Scoring titles
1
All-Star selections
4
Career points
19,655
Career points per game
22.5
All-NBA first teams
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | 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
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bernard King ranks #160 in Basketball
Bernard King ranks #160 in Basketball and #1262 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 82.2/100.
The verified career covers 1977–1993 and 17 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Scoring titles 1, All-Star selections 4, Career points 19655, Career points per game 22.5.
Nearest context: ahead Dave Bing (82.3); behind Paul George (82.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Bernard King GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
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Bernard King — frequently asked
- Is Bernard King the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Bernard King ranks #160 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 82.2/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Bernard King's GOAT Score?
- 82.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Bernard King rank all time?
- #1262 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #160 in Basketball.
- Bernard King vs Dave Bing: who ranks higher?
- Dave Bing ranks higher at 82.3 versus Bernard King at 82.2, a margin of 0.1 points.