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Jim King
Jim King stats, teams and career impact
#394 all-timeCareer averages · 7.2 PPG · 2.5 RPG · 2.3 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Point guard
- Final NBA team
- Chicago Bulls
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) · 175 lb (79 kg)
- Born
- February 7, 1941 (85 yrs old)
- College
- Tulsa
- NBA seasons
- 10 seasons · 1963–64 to 1972–73
Career summaryJim King was a point guard who played 10 NBA seasons, from 1963–64 through 1972–73.
- Career PPG
- 7.2
- Career RPG
- 2.5
- Career APG
- 2.3
- #24 in 1966–67
- #394 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Jim King ranks #394 all time
Jim King ranks #394 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #36.3. His full-career value ranks #951, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
607 games · Career Value Rank #951
NBA honorsAll-StarContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Los Angeles Lakers, San Francisco Warriors, Cincinnati Royals, and Chicago Bulls
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 41.8%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 78.2%FT%
607 career games · 11,187 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Jim King stats by season
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| 1972–73 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | -0.91 | CHI | 65 | 0 | 12.1 | 44.1% | — | 84.6% | #97 | 18.7 |
| 1971–72 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | -0.90 | CHI | 73 | 0 | 13.9 | 45.5% | — | 78.8% | #85 | 25.3 |
| 1970–71 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | -0.55 | CHI | 55 | 0 | 11.7 | 43.9% | — | 81.0% | #80 | 21.4 |
| 1969–70 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | -1.58 | CIN/SFW | 34 | 0 | 11.5 | 41.1% | — | 80.5% | — | 4.0 |
| 1968–69 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | -2.41 | SFW | 46 | 0 | 22.0 | 34.8% | — | 72.2% | #114 | -10.2 |
| 1967–68 | 16.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | +0.56 | SFW | 54 | 0 | 32.3 | 42.5% | — | 81.0% | #39 | 114.8 |
| 1966–67 | 11.1 | 4.8 | 3.6 | +0.68 | SFW | 67 | 0 | 24.9 | 41.8% | — | 78.7% | #24 | 118.8 |
| 1965–66 | 7.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | -0.81 | LAL | 76 | 0 | 19.7 | 43.7% | — | 81.7% | #46 | 45.1 |
| 1964–65 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | -2.00 | LAL | 77 | 0 | 21.7 | 39.2% | — | 78.1% | #67 | -0.0 |
| 1963–64 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | -1.54 | LAL | 60 | 0 | 12.7 | 42.4% | — | 65.3% | #60 | 8.1 |
| Career | 7.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | — | CHI/CIN/LAL/SFW | 607 | — | 18.4 | 41.8% | — | 78.2% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
47.0 composite · lower is better
47.2 average league finish
346 total value
Career standing
How Jim King ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score47.0
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 122.0
- Qualified seasons
- 9
- All-time rank
- #394
Strongest seasons
Every season
Jim King advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 1972–73Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 31 | 65 | 785 | -0.91 | 44.2 | #97 | 18.7 | 38th | Modeled |
| 1971–72Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 30 | 73 | 1,014 | -0.90 | 48.8 | #85 | 25.3 | 43rd | Modeled |
| 1970–71Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 29 | 55 | 645 | -0.55 | 52.7 | #80 | 21.4 | 31st | Modeled |
| 1969–70Historical Defense Estimate | CIN/SFW | 28 | 34 | 391 | -1.58 | — | — | 4.0 | — | Modeled |
| 1968–69Historical Defense Estimate | SFW | 27 | 46 | 1,010 | -2.41 | 15.0 | #114 | -10.2 | 17th | Modeled |
| 1967–68Historical Defense Estimate | SFW | 26 | 54 | 1,743 | +0.56 | 68.3 | #39 | 114.8 | 63rd | Modeled |
| 1966–67Historical Defense Estimate | SFW | 25 | 67 | 1,667 | +0.68 | 77.0 | #24 | 118.8 | 70th | Modeled |
| 1965–66Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 24 | 76 | 1,499 | -0.81 | 51.6 | #46 | 45.1 | 52nd | Modeled |
| 1964–65Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 23 | 77 | 1,671 | -2.00 | 25.8 | #67 | -0.0 | 26th | Modeled |
| 1963–64Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 22 | 60 | 762 | -1.54 | 35.9 | #60 | 8.1 | 33rd | Modeled |
Career movement
Jim King's career impact by season
Peak +0.68 in 1966–67 · 10 seasons · 11,187 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutesModeled estimate
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Jim KingTravis Best
| NBA season | Jim King | Travis Best |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1.5 | -4.0 |
| 2 | -2.0 | -1.2 |
| 3 | -0.8 | -1.4 |
| 4 | 0.7 | -1.8 |
| 5 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| 6 | -2.4 | 0.9 |
| 7 | -1.6 | -0.4 |
| 8 | -0.5 | -2.3 |
| 9 | -0.9 | -3.1 |
| 10 | -0.9 | -0.8 |
NBA season number
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