Bio
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Debut
- 1984
- Draft
- 1984Rd 1, Pk 5
- College
- Auburn
- MVP
- 1992-93
- All-Star MVP
- 1990-91
- All-NBA First Team
- 5x
All awards (6)
- 1x MVP
- 1x All-Star MVP
- 5x All-NBA First Team
- 5x All-NBA Second Team
- 1x All-NBA Third Team
- 1x All-Rookie First Team
Bio
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Debut
- 1984
- Draft
- 1984Rd 1, Pk 5
- College
- Auburn
- MVP
- 1992-93
- All-Star MVP
- 1990-91
- All-NBA First Team
- 5x
All awards (6)
- 1x MVP
- 1x All-Star MVP
- 5x All-NBA First Team
- 5x All-NBA Second Team
- 1x All-NBA Third Team
- 1x All-Rookie First Team
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 22.1
- REB
- 11.7
- AST
- 3.9
- STL
- 1.5
- BLK
- 0.8
- TS%
- 61.2
- MIN
- 36.7
- GP
- 1,073
Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 |  PHI | 14.0 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 59.9 | 28.6 | 82 |
| 1985-86 | PHI | 20.0 | 12.8 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 61.9 | 36.9 | 80 |
| 1986-87 | PHI | 23.0 | 14.6 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 66.0 | 40.3 | 68 |
| 1987-88 | PHI | 28.3 | 11.9 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 66.5 | 39.6 | 80 |
| 1988-89 | PHI | 25.8 | 12.5 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 65.3 | 39.1 | 79 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 25.2 | 11.5 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 66.1 | 39.1 | 79 |
| 1990-91 | PHI | 27.6 | 10.1 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 63.5 | 37.3 | 67 |
| 1991-92 | PHI | 23.1 | 11.1 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 61.2 | 38.4 | 75 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 25.6 | 12.2 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 59.6 | 37.6 | 76 |
| 1993-94 | PHX | 21.6 | 11.2 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 56.3 | 35.4 | 65 |
| 1994-95 | PHX | 23.0 | 11.1 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 57.2 | 35 | 68 |
| 1995-96 | PHX | 23.2 | 11.6 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 58.5 | 37.1 | 71 |
| 1996-97 | HOU | 19.2 | 13.5 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 58.1 | 37.9 | 53 |
| 1997-98 | HOU | 15.2 | 11.7 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 56.4 | 33 | 68 |
| 1998-99 | HOU | 16.1 | 12.3 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 54.6 | 36.3 | 42 |
| 1999-00 | HOU | 14.5 | 10.5 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 53.4 | 31 | 20 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 23.0
- REB
- 12.9
- AST
- 3.9
- STL
- 1.6
- BLK
- 0.9
- TS%
- 58.4
- MIN
- 39.4
- GP
- 123
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 23,757
- REB
- 12,546
- AST
- 4,215
- STL
- 1,648
- BLK
- 888
- TO
- 3,376
- FGM
- 8,435
- 3PTM
- 538
| 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. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | PHI | 1,148 | 703 | 155 | 95 | 80 | 209 | 427 | 1 |
| 1985-86 | PHI | 1,603 | 1,026 | 312 | 173 | 125 | 350 | 595 | 17 |
| 1986-87 | PHI | 1,564 | 994 | 331 | 119 | 104 | 322 | 557 | 21 |
| 1987-88 | PHI | 2,264 | 951 | 254 | 100 | 103 | 304 | 753 | 44 |
| 1988-89 | PHI | 2,037 | 986 | 325 | 126 | 67 | 254 | 700 | 35 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 1,989 | 909 | 307 | 148 | 50 | 243 | 706 | 20 |
| 1990-91 | PHI | 1,849 | 680 | 284 | 110 | 33 | 210 | 665 | 44 |
| 1991-92 | PHI | 1,730 | 830 | 308 | 136 | 44 | 235 | 622 | 32 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 1,944 | 928 | 385 | 119 | 74 | 233 | 716 | 67 |
| 1993-94 | PHX | 1,402 | 727 | 296 | 101 | 37 | 206 | 518 | 48 |
| 1994-95 | PHX | 1,561 | 756 | 276 | 110 | 45 | 150 | 554 | 74 |
| 1995-96 | PHX | 1,649 | 821 | 262 | 114 | 56 | 218 | 580 | 49 |
| 1996-97 | HOU | 1,016 | 716 | 248 | 69 | 25 | 151 | 335 | 58 |
| 1997-98 | HOU | 1,036 | 794 | 217 | 71 | 28 | 147 | 361 | 18 |
| 1998-99 | HOU | 676 | 516 | 192 | 43 | 13 | 100 | 240 | 4 |
| 1999-00 | HOU | 289 | 209 | 63 | 14 | 4 | 44 | 106 | 6 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 21.7
- REB
- 11.5
- AST
- 3.8
- STL
- 1.5
- BLK
- 0.8
- TS%
- 61.2
- MIN
- 36.7
- GP
- 1,073
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| 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. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | PHI | 17.6 | 10.8 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 59.9 | 28.6 | 82 |
| 1985-86 | PHI | 19.5 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 61.9 | 36.9 | 80 |
| 1986-87 | PHI | 20.5 | 13.0 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 66.0 | 40.3 | 68 |
| 1987-88 | PHI | 25.7 | 10.8 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 66.5 | 39.6 | 80 |
| 1988-89 | PHI | 23.8 | 11.5 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 65.3 | 39.1 | 79 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 23.2 | 10.6 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 66.1 | 39.1 | 79 |
| 1990-91 | PHI | 26.6 | 9.7 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 63.5 | 37.3 | 67 |
| 1991-92 | PHI | 21.7 | 10.4 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 61.2 | 38.4 | 75 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 24.5 | 11.7 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 59.6 | 37.6 | 76 |
| 1993-94 | PHX | 22.0 | 11.4 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 56.3 | 35.4 | 65 |
| 1994-95 | PHX | 23.7 | 11.4 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 57.2 | 35 | 68 |
| 1995-96 | PHX | 22.5 | 11.3 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 58.5 | 37.1 | 71 |
| 1996-97 | HOU | 18.2 | 12.8 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 58.1 | 37.9 | 53 |
| 1997-98 | HOU | 16.6 | 12.8 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 56.4 | 33 | 68 |
| 1998-99 | HOU | 16.0 | 12.2 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 54.6 | 36.3 | 42 |
| 1999-00 | HOU | 16.8 | 12.2 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 53.4 | 31 | 20 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Charles Barkley's career stats?
Charles Barkley played 16 seasons for the 76ers, the Suns and the Rockets. He scored 23,757 points with 12,546 rebounds and 4,215 assists in 1,073 games — 22.1 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. His best season was 1987-88: 2,264 points, 951 rebounds and 254 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 13 postseasons, 1984-85 to 1999-00
Charles Barkley finished top 10 in a stat 10 times; sits top 10 all time in rebounds.
Awards
- NBA All-Rookie First Team: 1984-85
- All-NBA Second Team ×5: 1985-86, 1986-87, 1991-92, 1993-94, 1994-95
- All-NBA First Team ×5: 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1992-93
- NBA All-Star MVP: 1990-91
- NBA MVP: 1992-93
- All-NBA Third Team: 1995-96
All-time career rank
- 33rd in points (23,757)
- 10th in rebounds (12,546)
- 99th in assists (4,215)
- 28th in steals (1,648)
- 116th in blocks (888)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Points per game: 1993-94 (9th), 1994-95 (8th), 1995-96 (6th)
- Rebounds per game: 1993-94 (10th), 1994-95 (4th), 1995-96 (4th), 1996-97 (2nd), 1997-98 (4th), 1998-99 (2nd), 1999-00 (5th)
Among qualified NBA players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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