Charles Barkley vs Kobe Bryant

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Charles Barkley and Kobe Bryant compared on their NBA careers: Charles Barkley played 16 seasons, 1984-85 to 1999-00, Kobe Bryant 20 seasons, 1996-97 to 2015-16. Charles Barkley averaged 22.1 points a game to Kobe Bryant's 25. Kobe Bryant won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Charles Barkley leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Kobe Bryant in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Charles Barkley and Kobe Bryant career per game

1,073	GP	1,346
36.7	MIN	36.1
22.1	PTS	25, better
11.7, better	REB	5.2
3.9	AST	4.7, better
1.5, better	STL	1.4
0.8, better	BLK	0.5
54.1, better	FG%	44.7
26.6	3P%	32.9, better
73.5	FT%	83.7, better
61.2, better	TS%	55

Career totals

Charles Barkley and Kobe Bryant career totals

23,757	PTS	33,643, better
12,546, better	REB	7,047
4,215	AST	6,306, better
1,648	STL	1,944, better
888, better	BLK	640
54.1, better	FG%	44.7
26.6	3P%	32.9, better
73.5	FT%	83.7, better
61.2, better	TS%	55

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Charles Barkley and Kobe Bryant postseason

123	GP	220
39.4	MIN	39.3
23	PTS	25.6, better
12.9, better	REB	5.1
3.9	AST	4.7, better
1.6, better	STL	1.4
0.9, better	BLK	0.7
51.3, better	FG%	44.8
25.5	3P%	33.1, better
71.7	FT%	81.6, better
58.4, better	TS%	54.1

Where each stands all time

Charles Barkley and Kobe Bryant all-time places

34th (23,757)	Points	4th (33,643), better
11th (12,546), better	Rebounds	94th (7,047)
110th (4,215)	Assists	34th (6,306), better
30th (1,648)	Steals	18th (1,944), better
122nd (888), better	Blocks	190th (640)
—	3-pointers made	32nd (1,827), 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 Kobe Bryant titles and awards

—	Championships	5, better
1, better	All-Rookie First Team	—
5, better	All-NBA Second Team	2
5	All-NBA First Team	11, better
1	All-Star MVP	4, better
1	MVP	1
1	All-NBA Third Team	2, better
—	All-Rookie Second Team	1, better
—	All-Defensive First Team	8, better
—	All-Defensive Second Team	3, 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 Kobe Bryant season by season

1st	1984-85	14.0, better	8.6, better	1.9, better	1996-97	7.6	1.9	1.3
2nd	1985-86	20.0, better	12.8, better	3.9, better	1997-98	15.4	3.1	2.5
3rd	1986-87	23.0, better	14.6, better	4.9, better	1998-99	19.9	5.3	3.8
4th	1987-88	28.3, better	11.9, better	3.2	1999-00	22.5	6.3	4.9, better
5th	1988-89	25.8	12.5, better	4.1	2000-01	28.5, better	5.9	5.0, better
6th	1989-90	25.2	11.5, better	3.9	2001-02	25.2	5.5	5.5, better
7th	1990-91	27.6	10.1, better	4.2	2002-03	30.0, better	6.9	5.9, better
8th	1991-92	23.1	11.1, better	4.1	2003-04	24.0, better	5.5	5.1, better
9th	1992-93	25.6	12.2, better	5.1	2004-05	27.6, better	5.9	6.0, better
10th	1993-94	21.6	11.2, better	4.6, better	2005-06	35.4, better	5.3	4.5
11th	1994-95	23.0	11.1, better	4.1	2006-07	31.6, better	5.7	5.4, better
12th	1995-96	23.2	11.6, better	3.7	2007-08	28.3, better	6.3	5.4, better
13th	1996-97	19.2	13.5, better	4.7	2008-09	26.8, better	5.2	4.9, better
14th	1997-98	15.2	11.7, better	3.2	2009-10	27.0, better	5.4	5.0, better
15th	1998-99	16.1	12.3, better	4.6	2010-11	25.3, better	5.1	4.7, better
16th	1999-00	14.5	10.5, better	3.2	2011-12	27.9, better	5.4	4.6, better
17th	—	—	—	—	2012-13	27.3	5.6	6.0
18th	—	—	—	—	2013-14	13.8	4.3	6.3
19th	—	—	—	—	2014-15	22.3	5.7	5.6
20th	—	—	—	—	2015-16	17.6	3.7	2.8

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST