Charles Barkley
- Seasons
- 1984-85 to 1999-00
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 252 lb
- Born
- Feb 20, 1963
- College
- Auburn
- Draft
- 1984, round 1, pick 5
1MVP awards
11All-League teams
11All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 24.6
- True shooting
- .612
- Effective FG
- .558
- Usage rate
- 24.8
- Win shares
- 177.1
- WS per 48
- .216
- Box plus/minus
- 6.1
- VORP
- 80.6
- Best season, WS
- 17.3
- Best season, BPM
- 9.3
- MVP vote shares
- 2.44
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 1 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | PHI | 21 | 82 | 2,347 | 18.3 | .599 | .546 | 20.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 7.5 | .154 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 114 | 105 |
| 1985-86 | PHI | 22 | 80 | 2,952 | 22.4 | .619 | .580 | 22.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 10.8 | .176 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 111 | 100 |
| 1986-87 | PHI | 23 | 68 | 2,740 | 25.1 | .660 | .606 | 23.1 | 7.7 | 4.3 | 12.0 | .210 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 119 | 104 |
| 1987-88 | PHI | 24 | 80 | 3,170 | 27.6 | .665 | .604 | 26.7 | 13.4 | 3.3 | 16.7 | .253 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 126 | 108 |
| 1988-89 | PHI | 25 | 79 | 3,088 | 27.0 | .653 | .594 | 24.4 | 13.2 | 2.9 | 16.1 | .250 | 7.3 | 0.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 127 | 108 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 26 | 79 | 3,085 | 27.1 | .661 | .608 | 24.0 | 13.1 | 4.2 | 17.3 | .269 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 128 | 105 |
| 1990-91 | PHI | 27 | 67 | 2,498 | 28.9 | .635 | .589 | 29.1 | 10.3 | 3.1 | 13.4 | .258 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 123 | 106 |
| 1991-92 | PHI | 28 | 75 | 2,881 | 24.5 | .612 | .567 | 25.1 | 8.6 | 3.7 | 12.3 | .205 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 119 | 106 |
| 1992-93 | PHO | 29 | 76 | 2,859 | 25.9 | .596 | .545 | 26.9 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 14.4 | .242 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 120 | 103 |
| 1993-94 | PHO | 30 | 65 | 2,298 | 22.8 | .563 | .518 | 26.5 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 8.8 | .185 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 113 | 103 |
| 1994-95 | PHO | 31 | 68 | 2,382 | 25.2 | .572 | .518 | 27.5 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 10.6 | .214 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 119 | 105 |
| 1995-96 | PHO | 32 | 71 | 2,632 | 24.8 | .585 | .521 | 27.5 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 10.5 | .191 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 115 | 105 |
| 1996-97 | HOU | 33 | 53 | 2,009 | 23.0 | .581 | .526 | 23.2 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 9.4 | .224 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 117 | 100 |
| 1997-98 | HOU | 34 | 68 | 2,243 | 21.6 | .564 | .497 | 21.6 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 8.6 | .183 | 3.2 | -0.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 116 | 104 |
| 1998-99 | HOU | 35 | 42 | 1,526 | 23.1 | .546 | .482 | 22.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 6.8 | .215 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 115 | 100 |
| 1999-00 | HOU | 36 | 20 | 620 | 19.8 | .534 | .491 | 22.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | .148 | 2.6 | -0.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 110 | 104 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.