Charles Barkley vs Kevin Durant

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Charles Barkley and Kevin Durant compared on their NBA careers: Charles Barkley played 16 seasons, 1984-85 to 1999-00, Kevin Durant 18 seasons, 2007-08 to 2025-26. Charles Barkley averaged 22.1 points a game to Kevin Durant's 27.1. Kevin Durant won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Charles Barkley and Kevin Durant career per game

1,073	GP	1,201
36.7	MIN	36.7
22.1	PTS	27.1, better
11.7, better	REB	6.9
3.9	AST	4.4, better
1.5, better	STL	1
0.8	BLK	1.1, better
54.1, better	FG%	50.3
26.6	3P%	39.2, better
73.5	FT%	88.2, better
61.2	TS%	62.2, better

Career totals

Charles Barkley and Kevin Durant career totals

23,757	PTS	32,597, better
12,546, better	REB	8,254
4,215	AST	5,280, better
1,648, better	STL	1,236
888	BLK	1,344, better
54.1, better	FG%	50.3
26.6	3P%	39.2, better
73.5	FT%	88.2, better
61.2	TS%	62.2, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Charles Barkley and Kevin Durant postseason

123	GP	171
39.4	MIN	40.5
23	PTS	29.3, better
12.9, better	REB	7.8
3.9	AST	4.2, better
1.6, better	STL	1
0.9	BLK	1.2, better
51.3, better	FG%	47.8
25.5	3P%	35.5, better
71.7	FT%	86.8, better
58.4	TS%	59.9, better

Where each stands all time

Charles Barkley and Kevin Durant all-time places

34th (23,757)	Points	5th (32,597), better
11th (12,546), better	Rebounds	59th (8,254)
110th (4,215)	Assists	61st (5,280), better
30th (1,648), better	Steals	84th (1,236)
122nd (888)	Blocks	47th (1,344), better
—	3-pointers made	10th (2,377), 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 Kevin Durant titles and awards

—	Championships	2, better
1	All-Rookie First Team	1
5	All-NBA Second Team	6, better
5	All-NBA First Team	6, better
1	All-Star MVP	2, better
1	MVP	1
1, better	All-NBA Third Team	—
—	Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	Finals MVP	2, 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 Kevin Durant season by season

1st	1984-85	14.0	8.6, better	1.9	2007-08	20.3, better	4.4	2.4, better
2nd	1985-86	20.0	12.8, better	3.9, better	2008-09	25.3, better	6.5	2.8
3rd	1986-87	23.0	14.6, better	4.9, better	2009-10	30.1, better	7.6	2.8
4th	1987-88	28.3, better	11.9, better	3.2, better	2010-11	27.7	6.8	2.7
5th	1988-89	25.8	12.5, better	4.1, better	2011-12	28.0, better	8.0	3.5
6th	1989-90	25.2	11.5, better	3.9	2012-13	28.1, better	7.9	4.6, better
7th	1990-91	27.6	10.1, better	4.2	2013-14	32.0, better	7.4	5.5, better
8th	1991-92	23.1	11.1, better	4.1	2014-15	25.4, better	6.6	4.1
9th	1992-93	25.6	12.2, better	5.1, better	2015-16	28.2, better	8.2	5.0
10th	1993-94	21.6	11.2, better	4.6	2016-17	25.1, better	8.3	4.8, better
11th	1994-95	23.0	11.1, better	4.1	2017-18	26.4, better	6.8	5.4, better
12th	1995-96	23.2	11.6, better	3.7	2018-19	26.0, better	6.4	5.9, better
13th	1996-97	19.2	13.5, better	4.7	2020-21	26.9, better	7.1	5.6, better
14th	1997-98	15.2	11.7, better	3.2	2021-22	29.9, better	7.4	6.4, better
15th	1998-99	16.1	12.3, better	4.6	2022-23	29.1, better	6.7	5.0, better
16th	1999-00	14.5	10.5, better	3.2	2023-24	27.1, better	6.6	5.0, better
17th	—	—	—	—	2024-25	26.6	6.0	4.2
18th	—	—	—	—	2025-26	26.0	5.5	4.8

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST