Charles Barkley
Career 1,073 G · 23,757 PTS · 22.1 PPG · 11.7 RPG · 3.9 APG
Seasons leading the NBA
11
51
Top-5 finishes
5
Title seasons
5
Categories led
1986
Best season
Spanning 1985–1989, peaking at 4 titles in 1986.
Led in True Shooting Percentage for
4 straight seasons
(1986–1989)
— his longest run atop any category.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1951Among league leaders
- 27th League titles 11
- 24th Top-5 finishes 47
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 5th Offensive Rebounds 4,260
- 15th Defensive Rebounds 8,286
- 16th Free Throws Made 6,349
- 17th Total Rebounds 12,546
- 18th Turnovers 3,376
- 20th Rebounds per Game 11.7
- 28th Total Steals 1,648
- 28th True Shooting Percentage 61.2%
- 31st Total Points 23,757
- 36th Field Goals Made 8,435
- 39th Points per Game 22.1
- 45th Field Goal Percentage 54.1%
- 49th Effective FG Percentage 55.8%
- 60th Steals per Game 1.5
- 113th Total Assists 4,215
- 131st Total Blocks 888
- 227th Blocks per Game 0.8
- 231st Assists per Game 3.9
- 422nd Three-Pointers Made 538
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| True Shooting Percentage | 4 | 1st | 4 yrs (1986–1989) | 1986 66.0% 1987 66.5% 1988 65.3% 1989 66.1% |
| Offensive Rebounds | 3 | 1st | 3 yrs (1986–1988) | 1986 390 1987 385 1988 403 1985 #2 1989 #2 |
| Effective FG Percentage | 2 | 1st | 2 yrs (1986–1987) | 1986 60.6% 1987 60.4% 1988 #2 1989 #2 1990 #3 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1st | — | 1985 350 1986 #3 1987 #2 |
| Rebounds per Game | 1 | 1st | — | 1986 14.6 1985 #2 1988 #2 1994 #3 1998 #2 |
| Defensive Rebounds | — | #2 | — | 1985 #2 |
| Free Throws Made | — | #2 | — | 1987 #2 1988 #3 1991 #3 |
| Total Rebounds | — | #2 | — | 1985 #2 1986 #3 1988 #3 |
| Field Goal Percentage | — | #2 | — | 1986 #3 1987 #3 1988 #2 1989 #2 |
Title Seasons
5 seasons with at least one titleSeason Averages
16 seasons| Year | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | PPG | REB | RPG | AST | APG | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | PHL | 82 | 28.6 | 1,148 | 14.0 | 703 | 8.6 | 155 | 1.9 | 95 | 80 | 209 | 54.5% | 16.7% | 73.3% |
| 1985 | PHL | 80 | 36.9 | 1,603 | 20.0 | 1,026 | 12.8 | 312 | 3.9 | 173 | 125 | 350 | 57.2% | 22.7% | 68.5% |
| 1986 | PHL | 68 | 40.3 | 1,564 | 23.0 | 994 | 14.6 | 331 | 4.9 | 119 | 104 | 322 | 59.5% | 20.2% | 76.1% |
| 1987 | PHL | 80 | 39.6 | 2,264 | 28.3 | 951 | 11.9 | 254 | 3.2 | 100 | 103 | 304 | 58.7% | 28.0% | 75.1% |
| 1988 | PHL | 79 | 39.1 | 2,037 | 25.8 | 986 | 12.5 | 325 | 4.1 | 126 | 67 | 254 | 58.0% | 21.6% | 75.3% |
| 1989 | PHL | 79 | 39.1 | 1,989 | 25.2 | 909 | 11.5 | 307 | 3.9 | 148 | 50 | 243 | 60.0% | 21.7% | 74.9% |
| 1990 | PHL | 67 | 37.3 | 1,849 | 27.6 | 680 | 10.2 | 284 | 4.2 | 110 | 33 | 210 | 57.0% | 28.4% | 72.2% |
| 1991 | PHL | 75 | 38.4 | 1,730 | 23.1 | 830 | 11.1 | 308 | 4.1 | 136 | 44 | 235 | 55.2% | 23.4% | 69.5% |
| 1992 | PHX | 76 | 37.6 | 1,944 | 25.6 | 928 | 12.2 | 385 | 5.1 | 119 | 74 | 233 | 52.0% | 30.5% | 76.5% |
| 1993 | PHX | 65 | 35.4 | 1,402 | 21.6 | 727 | 11.2 | 296 | 4.6 | 101 | 37 | 206 | 49.5% | 27.0% | 70.4% |
| 1994 | PHX | 68 | 35.0 | 1,561 | 23.0 | 756 | 11.1 | 276 | 4.1 | 110 | 45 | 150 | 48.6% | 33.8% | 74.8% |
| 1995 | PHX | 71 | 37.1 | 1,649 | 23.2 | 821 | 11.6 | 262 | 3.7 | 114 | 56 | 218 | 50.0% | 28.0% | 77.7% |
| 1996 | HOU | 53 | 37.9 | 1,016 | 19.2 | 716 | 13.5 | 248 | 4.7 | 69 | 25 | 151 | 48.4% | 28.3% | 69.4% |
| 1997 | HOU | 68 | 33.0 | 1,036 | 15.2 | 794 | 11.7 | 217 | 3.2 | 71 | 28 | 147 | 48.5% | 21.4% | 74.6% |
| 1998 | HOU | 42 | 36.3 | 676 | 16.1 | 516 | 12.3 | 192 | 4.6 | 43 | 13 | 100 | 47.8% | 16.0% | 71.9% |
| 1999 | HOU | 20 | 31.0 | 289 | 14.5 | 209 | 10.5 | 63 | 3.2 | 14 | 4 | 44 | 47.8% | 23.1% | 64.6% |
| Career | — | 1,073 | 36.7 | 23,757 | 22.1 | 12,546 | 11.7 | 4,215 | 3.9 | 1,648 | 888 | 3,376 | 54.1% | 26.6% | 73.5% |