Richard Thomas King (Rich)
Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 7-2 ▪ Weight: 260 lbs.
Born: April 4, 1969 in Lincoln, Nebraska
High School: Harry A. Burke in Omaha, Nebraska
College: University of Nebraska
Draft: Seattle SuperSonics, 1st round (14th pick, 14th overall), 1991 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 5, 1991
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | 22 | SEA | NBA | C | 40 | 2 | 213 | 27 | 71 | .380 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 34 | 45 | .756 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 42 | 88 |
| 1992-93 | 23 | SEA | NBA | C | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1993-94 | 24 | SEA | NBA | C | 27 | 0 | 78 | 15 | 34 | .441 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 11 | 22 | .500 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 41 |
| 1994-95 | 25 | SEA | NBA | C | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career | NBA | 72 | 2 | 309 | 44 | 112 | .393 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 47 | 71 | .662 | 30 | 44 | 74 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 62 | 135 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | 22 | SEA | NBA | C | 40 | 2 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | .380 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 1.1 | .756 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| 1992-93 | 23 | SEA | NBA | C | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | |
| 1993-94 | 24 | SEA | NBA | C | 27 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | .441 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.8 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| 1994-95 | 25 | SEA | NBA | C | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Career | NBA | 72 | 2 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 1.6 | .393 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .662 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | 22 | SEA | NBA | C | 40 | 2 | 213 | 4.6 | 12.0 | .380 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 5.7 | 7.6 | .756 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 7.1 | 14.9 |
| 1992-93 | 23 | SEA | NBA | C | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 15.0 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | |
| 1993-94 | 24 | SEA | NBA | C | 27 | 0 | 78 | 6.9 | 15.7 | .441 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 5.1 | 10.2 | .500 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 9.2 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 8.3 | 18.9 |
| 1994-95 | 25 | SEA | NBA | C | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 12.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| Career | NBA | 72 | 2 | 309 | 5.1 | 13.0 | .393 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 5.5 | 8.3 | .662 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 15.7 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | 22 | SEA | NBA | C | 40 | 213 | 10.1 | .485 | .380 | 10.6 | 16.0 | 13.3 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 16.5 | 21.5 | 100 | 110 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .046 |
| 1992-93 | 23 | SEA | NBA | C | 3 | 12 | 8.7 | .510 | .400 | 9.6 | 39.6 | 24.3 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.8 | 31.1 | 80 | 103 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.105 |
| 1993-94 | 24 | SEA | NBA | C | 27 | 78 | 12.9 | .469 | .441 | 13.6 | 16.8 | 15.2 | 15.7 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 13.8 | 27.8 | 99 | 104 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .070 |
| 1994-95 | 25 | SEA | NBA | C | 2 | 6 | -19.8 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.8 | 0 | 116 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.499 |
| Career | NBA | 72 | 309 | 10.2 | .471 | .393 | 11.1 | 16.8 | 13.9 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 16.4 | 23.4 | 97 | 108 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .036 |
| Thru 4 Years | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Rich King | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| Joe Cooper | 68.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Chris Engler | 47.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tom Riker | 47.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
| Patrick O'Bryant | 30.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Paul Davis | 27.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Dan O'Sullivan | 18.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Oleksiy Pecherov | 13.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Robert Werdann | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| Matt Fish | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
| Jawann Oldham | -3.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Rich King | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ||
| Joe Cooper | 68.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Tom Riker | 47.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Patrick O'Bryant | 30.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Paul Davis | 27.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Dan O'Sullivan | 18.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Oleksiy Pecherov | 13.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Robert Werdann | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ||
| Matt Fish | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Chris Engler | -1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Alan Ogg | -5.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | College | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1987-88 | 18 | NEBRASKA | 29 | 420 | 56 | 108 | 24 | 34 | 84 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 72 | 136 | .519 | .706 | 14.5 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 0.8 | ||||
| 1988-89 | 19 | NEBRASKA | 33 | 771 | 136 | 235 | 91 | 139 | 195 | 53 | 24 | 50 | 79 | 124 | 363 | .579 | .655 | 23.4 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 1.6 | ||||
| 1989-90 | 20 | NEBRASKA | 28 | 809 | 170 | 305 | 110 | 158 | 208 | 58 | 13 | 45 | 68 | 76 | 450 | .557 | .696 | 28.9 | 16.1 | 7.4 | 2.1 | ||||
| 1990-91 | 21 | NEBRASKA | 34 | 928 | 202 | 353 | 2 | 5 | 120 | 179 | 274 | 90 | 23 | 68 | 87 | 87 | 526 | .572 | .400 | .670 | 27.3 | 15.5 | 8.1 | 2.6 | |
| Career | 124 | 2928 | 564 | 1001 | 2 | 5 | 345 | 510 | 761 | 223 | 66 | 183 | 273 | 359 | 1475 | .563 | .400 | .676 | 23.6 | 11.9 | 6.1 | 1.8 | |||
June 26, 1991: Drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1991 NBA Draft.
October 5, 1995: Signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
October 31, 1995: Waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
October 3, 1996: Signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets.
November 20, 1996: Waived by the Denver Nuggets.
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | Seattle SuperSonics | NBA | $600,000 |
| 1992-93 | Seattle SuperSonics | NBA | $600,000 |
| 1993-94 | Seattle SuperSonics | NBA | $700,000 |
| 1994-95 | Seattle SuperSonics | NBA | $800,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $2,700,000 |
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