Charles Barkley vs Michael Jordan

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Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan compared on their NBA careers: Charles Barkley played 16 seasons, 1984-85 to 1999-00, Michael Jordan 15 seasons, 1984-85 to 2002-03. Charles Barkley averaged 22.1 points a game to Michael Jordan's 30.1. Michael Jordan won 6 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan career per game

1,073	GP	1,072
36.7	MIN	38.3
22.1	PTS	30.1, better
11.7, better	REB	6.2
3.9	AST	5.3, better
1.5	STL	2.3, better
0.8	BLK	0.8
54.1, better	FG%	49.7
26.6	3P%	32.7, better
73.5	FT%	83.5, better
61.2, better	TS%	56.9

Career totals

Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan career totals

23,757	PTS	32,292, better
12,546, better	REB	6,672
4,215	AST	5,633, better
1,648	STL	2,514, better
888	BLK	893, better
54.1, better	FG%	49.7
26.6	3P%	32.7, better
73.5	FT%	83.5, better
61.2, better	TS%	56.9

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan postseason

123	GP	179
39.4	MIN	41.8
23	PTS	33.4, better
12.9, better	REB	6.4
3.9	AST	5.7, better
1.6	STL	2.1, better
0.9	BLK	0.9
51.3, better	FG%	48.7
25.5	3P%	33.2, better
71.7	FT%	82.8, better
58.4, better	TS%	56.8

Where each stands all time

Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan all-time places

34th (23,757)	Points	6th (32,292), better
11th (12,546), better	Rebounds	116th (6,672)
110th (4,215)	Assists	51st (5,633), better
30th (1,648)	Steals	4th (2,514), better
122nd (888)	Blocks	119th (893), 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 Michael Jordan titles and awards

—	Championships	6, better
1	All-Rookie First Team	1
—	Rookie of the Year	1, better
5, better	All-NBA Second Team	1
5	All-NBA First Team	10, better
—	All-Defensive First Team	9, better
1	All-Star MVP	3, better
—	Defensive Player of the Year	1, better
1	MVP	5, better
—	Finals MVP	6, better
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 Michael Jordan season by season

1st	1984-85	14.0	8.6, better	1.9	1984-85	28.2, better	6.5	5.9, better
2nd	1985-86	20.0	12.8, better	3.9, better	1985-86	22.7, better	3.6	2.9
3rd	1986-87	23.0	14.6, better	4.9, better	1986-87	37.1, better	5.2	4.6
4th	1987-88	28.3	11.9, better	3.2	1987-88	35.0, better	5.5	5.9, better
5th	1988-89	25.8	12.5, better	4.1	1988-89	32.5, better	8.0	8.0, better
6th	1989-90	25.2	11.5, better	3.9	1989-90	33.6, better	6.9	6.3, better
7th	1990-91	27.6	10.1, better	4.2	1990-91	31.5, better	6.0	5.5, better
8th	1991-92	23.1	11.1, better	4.1	1991-92	30.1, better	6.4	6.1, better
9th	1992-93	25.6	12.2, better	5.1	1992-93	32.6, better	6.7	5.5, better
10th	1993-94	21.6	11.2, better	4.6	1994-95	26.9, better	6.9	5.3, better
11th	1994-95	23.0	11.1, better	4.1	1995-96	30.4, better	6.6	4.3, better
12th	1995-96	23.2	11.6, better	3.7	1996-97	29.6, better	5.9	4.3, better
13th	1996-97	19.2	13.5, better	4.7, better	1997-98	28.7, better	5.8	3.5
14th	1997-98	15.2	11.7, better	3.2	2001-02	22.9, better	5.7	5.2, better
15th	1998-99	16.1	12.3, better	4.6, better	2002-03	20.0, better	6.1	3.8
16th	1999-00	14.5	10.5	3.2	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST