Charles Barkley vs Shaquille O'Neal

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Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal compared on their NBA careers: Charles Barkley played 16 seasons, 1984-85 to 1999-00, Shaquille O'Neal 19 seasons, 1992-93 to 2010-11. Charles Barkley averaged 22.1 points a game to Shaquille O'Neal's 23.7. Shaquille O'Neal won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal career per game

1,073	GP	1,207
36.7	MIN	34.7
22.1	PTS	23.7, better
11.7, better	REB	10.9
3.9, better	AST	2.5
1.5, better	STL	0.6
0.8	BLK	2.3, better
54.1	FG%	58.2, better
26.6, better	3P%	4.5
73.5, better	FT%	52.7
61.2, better	TS%	58.6

Career totals

Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal career totals

23,757	PTS	28,596, better
12,546	REB	13,099, better
4,215, better	AST	3,026
1,648, better	STL	739
888	BLK	2,732, better
54.1	FG%	58.2, better
26.6, better	3P%	4.5
73.5, better	FT%	52.7
61.2, better	TS%	58.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal postseason

123	GP	216
39.4	MIN	37.5
23	PTS	24.3, better
12.9, better	REB	11.6
3.9, better	AST	2.7
1.6, better	STL	0.5
0.9	BLK	2.1, better
51.3	FG%	56.3, better
25.5, better	3P%	0
71.7, better	FT%	50.4
58.4, better	TS%	56.5

Where each stands all time

Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal all-time places

34th (23,757)	Points	11th (28,596), better
11th (12,546)	Rebounds	9th (13,099), better
110th (4,215), better	Assists	216th (3,026)
30th (1,648), better	Steals	—
122nd (888)	Blocks	8th (2,732), 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 Shaquille O'Neal titles and awards

—	Championships	4, better
1	All-Rookie First Team	1
5, better	All-NBA Second Team	2
5	All-NBA First Team	8, better
1	All-Star MVP	3, better
1	MVP	1
—	Rookie of the Year	1, better
1	All-NBA Third Team	4, better
—	Finals MVP	3, better
—	All-Defensive Second Team	3, 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 Shaquille O'Neal season by season

1st	1984-85	14.0	8.6	1.9	1992-93	23.4, better	13.9, better	1.9
2nd	1985-86	20.0	12.8	3.9, better	1993-94	29.3, better	13.2, better	2.4
3rd	1986-87	23.0	14.6, better	4.9, better	1994-95	29.3, better	11.4	2.7
4th	1987-88	28.3, better	11.9, better	3.2, better	1995-96	26.6	11.0	2.9
5th	1988-89	25.8	12.5	4.1, better	1996-97	26.2, better	12.5	3.1
6th	1989-90	25.2	11.5, better	3.9, better	1997-98	28.3, better	11.4	2.4
7th	1990-91	27.6, better	10.1	4.2, better	1998-99	26.3	10.7, better	2.3
8th	1991-92	23.1	11.1	4.1, better	1999-00	29.7, better	13.6, better	3.8
9th	1992-93	25.6	12.2	5.1, better	2000-01	28.7, better	12.7, better	3.7
10th	1993-94	21.6	11.2, better	4.6, better	2001-02	27.2, better	10.7	3.0
11th	1994-95	23.0	11.1	4.1, better	2002-03	27.5, better	11.1	3.1
12th	1995-96	23.2, better	11.6, better	3.7, better	2003-04	21.5	11.5	2.9
13th	1996-97	19.2	13.5, better	4.7, better	2004-05	22.9, better	10.4	2.7
14th	1997-98	15.2	11.7, better	3.2, better	2005-06	20.0, better	9.2	1.9
15th	1998-99	16.1	12.3, better	4.6, better	2006-07	17.3, better	7.4	2.0
16th	1999-00	14.5, better	10.5, better	3.2, better	2007-08	13.6	9.1	1.5
17th	—	—	—	—	2008-09	17.8	8.4	1.7
18th	—	—	—	—	2009-10	12.0	6.7	1.5
19th	—	—	—	—	2010-11	9.2	4.8	0.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST