Bernard King SF  #30

Full Name: Bernard King, Sr.

Current Team: N/A

Born: Dec 4, 1956 (67 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Brooklyn, New York

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-7 (201cm)     Weight: 205 (93kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1977 NBA Draft

Early Entry Info: 1977 Early Entrant

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 7, New Jersey Nets

Pre-Draft Team: Tennessee (Jr)

High School: Fort Hamilton High School [Brooklyn, New York]

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NBA

16 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, 2x All-NBA 1st, 4x All-Star

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1977-78 NJN 79 - 39.1 24.16 10.10 21.08 .479 - - - 3.96 5.85 .677 3.35 6.15 9.51 2.44 1.54 0.46 3.94 3.82
1978-79 NJN 82 - 34.9 21.57 8.66 16.57 .522 - - - 4.26 7.55 .564 3.06 5.10 8.16 3.60 1.44 0.48 3.94 3.98
1979-80 UTH 19 - 22.1 9.26 3.74 7.21 .518 0.00 0.00 .000 1.79 3.32 .540 1.26 3.37 4.63 2.74 0.37 0.21 2.63 3.47
1980-81 GOS 81 - 36.0 21.86 9.02 15.36 .588 0.02 0.07 .333 3.79 5.40 .703 2.20 4.60 6.80 3.54 0.89 0.42 3.27 3.75
1981-82 ☆ GOS 79 77 36.2 23.20 9.37 16.54 .566 0.01 0.06 .200 4.46 6.32 .705 1.77 4.16 5.94 3.57 0.99 0.29 3.38 3.61
1982-83 NYK 68 68 32.5 21.85 8.87 16.79 .528 0.00 0.09 .000 4.12 5.71 .722 1.46 3.34 4.79 2.87 1.32 0.19 2.90 3.43
1983-84 ☆ NYK 77 76 34.6 26.32 10.32 18.06 .572 0.00 0.05 .000 5.68 7.29 .779 1.60 3.52 5.12 2.13 0.97 0.22 2.56 3.55
1984-85 ☆ NYK 55 55 37.5 32.89 12.56 23.69 .530 0.02 0.18 .100 7.75 10.04 .772 2.07 3.69 5.76 3.71 1.29 0.27 3.71 3.47
1986-87 NYK 6 4 35.7 22.67 8.67 17.50 .495 0.00 0.00 .000 5.33 7.17 .744 2.17 3.17 5.33 3.17 0.33 0.00 2.50 2.33
1987-88 WAS 69 38 29.6 17.22 6.81 13.59 .501 0.01 0.09 .167 3.58 4.70 .762 1.25 2.81 4.06 2.77 0.71 0.14 3.06 2.93
1988-89 WAS 81 81 31.6 20.67 8.07 16.93 .477 0.06 0.37 .167 4.46 5.44 .819 1.64 3.10 4.74 3.63 0.79 0.16 2.80 2.70
1989-90 WAS 82 82 32.7 22.40 8.67 17.79 .487 0.04 0.28 .130 5.02 6.26 .803 1.57 3.35 4.93 4.59 0.62 0.09 3.02 2.80
1990-91 ☆ WAS 64 64 37.5 28.39 11.14 23.61 .472 0.12 0.58 .216 5.98 7.58 .790 1.78 3.20 4.98 4.56 0.88 0.25 3.98 2.92
1992-93 NJN 32 2 13.4 6.97 2.84 5.53 .514 0.06 0.22 .286 1.22 1.78 .684 1.09 1.28 2.38 0.56 0.34 0.09 0.66 1.66
CAREER   874 547 33.7 22.49 8.96 17.29 .518 0.03 0.19 .172 4.54 6.23 .730 1.95 3.84 5.79 3.27 0.99 0.26 3.19 3.30

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1977-78 NJN 79 - 3,092 1,909 798 1,665 .479 - - - 313 462 .677 265 486 751 193 122 36 311 302
1978-79 NJN 82 - 2,859 1,769 710 1,359 .522 - - - 349 619 .564 251 418 669 295 118 39 323 326
1979-80 UTH 19 - 419 176 71 137 .518 0 0 .000 34 63 .540 24 64 88 52 7 4 50 66
1980-81 GOS 81 - 2,914 1,771 731 1,244 .588 2 6 .333 307 437 .703 178 373 551 287 72 34 265 304
1981-82 ☆ GOS 79 77 2,861 1,833 740 1,307 .566 1 5 .200 352 499 .705 140 329 469 282 78 23 267 285
1982-83 NYK 68 68 2,207 1,486 603 1,142 .528 0 6 .000 280 388 .722 99 227 326 195 90 13 197 233
1983-84 ☆ NYK 77 76 2,667 2,027 795 1,391 .572 0 4 .000 437 561 .779 123 271 394 164 75 17 197 273
1984-85 ☆ NYK 55 55 2,063 1,809 691 1,303 .530 1 10 .100 426 552 .772 114 203 317 204 71 15 204 191
1986-87 NYK 6 4 214 136 52 105 .495 0 0 .000 32 43 .744 13 19 32 19 2 0 15 14
1987-88 WAS 69 38 2,042 1,188 470 938 .501 1 6 .167 247 324 .762 86 194 280 191 49 10 211 202
1988-89 WAS 81 81 2,559 1,674 654 1,371 .477 5 30 .167 361 441 .819 133 251 384 294 64 13 227 219
1989-90 WAS 82 82 2,685 1,837 711 1,459 .487 3 23 .130 412 513 .803 129 275 404 376 51 7 248 230
1990-91 ☆ WAS 64 64 2,401 1,817 713 1,511 .472 8 37 .216 383 485 .790 114 205 319 292 56 16 255 187
1992-93 NJN 32 2 430 223 91 177 .514 2 7 .286 39 57 .684 35 41 76 18 11 3 21 53
CAREER   874 547 29,413 19,655 7,830 15,109 .518 23 134 .172 3,972 5,444 .730 1,704 3,356 5,060 2,862 866 230 2,791 2,885

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1977-78 NJN 79 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .279 0.62 0.39 0.28 23 56 .291 2.60 3.30 5.90
1978-79 NJN 82 - 0 0 3 0 0 0 .290 0.91 0.37 0.46 37 45 .451 2.80 3.60 6.50
1979-80 UTH 19 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .036 1.04 0.14 0.46 5 14 .263 -0.20 0.10 -
1980-81 GOS 81 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .286 1.08 0.27 0.35 39 42 .481 7.70 1.40 9.10
1981-82 ☆ GOS 79 77 1 0 2 0 0 0 .280 1.06 0.29 0.38 42 37 .532 6.60 2.20 8.70
1982-83 NYK 68 68 3 0 2 0 0 0 .244 0.99 0.46 0.34 35 33 .515 4.00 3.50 7.50
1983-84 ☆ NYK 77 76 2 0 8 0 0 0 .283 0.83 0.38 0.40 45 32 .584 8.60 3.50 12.10
1984-85 ☆ NYK 55 55 7 1 13 0 0 0 .261 1.00 0.35 0.42 19 36 .345 5.70 1.50 7.10
1986-87 NYK 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 1.27 0.13 0.41 0 6 .000 0.31 -0.17 0.14
1987-88 WAS 69 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 .233 0.91 0.23 0.35 30 39 .435 1.13 1.69 2.82
1988-89 WAS 81 81 5 0 1 0 0 0 .273 1.30 0.28 0.32 40 41 .494 3.13 1.76 4.89
1989-90 WAS 82 82 8 0 1 0 0 0 .302 1.52 0.21 0.35 31 51 .378 3.91 1.44 5.35
1990-91 ☆ WAS 64 64 5 0 11 0 0 0 .377 1.15 0.22 0.32 25 39 .391 1.84 1.58 3.42
1992-93 NJN 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .086 0.86 0.52 0.32 13 19 .406 0.69 0.45 1.14
CAREER   874 547 33 1 45 0 0 0 .256 1.03 0.31 0.36 384 490 .439 48.80 25.86 74.66

