Bernard King
- Seasons
- 1977-78 to 1992-93
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′7″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Born
- Dec 4, 1956
- College
- Tennessee
- Draft
- 1977, round 1, pick 7
4All-League teams
4All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 19.2
- True shooting
- .561
- Effective FG
- .524
- Usage rate
- 27.8
- Win shares
- 75.2
- WS per 48
- .123
- Box plus/minus
- 1.7
- VORP
- 27.0
- Best season, WS
- 12.1
- Best season, BPM
- 5.1
- MVP vote shares
- 0.62
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | NJN | 21 | 79 | 3,092 | 17.3 | .511 | .479 | 26.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 5.9 | .092 | 1.0 | -0.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 98 | 101 |
| 1978-79 | NJN | 22 | 82 | 2,859 | 17.9 | .542 | .522 | 25.6 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 6.5 | .109 | 1.6 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 102 | 102 |
| 1979-80 | UTA | 23 | 19 | 419 | 11.4 | .534 | .518 | 22.0 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.002 | -2.6 | -1.6 | -4.2 | -0.2 | 94 | 111 |
| 1980-81 | GSW | 24 | 81 | 2,914 | 19.9 | .617 | .588 | 23.2 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 9.1 | .150 | 3.5 | -0.7 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 116 | 110 |
| 1981-82 | GSW | 25 | 79 | 2,861 | 19.8 | .600 | .567 | 25.3 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 8.7 | .147 | 2.9 | -0.6 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 114 | 109 |
| 1982-83 | NYK | 26 | 68 | 2,207 | 20.3 | .566 | .528 | 29.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 7.5 | .163 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 107 | 100 |
| 1983-84 | NYK | 27 | 77 | 2,667 | 22.7 | .619 | .572 | 28.7 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 12.1 | .218 | 4.6 | -0.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 119 | 105 |
| 1984-85 | NYK | 28 | 55 | 2,063 | 25.2 | .585 | .531 | 35.1 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 7.1 | .166 | 6.1 | -1.0 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 113 | 111 |
| 1986-87 | NYK | 30 | 6 | 214 | 17.7 | .549 | .495 | 27.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .087 | 2.4 | -3.5 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 110 | 115 |
| 1987-88 | WSB | 31 | 69 | 2,044 | 15.0 | .550 | .502 | 26.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | .066 | -0.1 | -1.2 | -1.3 | 0.3 | 103 | 110 |
| 1988-89 | WSB | 32 | 81 | 2,559 | 17.7 | .535 | .479 | 28.1 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 4.9 | .092 | 1.7 | -1.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 107 | 111 |
| 1989-90 | WSB | 33 | 82 | 2,687 | 18.8 | .545 | .488 | 29.4 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 5.5 | .099 | 2.3 | -1.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 108 | 112 |
| 1990-91 | WSB | 34 | 64 | 2,401 | 19.1 | .527 | .475 | 34.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 | .070 | 2.8 | -1.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 103 | 111 |
| 1992-93 | NJN | 36 | 32 | 430 | 15.7 | .552 | .520 | 21.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | .134 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -1.0 | 0.1 | 114 | 108 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.