3 .706
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jim King Taurean Prince
Season 1966-672019-20
Team San Francisco WarriorsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Jim King 67 24.9 11.1 - - 4.8 3.6 - - - 2.9 4.3 10.2 .418 - - - 2.6 3.3 .787
Taurean Prince 64 29.0 12.1 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.8 0.9 0.4 2.0 2.5 4.3 11.5 .376 2.3 6.7 .339 1.1 1.4 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim King 15 30.5 16.3 - - 6.7 3.3 - - - 3.9 6.8 14.4 .472 - - - 2.7 3.9 .690
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jim King Taurean Prince
Season 1967-682020-21
Team San Francisco WarriorsBrooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
Jim King 54 32.3 16.6 - - 4.5 4.2 - - - 3.2 6.3 14.8 .425 - - - 4.0 5.0 .810
Taurean Prince 41 22.1 9.5 0.5 3.0 3.5 1.9 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.8 3.2 8.0 .401 1.5 3.8 .400 1.6 1.9 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim King 9 12.6 4.9 - - 2.1 2.2 - - - 1.7 1.8 4.2 .421 - - - 1.3 2.1 .632
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jim King Taurean Prince
Season 1968-692021-22
Team San Francisco WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Div SemisTimberwolves Lost West 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 %
Jim King 46 22.0 7.7 - - 2.6 2.7 - - - 2.2 3.0 8.6 .348 - - - 1.7 2.3 .722
Taurean Prince 69 17.1 7.3 0.4 2.1 2.5 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.7 2.6 5.7 .454 1.2 3.3 .376 0.9 1.2 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim King 6 23.7 12.0 - - 4.2 2.8 - - - 1.7 4.8 13.0 .372 - - - 2.3 3.0 .778
Taurean Prince 5 13.0 6.0 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.0 5.4 .370 0.8 2.8 .286 1.2 1.4 .857

Season 7
Jim King Taurean Prince
Season 1969-702022-23
Team San Francisco Warriors, Cincinnati RoyalsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West 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 %
Jim King 34 11.5 4.1 - - 1.8 1.5 - - - 1.4 1.6 3.8 .411 - - - 1.0 1.2 .805
Taurean Prince 54 22.1 9.1 0.3 2.2 2.4 1.6 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.3 3.3 7.0 .467 1.4 3.6 .381 1.2 1.4 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim King ------- --- ----------
Taurean Prince 5 20.0 7.8 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.8 2.4 6.6 .364 1.6 4.2 .381 1.4 1.8 .778

Season 8
Jim King Taurean Prince
Season 1970-712023-24
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup In-Season Tournament Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim King 55 11.7 4.8 - - 1.2 1.4 - - - 1.0 1.8 4.1 .439 - - - 1.2 1.4 .810
Taurean Prince 78 27.0 8.9 0.3 2.7 2.9 1.5 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.9 3.2 7.3 .442 1.8 4.6 .396 0.6 0.9 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim King 7 21.0 6.6 - - 3.0 3.9 - - - 3.6 2.7 6.4 .422 - - - 1.1 1.7 .667
Taurean Prince 5 22.2 7.4 0.2 2.2 2.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.8 2.4 5.8 .414 1.0 3.4 .294 1.6 1.6 1.000

Season 9
Jim King Taurean Prince
Season 1971-72-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West 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 %
Jim King 73 13.9 5.7 - - 1.1 1.4 - - - 1.4 2.2 4.9 .455 - - - 1.2 1.5 .788
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim King 4 14.0 6.5 - - 1.5 1.3 - - - 2.8 2.8 6.0 .458 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Jim King Taurean Prince
Season 1972-73-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West 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 %
Jim King 65 12.1 4.2 - - 1.2 1.2 - - - 1.2 1.8 4.0 .441 - - - 0.7 0.8 .846
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim King 4 3.5 1.3 - - 0.3 0.5 - - - 0.8 0.5 1.5 .333 - - - 0.3 0.5 .500
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------
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