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1977-78 NJN 79 - .511 .479 7.93 16.02 11.78 9.86 14.27 1.72 0.61 26.00 115.68 -5.67 1.15 98.0 100.4 17.37
1978-79 NJN 82 - .542 .522 8.88 16.03 12.31 16.42 16.53 1.82 0.74 25.64 108.63 -4.27 1.30 101.7 101.8 17.96
1979-80 UTH 19 - .534 .518 6.97 17.20 12.28 18.13 23.29 0.82 0.54 22.03 105.79 -3.87 1.28 94.2 111.1 11.37
1980-81 GOS 81 - .617 .588 6.67 14.42 10.49 15.12 15.58 1.17 0.65 23.18 162.35 -2.55 1.42 116.1 110.2 20.03
1981-82 ☆ GOS 79 77 .600 .567 5.25 12.76 8.94 14.87 14.89 1.29 0.45 25.25 147.16 -2.75 1.40 113.8 109.3 19.81
1982-83 NYK 68 68 .566 .528 5.20 12.21 8.66 15.98 13.05 2.02 0.36 29.12 124.97 -3.22 1.30 107.2 100.3 20.25
1983-84 ☆ NYK 77 76 .619 .572 5.62 12.32 8.98 11.09 10.74 1.36 0.39 28.67 135.05 -3.37 1.46 119.4 105.3 22.73
1984-85 ☆ NYK 55 55 .585 .531 6.23 11.75 8.91 18.62 11.66 1.67 0.44 35.07 140.21 -3.38 1.39 113.1 110.3 25.20
1986-87 NYK 6 4 .549 .495 6.18 10.65 8.23 14.20 10.80 0.43 - 25.98 123.94 -1.06 1.30 109.7 124.1 16.93
1987-88 WAS 69 38 .550 .502 4.67 10.74 7.67 15.19 16.34 1.17 0.28 26.00 143.01 -4.13 1.27 103.4 110.1 14.90
1988-89 WAS 81 81 .535 .479 5.43 11.22 8.19 18.21 12.67 1.20 0.30 28.14 146.23 -1.21 1.22 106.9 111.0 17.75
1989-90 WAS 82 82 .545 .488 5.15 11.13 8.12 21.80 12.83 0.92 0.15 29.49 142.09 0.10 1.26 108.4 112.8 18.71
1990-91 ☆ WAS 64 64 .527 .475 5.12 9.24 7.18 21.61 12.88 1.15 0.39 34.24 147.78 -2.49 1.20 103.6 111.5 18.82
1992-93 NJN 32 2 .552 .520 8.79 10.36 9.57 6.82 9.41 1.30 0.44 22.11 148.40 -2.13 1.26 112.7 108.4 15.65
CAREER   874 547 .561 .519 6.30 12.82 9.51 16.03 13.75 1.40 0.45 27.96 141.95 -3.00 1.30 108.0 107.7 19.31

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NBA Transactions

Jun 10, 1977 - The New Jersey Nets selected Bernard King in Round 1 with Pick 7 in the 1977 NBA Draft.
Sep 16, 1977 - Bernard King signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets.
Oct 2, 1979 - Bernard King was acquired by the Utah Jazz from the New Jersey Nets in a trade.
Sep 11, 1980 - Bernard King was acquired by the Golden State Warriors from the Utah Jazz in a trade.
Jun 30, 1982 - The Golden State Warriors tendered a Qualifying Offer to make Bernard King a Restricted FA.
Jul 1, 1982 - Bernard King, previously with the Golden State Warriors, became a free agent.
Oct 1, 1982 - Bernard King signed a multi-year offer sheet with the New York Knicks. Since he is a restricted free agent, the Golden State Warriors can match.
Oct 13, 1982 - The Golden State Warriors matched the offer sheet that Bernard King signed with the New York Knicks.
Oct 13, 1982 - Bernard King signed a multi-year contract with the Golden State Warriors.
Oct 22, 1982 - Bernard King was acquired by the New York Knicks from the Golden State Warriors in a trade.
Jul 1, 1987 - Bernard King, previously with the New York Knicks, became a free agent.
Jul 1, 1987 - The New York Knicks renounced their free-agent exception rights to Bernard King.
Oct 16, 1987 - Bernard King signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Bullets.
Nov 27, 1990 - Bernard King signed a veteran extension with the Washington Bullets.
Jan 21, 1993 - The Washington Bullets exercised an Option Buyout for Bernard King in order to void the remaining seasons on his contract.
Jan 21, 1993 - The Washington Bullets placed the contract of Bernard King on waivers.
Jan 25, 1993 - Bernard King, previously with the Washington Bullets, became a free agent.
Feb 6, 1993 - Bernard King signed a contract with the New Jersey Nets.
Jul 1, 1993 - Bernard King, previously with the New Jersey Nets, became a free agent.
Jul 8, 1993 - The New Jersey Nets renounced their free-agent exception rights to Bernard King.

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NBA Awards & Honors

All-NBA First Team - 1984, 1985
All-NBA Second Team - 1982
All-NBA Third Team - 1991
Player Of The Month - Jan. 1981, Feb. 1984
Player Of The Week - 1/04/1981, 12/20/1981, 2/05/1984, 11/25/1984, 1/31/1988, 1/13/1991
All-Rookie First Team - 1978
NBA & ABA Comeback Player of the Year - 1981

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1978-79 NJN 2 - 40.5 26.00 10.50 21.00 .500 - - - 5.00 12.00 .417 2.50 3.00 5.50 3.50 2.00 0.00 3.00 5.00
1982-83 NYK 6 0 30.7 23.50 9.33 16.17 .577 0.17 0.50 .333 4.67 5.83 .800 1.33 2.67 4.00 2.17 0.33 0.00 1.67 2.67
1983-84 NYK 12 0 39.8 34.75 13.50 23.50 .574 0.00 0.08 .000 7.75 10.25 .756 2.33 3.83 6.17 3.00 1.17 0.50 2.58 4.00
1987-88 WAS 5 4 33.6 13.80 5.20 10.60 .491 0.00 0.00 .000 3.40 4.20 .810 0.60 1.60 2.20 1.80 0.60 0.00 2.80 3.40
1992-93 NJN 3 1 8.0 2.67 1.33 2.33 .571 0.00 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 .000 0.33 0.00 0.33 0.00 0.33 0.00 0.33 1.00
CAREER   28 5 33.4 24.54 9.61 17.18 .559 0.04 0.15 .250 5.29 7.25 .729 1.61 2.71 4.32 2.32 0.86 0.21 2.21 3.36

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1978-79 NJN 2 - 81 52 21 42 .500 - - - 10 24 .417 5 6 11 7 4 0 6 10
1982-83 NYK 6 0 184 141 56 97 .577 1 3 .333 28 35 .800 8 16 24 13 2 0 10 16
1983-84 NYK 12 0 477 417 162 282 .574 0 1 .000 93 123 .756 28 46 74 36 14 6 31 48
1987-88 WAS 5 4 168 69 26 53 .491 0 0 .000 17 21 .810 3 8 11 9 3 0 14 17
1992-93 NJN 3 1 24 8 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3
CAREER   28 5 934 687 269 481 .559 1 4 .250 148 203 .729 45 76 121 65 24 6 62 94

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1978-79 NJN 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 1.17 0.67 0.57 0 2 .000 0.10 - 0.10
1982-83 NYK 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .290 1.30 0.20 0.36 2 4 .333 0.80 0.10 0.80
1983-84 NYK 12 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 .401 1.16 0.45 0.44 6 6 .500 2.10 0.30 2.30
1987-88 WAS 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0.64 0.21 0.40 2 3 .400 -0.03 0.10 0.07
1992-93 NJN 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .035 0.00 1.00 0.00 1 2 .333 - 0.03 0.03
CAREER   28 5 2 0 7 0 0 0 .299 1.05 0.39 0.42 11 17 .393 2.97 0.53 3.30

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1978-79 NJN 2 - .495 .500 5.29 7.65 6.36 13.36 10.25 2.22 - 25.74 91.67 -1.60 1.24 101.6 108.2 16.84
1982-83 NYK 6 0 .627 .582 5.09 10.10 7.60 13.53 8.17 0.54 - 28.36 171.07 -0.77 1.45 124.1 111.2 24.74
1983-84 NYK 12 0 .620 .574 6.67 10.80 8.75 14.78 8.44 1.42 0.71 31.93 133.06 -1.50 1.48 124.8 112.8 27.75
1987-88 WAS 5 4 .554 .491 2.12 5.64 3.88 9.11 18.36 0.96 - 20.51 130.01 -5.27 1.30 100.4 114.7 9.86
1992-93 NJN 3 1 .571 .571 5.08 - 2.46 - 12.50 2.14 - 15.22 57.14 -4.31 1.14 100.2 108.0 8.40
CAREER   28 5 .602 .560 5.47 9.24 7.35 12.98 9.81 1.27 0.37 28.62 153.83 -2.08 1.43 118.7 111.6 23.06

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1984, 1985, 1991
Western All-Star Coaches Selection - 1982

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1982 West 1 0 14 6 2 7 .286 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 4 4 1 3 1 2 2
1984 East 1 0 22 18 8 13 .615 0 0 .000 2 5 .400 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 2
1985 East 1 0 22 13 6 10 .600 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 4 3 7 1 0 0 1 4
1991 East 1 1 26 8 2 8 .250 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 2 1 3 3 0 1 1 1
TOTAL   4 1 84 45 18 38 .474 0 0 .000 9 13 .692 8 9 17 9 3 2 4 9
AVERAGES   4 1 21.0 11.25 4.50 9.50 .474 0.00 0.00 .000 2.25 3.25 .692 2.00 2.25 4.25 2.25 0.75 0.50 1.00 2.25

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NCAA

College: Tennessee (1977)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1974-75 Tennessee Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1975-76 Tennessee So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1976-77 Tennessee Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American First Team - 1977
Consensus All-American Second Team - 1976
NABC All-American Second Team - 1977
NABC All-American Third Team - 1975, 1976
AP All-American First Team - 1977
AP All-American Third Team - 1976
USBWA All-American First Team - 1976
USBWA All-American Second Team - 1977
UPI All-American First Team - 1977
UPI All-American Second Team - 1975, 1976


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Bernard King?

Bernard King is 67 years old.

What is the height of Bernard King?

Bernard King is 6-7 (201cm) tall.

What is the weight of Bernard King?

Bernard King is 205 lbs (93kg).

What is the birthday of Bernard King?

Bernard King was born on Dec 4, 1956.

What position does Bernard King play?

Bernard King plays the SF position.

What was the pre-draft team of Bernard King?

Bernard King was drafted out of Tennessee.

What high school did Bernard King attend?

Bernard King attended Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, New York.

What nationality is Bernard King?

Bernard King has a United States nationality.

Where was Bernard King born?

Bernard King was born in Brooklyn, New York.

What is the jersey number of Bernard King?

Bernard King last wore the #30 jersey number.

How many NBA seasons has Bernard King played?

Bernard King played 14 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Bernard King?

Bernard King had career averages 22.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.0 steals in 874 games.

What are the career totals of Bernard King?

Bernard King had career totals of 19,655 points, 5,060 rebounds, 2,862 assists, 230 blocks, 866 steals in 874 games.

How many teams has Bernard King been on?

Bernard King played for 5 NBA teams in his career - Golden State Warriors, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards.

When was Bernard King drafted?

Bernard King was drafted in the 1st round (#7 overall) of the 1977 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets.

What is Bernard King's career high in points?

Bernard King averaged a career high 32.9 points per game in 1984-1985.

What is Bernard King's career high in rebounds?

Bernard King averaged a career high 9.5 rebounds per game in 1977-1978.

What is Bernard King's career high in assists?

Bernard King averaged a career high 4.6 assists per game in 1989-1990.

What is the career PER of Bernard King's?

Bernard King had a career PER of 19.3.

Is Bernard King in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Bernard King was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.

How many times did Bernard King win All-NBA First Team?

Bernard King won All-NBA 1st 2 times.

How many All-Star teams has Bernard King been on?

Bernard King is a 4x All-Star.