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.
Tale of the tape
22.1PPG25.0
11.7RPG5.2
3.9APG4.7
61.2%TS%55.0%
25.0PER22.9
167.4Win Shares172.5
1073games played1346
Head to Head
| Charles Barkley | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Series wins | 8 |
| 22.7 | PPG | 17.4 |
| 13.6 | RPG | 5.6 |
| 3.5 | APG | 2.8 |
| 11 meetings (4 in the playoffs) · first 1996-97 · last 1998-99 | ||
Per Game
| Charles Barkley | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| 1073 | G | 1346 |
| 36.7 | MIN | 36.1 |
| 22.1 | PTS | 25.0 |
| 11.7 | REB | 5.2 |
| 3.9 | AST | 4.7 |
| 1.5 | STL | 1.4 |
| 0.8 | BLK | 0.5 |
| 54.1 | FG% | 44.7 |
| 26.6 | 3P% | 32.9 |
| 73.5 | FT% | 83.7 |
Advanced
| Charles Barkley | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| 25.0 | PER | 22.9 |
| 61.2 | TS% | 55.0 |
| 24.9 | USG% | 31.8 |
| 167.4 | WS | 172.5 |
| 0.217 | WS/48 | 0.170 |
| 5.7 | BPM | 4.2 |
| 72.7 | VORP | 77.1 |
Accolades
| Charles Barkley | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MVP | 1 |
| 11 | All-NBA | 15 |
| 11 | All-Star | 18 |
| 1 | All-Star MVP | 4 |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | Finals MVP | 2 |
| — | All-Defensive | 12 |
Career percentiles
94Scoring96
93Efficiency72
83Playmaking88
98Rebounding75
88Defense83
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