HOOPDREAMS
The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
Ask ▸
Ask anything ▸

Charles Barkley vs Gary Payton

CB
Charles Barkley1984-851999-00 · PHL
GP
Gary Payton1990-912006-07 · SEA

Charles Barkley leads 6 of 8 career categories against Gary Payton, including scoring (22.1 PPG) and rebounding (11.7 RPG). Head to head they met 45 times, 14 of them in the playoffs, with Charles Barkley winning the series 24–21.

The case for Charles Barkley: scoring (22.1 PPG), rebounding (11.7 RPG), shooting efficiency (61.2% TS%), and 3 more.

The case for Gary Payton: playmaking (6.7 APG), longevity (1335 games played).

PPG
22.116.3
RPG
11.73.9
APG
3.96.7
TS%
61.2%52.8%
PER
25.018.9
Win Shares
167.4144.0
games played
10731335
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 MVP · 11 All-NBA · 11 AS1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 9 AS

Head to Head

Charles BarkleyGary Payton
Record2421
Meetings45 (14 playoff)
PPG22.418.2
RPG12.94.1
APG3.77.1
First meeting1990-91
Last meeting1999-00

Per Game

Charles BarkleyGary Payton
G10731335
MIN36.735.3
PTS22.116.3
REB11.73.9
AST3.96.7
STL1.51.8
BLK0.80.2
FG%54.146.6
3P%26.631.7
FT%73.572.9

Advanced

Charles BarkleyGary Payton
PER25.018.9
TS%61.252.8
USG%24.922.5
WS167.4144.0
WS/480.2170.147
BPM5.73.4
VORP72.765.0

Accolades

Charles BarkleyGary Payton
MVP1
All-NBA119
All-Star119
All-Star MVP1
All-Rookie11
Defensive POY1
All-Defensive9

Career percentiles

Scoring
94
81
Efficiency
93
56
Playmaking
83
95
Rebounding
98
60
Defense
88
82

Compare Charles Barkley to someone else · Compare Gary Payton to someone else