Charles Barkley vs Wilt Chamberlain

Charles Barkley

7of 9 lines

Wilt Chamberlain

2of 9 lines

Charles Barkley and Wilt Chamberlain compared on their NBA careers: Charles Barkley played 16 seasons, 1984-85 to 1999-00, Wilt Chamberlain 5 seasons, 1968-69 to 1972-73. Charles Barkley averaged 22.1 points a game to Wilt Chamberlain's 30.1. Wilt Chamberlain won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Charles Barkley leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Wilt Chamberlain in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Charles Barkley and Wilt Chamberlain career per game
1,073GP1,045
36.7MIN45.8
22.1PTS30.1, better
11.7, betterREB0
3.9AST4.4, better
1.5, betterSTL0
0.8, betterBLK0
54.1, betterFG%54
26.6, better3P%0
73.5, betterFT%51.1
61.2, betterTS%54.7

Career totals

Charles Barkley and Wilt Chamberlain career totals
23,757PTS31,419, better
12,546, betterREB0
4,215AST4,643, better
1,648, betterSTL0
888, betterBLK0
54.1, betterFG%54
26.6, better3P%0
73.5, betterFT%51.1
61.2, betterTS%54.7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Charles Barkley and Wilt Chamberlain postseason
123GP160
39.4MIN47.2
23, betterPTS22.5
12.9, betterREB0
3.9AST4.2, better
1.6, betterSTL0
0.9, betterBLK0
51.3FG%52.2, better
25.5, better3P%0
71.7, betterFT%46.5
58.4, betterTS%52.4

Where each stands all time

Charles Barkley and Wilt Chamberlain all-time places
34th (23,757)Points8th (31,419), better
11th (12,546), betterRebounds—
110th (4,215)Assists82nd (4,643), better
30th (1,648), betterSteals—
122nd (888), betterBlocks—

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 Wilt Chamberlain titles and awards
—Championships1, better
1All-Star MVP1
—Rookie of the Year1, better
5All-NBA First Team7, better
1MVP4, better
5, betterAll-NBA Second Team3
—Finals MVP1, better
—All-Defensive First Team2, better
1, betterAll-Rookie First Team—
1, betterAll-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 Wilt Chamberlain season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1984-8514.08.6, better1.91968-6920.5, better04.5, better
2nd1985-8620.012.8, better3.91969-7027.3, better04.1, better
3rd1986-8723.0, better14.6, better4.9, better1970-7120.704.3
4th1987-8828.3, better11.9, better3.21971-7214.804.0, better
5th1988-8925.8, better12.5, better4.11972-7313.204.5, better
6th1989-9025.211.53.9————
7th1990-9127.610.14.2————
8th1991-9223.111.14.1————
9th1992-9325.612.25.1————
10th1993-9421.611.24.6————
11th1994-9523.011.14.1————
12th1995-9623.211.63.7————
13th1996-9719.213.54.7————
14th1997-9815.211.73.2————
15th1998-9916.112.34.6————
16th1999-0014.510.53.2————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST