Charles Barkley vs Karl Malone

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Charles Barkley and Karl Malone compared on their NBA careers: Charles Barkley played 16 seasons, 1984-85 to 1999-00, Karl Malone 19 seasons, 1985-86 to 2003-04. Charles Barkley averaged 22.1 points a game to Karl Malone's 25. They have faced each other 49 times: Charles Barkley's team won 20, Karl Malone's 29. In the playoffs Karl Malone leads 6-4.

Who has the better career numbers?

Charles Barkley leads in 5 of the 8 lines, Karl Malone in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Charles Barkley and Karl Malone career per game
1,073GP1,476
36.7MIN37.2
22.1PTS25, better
11.7, betterREB10.1
3.9, betterAST3.6
1.5, betterSTL1.4
0.8BLK0.8
54.1, betterFG%51.6
26.63P%27.4, better
73.5FT%74.2, better
61.2, betterTS%57.7

Charles Barkley vs Karl Malone head to head

They have faced each other 49 times: Charles Barkley's team won 20, Karl Malone's 29. In the playoffs Karl Malone leads 6-4.

Charles Barkley and Karl Malone, record against each other
Regular season391623, better
Playoffs1046, better
Total492029, better
Charles Barkley and Karl Malone, averages in their games against each other
17.3PTS23.8, better
9.8REB10.4, better
3.6, betterAST3.0
36.0MIN38.3

Every game against each other

Charles Barkley vs Karl Malone, every game
Nov 4, 1999HOU at UTAHL 98-828 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 34 MIN21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 37 MIN
Apr 30, 1999UTAH at HOUL 91-7810 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 40 MIN25 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 41 MIN
Apr 11, 1999HOU at UTAHL 85-766 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 36 MIN16 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 36 MIN
Apr 1, 1999HOU at UTAHL 88-879 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 36 MIN16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 37 MIN
May 1, 1998UTAH at HOU (playoffs)L 93-718 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 9 MIN29 PTS, 13 REB, 0 AST, 38 MIN
Apr 29, 1998UTAH at HOU (playoffs)W 89-858 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 25 MIN19 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 43 MIN
Apr 25, 1998HOU at UTAH (playoffs)L 105-908 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 26 MIN29 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 37 MIN
Apr 23, 1998HOU at UTAH (playoffs)W 103-9012 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 27 MIN25 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 42 MIN
Mar 9, 1998HOU at UTAHL 100-9310 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN29 PTS, 21 REB, 6 AST, 42 MIN
Mar 1, 1998UTAH at HOUL 106-10010 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 31 MIN21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 41 MIN
Dec 25, 1997HOU at UTAHL 107-10311 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN20 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 42 MIN
May 29, 1997UTAH at HOU (playoffs)L 103-10020 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 39 MIN24 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 43 MIN
May 27, 1997HOU at UTAH (playoffs)L 96-9110 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 39 MIN29 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 44 MIN
May 25, 1997UTAH at HOU (playoffs)W 95-9220 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 41 MIN22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 41 MIN
May 23, 1997UTAH at HOU (playoffs)W 118-10019 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 43 MIN21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 38 MIN
May 21, 1997HOU at UTAH (playoffs)L 104-9216 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 34 MIN24 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 40 MIN
May 19, 1997HOU at UTAH (playoffs)L 101-8612 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 37 MIN21 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 38 MIN
Apr 11, 1997HOU at UTAHL 104-8310 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 31 MIN28 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 34 MIN
Jan 25, 1997UTAH at HOUL 105-100 OT10 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 44 MIN27 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST, 45 MIN
Nov 9, 1996UTAH at HOUW 91-858 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST, 40 MIN32 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 39 MIN
Nov 4, 1996HOU at UTAHW 75-729 PTS, 20 REB, 4 AST, 44 MIN16 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 38 MIN
Apr 10, 1996PHX at UTAHL 103-7912 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 29 MIN15 PTS, 10 REB, 0 AST, 32 MIN
Apr 4, 1996UTAH at PHXW 107-10015 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 41 MIN17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 37 MIN
Feb 26, 1996PHX at UTAHL 110-8717 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 30 MIN28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 36 MIN
Nov 27, 1995UTAH at PHXL 114-10516 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 35 MIN25 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 33 MIN
Mar 28, 1995UTAH at PHXL 111-10218 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 43 MIN26 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 42 MIN
Feb 19, 1995UTAH at PHXW 110-10735 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 38 MIN30 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 44 MIN
Feb 8, 1995PHX at UTAHW 108-10410 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 18 MIN30 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 42 MIN
Mar 6, 1994UTAH at PHXL 103-9219 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 38 MIN30 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 44 MIN
Feb 25, 1994PHX at UTAHL 107-8721 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 37 MIN18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 35 MIN
Jan 5, 1994PHX at UTAHW 107-9123 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 33 MIN15 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 32 MIN
Nov 27, 1993UTAH at PHXW 120-9825 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 35 MIN13 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 26 MIN
Apr 11, 1993UTAH at PHXW 112-9921 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 37 MIN22 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 38 MIN
Feb 26, 1993UTAH at PHXW 113-10629 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST, 44 MIN24 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 41 MIN
Nov 12, 1992PHX at UTAHW 102-9125 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 41 MIN32 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 43 MIN
Mar 25, 1992PHI at UTAHL 100-9423 PTS, 11 REB, 0 AST, 35 MIN28 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 39 MIN
Dec 18, 1991UTAH at PHIL 107-10525 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 43 MIN30 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 43 MIN
Mar 3, 1991UTAH at PHIL 95-9214 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 40 MIN35 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 41 MIN
Jan 4, 1991PHI at UTAHL 102-9935 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 43 MIN24 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 40 MIN
Feb 19, 1990PHI at UTAHL 115-10228 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 36 MIN34 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 37 MIN
Feb 5, 1990UTAH at PHIW 114-8916 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 27 MIN29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 34 MIN
Dec 30, 1988PHI at UTAHL 102-9524 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 36 MIN32 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 43 MIN
Dec 17, 1988UTAH at PHIW 119-10724 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 37 MIN44 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 41 MIN
Jan 6, 1988UTAH at PHIW 116-9323 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 41 MIN12 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 33 MIN
Nov 30, 1987PHI at UTAHW 106-10043 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 45 MIN17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 43 MIN
Jan 2, 1987PHI at UTAHW 104-9930 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 44 MIN12 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 25 MIN
Dec 22, 1986UTAH at PHIL 114-11123 PTS, 21 REB, 7 AST, 40 MIN23 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 39 MIN
Jan 29, 1986PHI at UTAHL 107-867 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 33 MIN10 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 34 MIN
Dec 20, 1985UTAH at PHIW 112-10514 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 29 MIN19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 24 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Charles Barkley and Karl Malone career totals
23,757PTS36,928, better
12,546REB14,968, better
4,215AST5,248, better
1,648STL2,085, better
888BLK1,145, better
54.1, betterFG%51.6
26.63P%27.4, better
73.5FT%74.2, better
61.2, betterTS%57.7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Charles Barkley and Karl Malone postseason
123GP193
39.4MIN41
23PTS24.7, better
12.9, betterREB10.7
3.9, betterAST3.2
1.6, betterSTL1.3
0.9, betterBLK0.7
51.3, betterFG%46.3
25.5, better3P%16.2
71.7FT%73.6, better
58.4, betterTS%52.6

Where each stands all time

Charles Barkley and Karl Malone all-time places
31st (23,757)Points3rd (36,928), better
18th (12,546)Rebounds7th (14,968), better
108th (4,215)Assists62nd (5,248), better
29th (1,648)Steals12th (2,085), better
121st (888)Blocks68th (1,145), 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 Karl Malone titles and awards
—Championships—
1All-Rookie First Team1
5, betterAll-NBA Second Team2
5All-NBA First Team11, better
—All-Defensive Second Team1, better
1All-Star MVP2, better
1MVP2, better
1All-NBA Third Team1
—All-Defensive First Team2, better

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 Karl Malone 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.
1st1984-8514.08.61.91985-8614.9, better8.9, better2.9, better
2nd1985-8620.012.8, better3.9, better1986-8721.7, better10.41.9
3rd1986-8723.014.6, better4.9, better1987-8827.7, better12.02.4
4th1987-8828.311.9, better3.2, better1988-8929.1, better10.72.7
5th1988-8925.812.5, better4.1, better1989-9031.0, better11.12.8
6th1989-9025.211.53.9, better1990-9129.0, better11.8, better3.3
7th1990-9127.610.14.2, better1991-9228.0, better11.2, better3.0
8th1991-9223.111.14.1, better1992-9327.0, better11.2, better3.8
9th1992-9325.6, better12.2, better5.1, better1993-9425.211.54.0
10th1993-9421.611.2, better4.6, better1994-9526.7, better10.63.5
11th1994-9523.011.1, better4.11995-9625.7, better9.84.2, better
12th1995-9623.211.6, better3.71996-9727.4, better9.94.5, better
13th1996-9719.213.5, better4.7, better1997-9827.0, better10.33.9
14th1997-9815.211.7, better3.21998-9923.8, better9.44.1, better
15th1998-9916.112.3, better4.6, better1999-0025.5, better9.53.7
16th1999-0014.510.5, better3.22000-0123.2, better8.34.5, better
17th————2001-0222.48.64.3
18th————2002-0320.67.84.7
19th————2003-0413.28.73.9

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST