Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 55 | |
| 1978 | 61 | |
| 1979 | 67 | |
| 1980 | 73 | |
| 1981 | 78 | |
| 1982 | 84 | |
| 1983 | 90 | |
| 1984 | 96 | |
| 1985 | 89 | |
| 1986 | 82 | |
| 1987 | 76 | |
| 1988 | 69 | |
| 1989 | 62 | |
| 1990 | 55 | |
| 1991 | 49 | |
| 1992 | 42 | |
| 1993 | 35 |
Data sources
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- NBA official records
- Basketball-Reference
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bernard King ranks #175 in Basketball
Bernard King ranks 175th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1150th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 92, Longevity 78, Honours 76, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 276 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1977–1993 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1984, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes scoring titles 1, all-star selections 4, career points 19655, career points per game 22.5.
Immediately ahead sits Dave Bing on 82.3, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Paul George on 82.1. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Bernard King GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far King stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1984. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top King comparisons
Bernard King — frequently asked
- Is Bernard King the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bernard King ranks 175th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 82.2, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Bernard King's GOAT Score?
- 82.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bernard King rank all time?
- 1150th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 175th within Basketball.
- Bernard King vs Dave Bing: who ranks higher?
- Dave Bing, on 82.3 against Bernard King's 82.2 — a margin of 0.1 points.