Charles Barkley vs Stephen Curry

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Charles Barkley and Stephen Curry compared on their NBA careers: Charles Barkley played 16 seasons, 1984-85 to 1999-00, Stephen Curry 17 seasons, 2009-10 to 2025-26. Charles Barkley averaged 22.1 points a game to Stephen Curry's 24.8. Stephen Curry won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Stephen Curry 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 Stephen Curry career per game

1,073	GP	1,069
36.7	MIN	34
22.1	PTS	24.8, better
11.7, better	REB	4.7
3.9	AST	6.3, better
1.5	STL	1.5
0.8, better	BLK	0.3
54.1, better	FG%	47.1
26.6	3P%	42.2, better
73.5	FT%	91.2, better
61.2	TS%	62.6, better

Career totals

Charles Barkley and Stephen Curry career totals

23,757	PTS	26,528, better
12,546, better	REB	4,973
4,215	AST	6,743, better
1,648, better	STL	1,601
888, better	BLK	282
54.1, better	FG%	47.1
26.6	3P%	42.2, better
73.5	FT%	91.2, better
61.2	TS%	62.6, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Charles Barkley and Stephen Curry postseason

123	GP	155
39.4	MIN	37.2
23	PTS	26.8, better
12.9, better	REB	5.3
3.9	AST	6.1, better
1.6, better	STL	1.5
0.9, better	BLK	0.3
51.3, better	FG%	45.4
25.5	3P%	39.7, better
71.7	FT%	88.9, better
58.4	TS%	60.8, better

Where each stands all time

Charles Barkley and Stephen Curry all-time places

34th (23,757)	Points	21st (26,528), better
11th (12,546), better	Rebounds	231st (4,973)
110th (4,215)	Assists	26th (6,743), better
30th (1,648), better	Steals	41st (1,601)
122nd (888), better	Blocks	—
—	3-pointers made	1st (4,248), 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 Stephen Curry titles and awards

—	Championships	4, better
1	All-Rookie First Team	1
5	All-NBA Second Team	5
5, better	All-NBA First Team	4
1	All-Star MVP	2, better
1	MVP	2, better
1	All-NBA Third Team	2, better
—	Finals MVP	1, 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 Stephen Curry season by season

1st	1984-85	14.0	8.6, better	1.9	2009-10	17.5, better	4.5	5.9, better
2nd	1985-86	20.0, better	12.8, better	3.9	2010-11	18.6	3.9	5.8, better
3rd	1986-87	23.0, better	14.6, better	4.9	2011-12	14.7	3.4	5.3, better
4th	1987-88	28.3, better	11.9, better	3.2	2012-13	22.9	4.0	6.9, better
5th	1988-89	25.8, better	12.5, better	4.1	2013-14	24.0	4.3	8.5, better
6th	1989-90	25.2, better	11.5, better	3.9	2014-15	23.8	4.3	7.7, better
7th	1990-91	27.6	10.1, better	4.2	2015-16	30.1, better	5.4	6.7, better
8th	1991-92	23.1	11.1, better	4.1	2016-17	25.3, better	4.5	6.6, better
9th	1992-93	25.6	12.2, better	5.1	2017-18	26.4, better	5.1	6.1, better
10th	1993-94	21.6	11.2, better	4.6	2018-19	27.3, better	5.3	5.2, better
11th	1994-95	23.0, better	11.1, better	4.1	2019-20	20.8	5.2	6.6, better
12th	1995-96	23.2	11.6, better	3.7	2020-21	32.0, better	5.5	5.8, better
13th	1996-97	19.2	13.5, better	4.7	2021-22	25.5, better	5.2	6.3, better
14th	1997-98	15.2	11.7, better	3.2	2022-23	29.4, better	6.1	6.3, better
15th	1998-99	16.1	12.3, better	4.6	2023-24	26.4, better	4.5	5.1, better
16th	1999-00	14.5	10.5, better	3.2	2024-25	24.5, better	4.4	6.0, better
17th	—	—	—	—	2025-26	26.6	3.6	4.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST