Charles Barkley vs Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant leads 5 of 8 career categories against Charles Barkley, including scoring (25.0 PPG) and playmaking (4.7 APG). Head to head they met 11 times, 4 of them in the playoffs, with Kobe Bryant winning the series 8–3.
The case for Charles Barkley: rebounding (11.7 RPG), shooting efficiency (61.2% TS%), per-minute impact (25.0 PER).
The case for Kobe Bryant: scoring (25.0 PPG), playmaking (4.7 APG), career value (172.5 Win Shares), and 2 more.
PPG
22.125.0
RPG
11.75.2
APG
3.94.7
TS%
61.2%55.0%
PER
25.022.9
Win Shares
167.4172.5
games played
10731346
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 MVP · 11 All-NBA · 11 AS1 MVP · 2 FMVP · 15 All-NBA · 18 AS
Head to Head
| Charles Barkley | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 3–8 | |
| Meetings | 11 (4 playoff) | |
| PPG | 22.7 | 17.4 |
| RPG | 13.6 | 5.6 |
| APG | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| First meeting | 1996-97 | |
| Last meeting | 1998-99 | |
Per Game
| Charles Barkley | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1073 | 1346 |
| MIN | 36.7 | 36.1 |
| PTS | 22.1 | 25.0 |
| REB | 11.7 | 5.2 |
| AST | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| STL | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| BLK | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| FG% | 54.1 | 44.7 |
| 3P% | 26.6 | 32.9 |
| FT% | 73.5 | 83.7 |
Advanced
| Charles Barkley | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 25.0 | 22.9 |
| TS% | 61.2 | 55.0 |
| USG% | 24.9 | 31.8 |
| WS | 167.4 | 172.5 |
| WS/48 | 0.217 | 0.170 |
| BPM | 5.7 | 4.2 |
| VORP | 72.7 | 77.1 |
Accolades
| Charles Barkley | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 1 | 1 |
| All-NBA | 11 | 15 |
| All-Star | 11 | 18 |
| All-Star MVP | 1 | 4 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 2 |
| All-Defensive | — | 12 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9496
Efficiency9372
Playmaking8388
Rebounding9875
Defense8883
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