Charles Barkley vs Tim Duncan

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Charles Barkley and Tim Duncan compared on their NBA careers: Charles Barkley played 16 seasons, 1984-85 to 1999-00, Tim Duncan 19 seasons, 1997-98 to 2015-16. Charles Barkley averaged 22.1 points a game to Tim Duncan's 19. Tim Duncan won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Charles Barkley leads in 8 of the 9 lines, Tim Duncan in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Charles Barkley and Tim Duncan career per game

1,073	GP	1,392
36.7	MIN	34
22.1, better	PTS	19
11.7, better	REB	10.8
3.9, better	AST	3
1.5, better	STL	0.7
0.8	BLK	2.2, better
54.1, better	FG%	50.6
26.6, better	3P%	17.9
73.5, better	FT%	69.6
61.2, better	TS%	55.1

Career totals

Charles Barkley and Tim Duncan career totals

23,757	PTS	26,496, better
12,546	REB	15,091, better
4,215	AST	4,225, better
1,648, better	STL	1,025
888	BLK	3,020, better
54.1, better	FG%	50.6
26.6, better	3P%	17.9
73.5, better	FT%	69.6
61.2, better	TS%	55.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Charles Barkley and Tim Duncan postseason

123	GP	251
39.4	MIN	37.3
23, better	PTS	20.6
12.9, better	REB	11.4
3.9, better	AST	3
1.6, better	STL	0.7
0.9	BLK	2.3, better
51.3, better	FG%	50.1
25.5, better	3P%	14.3
71.7, better	FT%	68.9
58.4, better	TS%	54.8

Where each stands all time

Charles Barkley and Tim Duncan all-time places

34th (23,757)	Points	22nd (26,496), better
11th (12,546)	Rebounds	2nd (15,091), better
110th (4,215)	Assists	109th (4,225), better
30th (1,648), better	Steals	157th (1,025)
122nd (888)	Blocks	5th (3,020), 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 Tim Duncan titles and awards

—	Championships	5, better
1	All-Rookie First Team	1
5, better	All-NBA Second Team	3
5	All-NBA First Team	10, better
1	All-Star MVP	1
1	MVP	2, better
1	All-NBA Third Team	2, better
—	All-Defensive Second Team	7, better
—	Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	All-Defensive First Team	8, better
—	Finals MVP	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 Tim Duncan season by season

1st	1984-85	14.0	8.6	1.9	1997-98	21.1, better	11.9, better	2.7, better
2nd	1985-86	20.0	12.8, better	3.9, better	1998-99	21.7, better	11.4	2.4
3rd	1986-87	23.0	14.6, better	4.9, better	1999-00	23.2, better	12.4	3.2
4th	1987-88	28.3, better	11.9	3.2, better	2000-01	22.2	12.2, better	3.0
5th	1988-89	25.8, better	12.5	4.1, better	2001-02	25.5	12.7, better	3.7
6th	1989-90	25.2, better	11.5	3.9	2002-03	23.3	12.9, better	3.9
7th	1990-91	27.6, better	10.1	4.2, better	2003-04	22.3	12.4, better	3.1
8th	1991-92	23.1, better	11.1	4.1, better	2004-05	20.3	11.1	2.7
9th	1992-93	25.6, better	12.2, better	5.1, better	2005-06	18.6	11.0	3.2
10th	1993-94	21.6, better	11.2, better	4.6, better	2006-07	20.0	10.6	3.4
11th	1994-95	23.0, better	11.1	4.1, better	2007-08	19.3	11.3, better	2.8
12th	1995-96	23.2, better	11.6, better	3.7, better	2008-09	19.3	10.7	3.5
13th	1996-97	19.2, better	13.5, better	4.7, better	2009-10	17.9	10.1	3.2
14th	1997-98	15.2, better	11.7, better	3.2, better	2010-11	13.4	8.9	2.7
15th	1998-99	16.1, better	12.3, better	4.6, better	2011-12	15.4	9.0	2.3
16th	1999-00	14.5	10.5, better	3.2, better	2012-13	17.8, better	9.9	2.7
17th	—	—	—	—	2013-14	15.1	9.7	3.0
18th	—	—	—	—	2014-15	13.9	9.1	3.0
19th	—	—	—	—	2015-16	8.6	7.3	2.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST