Charles Barkley vs Dirk Nowitzki

Charles BarkleyDirk Nowitzki

Charles Barkley and Dirk Nowitzki compared on their NBA careers: Charles Barkley played 16 seasons, 1984-85 to 1999-00, Dirk Nowitzki 21 seasons, 1998-99 to 2018-19. Charles Barkley averaged 22.1 points a game to Dirk Nowitzki's 20.7. Dirk Nowitzki won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Charles Barkley and Dirk Nowitzki career per game
1,073GP1,522
36.7MIN33.8
22.1PTS20.7
11.7REB7.5
3.9AST2.4
1.5STL0.8
0.8BLK0.8
54.1FG%47.1
26.63P%38
73.5FT%87.9
61.2TS%57.7

Career totals

Charles Barkley and Dirk Nowitzki career totals
23,757PTS31,560
12,546REB11,490
4,215AST3,651
1,648STL1,210
888BLK1,281
54.1FG%47.1
26.63P%38
73.5FT%87.9
61.2TS%57.7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Charles Barkley and Dirk Nowitzki postseason
123GP145
39.4MIN40.7
23PTS25.3
12.9REB10
3.9AST2.5
1.6STL1
0.9BLK0.9
51.3FG%46.2
25.53P%36.5
71.7FT%89.2
58.4TS%57.7

Where each stands all time

Charles Barkley and Dirk Nowitzki all-time places
33rd (23,757)Points7th (31,560)
10th (12,546)Rebounds19th (11,490)
99th (4,215)Assists136th (3,651)
28th (1,648)Steals87th (1,210)
116th (888)Blocks51st (1,281)
—3-pointers made22nd (1,982)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Charles Barkley: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA Second Team ×5, All-NBA First Team ×5, All-Star MVP, MVP, All-NBA Third Team
  • Dirk Nowitzki: 1 championship; All-NBA Third Team ×3, All-NBA Second Team ×5, All-NBA First Team ×4, MVP, Finals MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Charles Barkley and Dirk Nowitzki season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1984-85148.61.91998-998.23.41
2nd1985-862012.83.91999-0017.56.52.5
3rd1986-872314.64.92000-0121.89.22.1
4th1987-8828.311.93.22001-0223.49.92.4
5th1988-8925.812.54.12002-0325.19.93
6th1989-9025.211.53.92003-0421.88.72.7
7th1990-9127.610.14.22004-0526.19.73.1
8th1991-9223.111.14.12005-0626.692.8
9th1992-9325.612.25.12006-0724.68.93.4
10th1993-9421.611.24.62007-0823.68.63.5
11th1994-952311.14.12008-0925.98.42.4
12th1995-9623.211.63.72009-10257.72.7
13th1996-9719.213.54.72010-112372.6
14th1997-9815.211.73.22011-1221.66.82.2
15th1998-9916.112.34.62012-1317.36.82.5
16th1999-0014.510.53.22013-1421.76.22.7
17th————2014-1517.35.91.9
18th————2015-1618.36.51.8
19th————2016-1714.26.51.5
20th————2017-18125.71.6
21st————2018-197.33.10.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST