Charles Barkley vs Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Charles Barkley and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar compared on their NBA careers: Charles Barkley played 16 seasons, 1984-85 to 1999-00, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 seasons, 1975-76 to 1988-89. Charles Barkley averaged 22.1 points a game to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 24.6. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Charles Barkley leads in 6 of the 9 lines, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Charles Barkley and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar career per game

1,073	GP	1,560
36.7	MIN	36.8
22.1	PTS	24.6, better
11.7, better	REB	7.9
3.9, better	AST	3.6
1.5, better	STL	0.7
0.8	BLK	2, better
54.1	FG%	55.9, better
26.6, better	3P%	5.6
73.5, better	FT%	72.1
61.2, better	TS%	59.2

Career totals

Charles Barkley and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar career totals

23,757	PTS	38,387, better
12,546, better	REB	12,369
4,215	AST	5,660, better
1,648, better	STL	1,160
888	BLK	3,189, better
54.1	FG%	55.9, better
26.6, better	3P%	5.6
73.5, better	FT%	72.1
61.2, better	TS%	59.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Charles Barkley and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar postseason

123	GP	237
39.4	MIN	37.3
23	PTS	24.3, better
12.9, better	REB	7.5
3.9, better	AST	3.2
1.6, better	STL	0.8
0.9	BLK	2, better
51.3	FG%	53.3, better
25.5, better	3P%	0
71.7	FT%	74, better
58.4, better	TS%	57.1

Where each stands all time

Charles Barkley and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar all-time places

34th (23,757)	Points	2nd (38,387), better
11th (12,546), better	Rebounds	12th (12,369)
110th (4,215)	Assists	49th (5,660), better
30th (1,648), better	Steals	105th (1,160)
122nd (888)	Blocks	3rd (3,189), better

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 and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar titles and awards

—	Championships	5, better
1	MVP	5, better
5	All-NBA First Team	9, better
—	All-Defensive First Team	5, better
—	All-Defensive Second Team	3, better
5, better	All-NBA Second Team	4
1, better	All-Rookie First Team	—
—	Finals MVP	1, better
1, better	All-Star MVP	—
1, better	All-NBA Third Team	—

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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar season by season

1st	1984-85	14.0	8.6	1.9	1975-76	27.7, better	16.9, better	5.0, better
2nd	1985-86	20.0	12.8	3.9	1976-77	26.2, better	13.3, better	3.9
3rd	1986-87	23.0	14.6, better	4.9, better	1977-78	25.8, better	12.9	4.3
4th	1987-88	28.3, better	11.9	3.2	1978-79	23.8	12.8, better	5.4, better
5th	1988-89	25.8, better	12.5, better	4.1	1979-80	24.8	10.8	4.5, better
6th	1989-90	25.2	11.5, better	3.9, better	1980-81	26.2, better	10.3	3.4
7th	1990-91	27.6, better	10.1, better	4.2, better	1981-82	23.9	8.7	3.0
8th	1991-92	23.1, better	11.1, better	4.1, better	1982-83	21.8	7.5	2.5
9th	1992-93	25.6, better	12.2, better	5.1, better	1983-84	21.5	7.3	2.6
10th	1993-94	21.6	11.2, better	4.6, better	1984-85	22.0, better	7.9	3.2
11th	1994-95	23.0	11.1, better	4.1, better	1985-86	23.4, better	6.1	3.5
12th	1995-96	23.2, better	11.6, better	3.7, better	1986-87	17.5	6.7	2.6
13th	1996-97	19.2, better	13.5, better	4.7, better	1987-88	14.6	6.0	1.7
14th	1997-98	15.2, better	11.7, better	3.2, better	1988-89	10.1	4.5	1.0
15th	1998-99	16.1	12.3	4.6	—	—	—	—
16th	1999-00	14.5	10.5	3.2	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST