Charles Barkley vs. Mike Gminski Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike Gminski and Charles Barkley, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Charles Barkley played 16 years in the NBA, 2 more than Mike Gminski, who played 14. Charles Barkley had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Mike Gminski had his rookie season in 1980-81. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Charles Barkley 16 13 1984-85 to 1999-00
Mike Gminski 14 8 1980-81 to 1993-94

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Charles Barkley Mike Gminski
Season 1984-851980-81
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 82 28.6 14.0 3.2 5.3 8.6 1.9 1.2 1.0 2.5 3.7 5.2 9.5 .545 0.0 0.1 .167 3.6 4.9 .733
Mike Gminski 56 28.2 13.2 2.4 5.0 7.5 1.3 1.0 1.8 2.3 2.3 5.2 12.3 .423 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.6 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 13 31.4 14.9 4.0 7.1 11.1 2.0 1.8 1.2 2.7 3.8 5.8 10.7 .540 0.3 0.5 .667 3.1 4.8 .635
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Charles Barkley Mike Gminski
Season 1985-861981-82
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 80 36.9 20.0 4.4 8.4 12.8 3.9 2.2 1.6 4.4 4.2 7.4 13.0 .572 0.2 0.9 .227 5.0 7.2 .685
Mike Gminski 64 11.6 5.2 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.6 0.3 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.9 4.2 .441 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.8 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 12 41.4 25.0 5.0 10.8 15.8 5.6 2.3 1.3 5.4 4.3 8.7 15.0 .578 0.1 1.3 .067 7.6 10.9 .695
Mike Gminski 1 10.0 5.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 3

Charles Barkley Mike Gminski
Season 1986-871982-83
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 68 40.3 23.0 5.7 8.9 14.6 4.9 1.8 1.5 4.7 3.7 8.2 13.8 .594 0.3 1.5 .202 6.3 8.3 .761
Mike Gminski 80 15.7 7.5 1.9 2.9 4.8 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 2.7 5.3 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.8 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 5 42.0 24.6 5.4 7.2 12.6 2.4 0.8 1.6 4.4 4.2 8.6 15.0 .573 0.2 1.6 .125 7.2 9.0 .800
Mike Gminski 2 14.5 7.5 2.0 2.5 4.5 0.5 0.0 2.0 0.5 1.0 3.0 4.5 .667 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 4

Charles Barkley Mike Gminski
Season 1987-881983-84
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 80 39.6 28.3 4.8 7.1 11.9 3.2 1.3 1.3 3.8 3.5 9.4 16.0 .587 0.6 2.0 .280 8.9 11.9 .751
Mike Gminski 82 20.2 7.6 2.0 3.3 5.3 1.1 0.5 0.9 1.5 2.0 2.9 5.6 .513 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.2 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley ------- --- ----------
Mike Gminski 11 20.3 8.5 2.0 3.0 5.0 0.5 0.6 1.4 0.8 1.5 2.6 4.5 .580 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 4.7 .692

Season 5

Charles Barkley Mike Gminski
Season 1988-891984-85
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 79 39.1 25.8 5.1 7.4 12.5 4.1 1.6 0.8 3.2 3.3 8.9 15.3 .579 0.4 2.1 .216 7.6 10.1 .753
Mike Gminski 81 29.9 12.8 2.8 5.0 7.8 2.0 0.5 1.1 1.7 1.7 4.7 10.1 .465 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.0 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 3 45.0 27.0 2.7 9.0 11.7 5.3 1.7 0.7 3.7 3.0 9.7 15.0 .644 0.3 1.7 .200 7.3 10.3 .710
Mike Gminski 3 27.0 14.0 1.3 5.0 6.3 1.3 1.0 1.7 3.3 1.7 6.0 11.0 .545 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000

Season 6

Charles Barkley Mike Gminski
Season 1989-901985-86
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 79 39.1 25.2 4.6 6.9 11.5 3.9 1.9 0.6 3.1 3.2 8.9 14.9 .600 0.3 1.2 .217 7.1 9.4 .749
Mike Gminski 81 31.2 16.5 2.5 5.7 8.2 1.6 0.7 0.9 1.7 2.0 6.1 11.7 .517 0.0 0.0 .000 4.3 4.9 .893
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 10 41.9 24.7 6.6 8.9 15.5 4.3 0.8 0.7 3.0 3.6 8.8 16.2 .543 0.6 1.8 .333 6.5 10.8 .602
Mike Gminski 3 36.3 19.3 3.7 6.3 10.0 1.7 1.3 0.7 3.0 3.7 5.3 14.3 .372 0.0 0.0 - 8.7 9.0 .963

Season 7

Charles Barkley Mike Gminski
Season 1990-911986-87
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 67 37.3 27.6 3.9 6.3 10.1 4.2 1.6 0.5 3.1 2.6 9.9 17.4 .570 0.7 2.3 .284 7.1 9.8 .722
Mike Gminski 72 31.6 16.4 2.7 6.1 8.8 1.4 0.7 1.0 1.8 2.2 6.0 13.2 .457 0.0 0.0 - 4.3 5.1 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 8 40.8 24.9 3.9 6.6 10.5 6.0 1.9 0.4 3.1 2.9 9.3 15.6 .592 0.3 2.5 .100 6.1 9.4 .653
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Charles Barkley Mike Gminski
Season 1991-921987-88
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 75 38.4 23.1 3.6 7.5 11.1 4.1 1.8 0.6 3.1 2.6 8.3 15.0 .552 0.4 1.8 .234 6.1 8.7 .695
Mike Gminski 81 36.6 16.9 3.0 7.0 10.0 1.7 0.8 1.5 2.2 2.2 6.2 13.9 .448 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 4.8 .906
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley ------- --- ----------
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Charles Barkley Mike Gminski
Season 1992-931988-89
Team Phoenix SunsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA Finals76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 76 37.6 25.6 3.1 9.1 12.2 5.1 1.6 1.0 3.1 2.6 9.4 18.1 .520 0.9 2.9 .305 5.9 7.7 .765
Mike Gminski 82 33.4 17.2 2.6 6.8 9.4 1.7 0.6 1.3 1.6 1.7 6.8 14.2 .477 0.0 0.1 .000 3.6 4.2 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 24 42.8 26.6 3.9 9.7 13.6 4.3 1.6 1.0 2.1 3.0 9.6 20.1 .477 0.4 1.9 .222 7.0 9.1 .771
Mike Gminski 3 39.3 16.3 2.0 5.7 7.7 0.7 0.0 2.7 0.7 2.7 6.3 16.0 .396 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 5.3 .688

Season 10

Charles Barkley Mike Gminski
Season 1993-941989-90
Team Phoenix SunsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf Semis76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 65 35.4 21.6 3.0 8.1 11.2 4.6 1.6 0.6 3.2 2.5 8.0 16.1 .495 0.7 2.7 .270 4.9 7.0 .704
Mike Gminski 81 32.8 13.7 2.4 6.1 8.5 1.6 0.5 1.3 1.2 1.7 5.7 12.4 .457 0.0 0.2 .176 2.4 2.9 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 10 42.5 27.6 3.4 9.6 13.0 4.8 2.5 0.9 2.7 2.6 11.0 21.6 .509 1.4 4.0 .350 4.2 5.5 .764
Mike Gminski 10 34.2 12.8 0.8 4.6 5.4 1.1 0.8 2.3 1.7 2.7 5.7 11.7 .487 0.0 0.5 .000 1.4 1.5 .933

Season 11

Charles Barkley Mike Gminski
Season 1994-951990-91
Team Phoenix SunsPhiladelphia 76ers, Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 68 35.0 23.0 3.0 8.1 11.1 4.1 1.6 0.7 2.2 3.0 8.1 16.8 .486 1.1 3.2 .338 5.6 7.5 .748
Mike Gminski 80 27.5 10.6 2.3 5.0 7.3 1.2 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.2 4.5 10.1 .442 0.0 0.2 .143 1.6 2.0 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 10 39.0 25.7 3.9 9.5 13.4 3.2 1.3 1.1 2.5 2.8 9.1 18.2 .500 0.9 3.5 .257 6.6 9.0 .733
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Charles Barkley Mike Gminski
Season 1995-961991-92
Team Phoenix SunsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 71 37.1 23.2 3.4 8.1 11.6 3.7 1.6 0.8 3.1 2.9 8.2 16.3 .500 0.7 2.5 .280 6.2 8.0 .777
Mike Gminski 35 14.3 5.8 1.1 2.3 3.4 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.6 1.1 2.6 5.7 .452 0.0 0.1 .333 0.6 0.8 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 4 41.0 25.5 4.5 9.0 13.5 3.8 1.0 1.0 1.5 3.8 7.8 17.5 .443 0.8 3.0 .250 9.3 11.8 .787
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Charles Barkley Mike Gminski
Season 1996-971992-93
Team Houston RocketsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsHornets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 53 37.9 19.2 4.0 9.5 13.5 4.7 1.3 0.5 2.8 2.9 6.3 13.1 .484 1.1 3.9 .283 5.4 7.8 .694
Mike Gminski 34 7.4 2.7 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.2 2.4 .506 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 .900
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 16 37.9 17.9 4.0 8.0 12.0 3.4 1.2 0.4 2.7 3.3 5.4 12.4 .434 0.7 2.4 .289 6.4 8.4 .769
Mike Gminski 2 2.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 14

Charles Barkley Mike Gminski
Season 1997-981993-94
Team Houston RocketsCharlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 68 33.0 15.2 3.5 8.1 11.7 3.2 1.0 0.4 2.2 2.8 5.3 10.9 .485 0.3 1.2 .214 4.4 5.8 .746
Mike Gminski 29 10.7 3.0 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 3.6 .350 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.6 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 4 22.0 9.0 1.3 4.0 5.3 1.0 1.3 0.0 1.5 3.0 3.0 5.8 .522 0.0 0.5 .000 3.0 5.3 .571
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Charles Barkley Mike Gminski
Season 1998-99-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 42 36.3 16.1 4.0 8.3 12.3 4.6 1.0 0.3 2.4 2.1 5.7 12.0 .478 0.1 0.6 .160 4.6 6.4 .719
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 4 39.3 23.5 3.3 10.5 13.8 3.8 1.5 0.5 2.0 3.0 9.0 17.0 .529 0.5 1.8 .286 5.0 7.5 .667
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Charles Barkley Mike Gminski
Season 1999-00-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley 20 31.0 14.5 3.6 6.9 10.5 3.2 0.7 0.2 2.2 2.4 5.3 11.1 .477 0.3 1.3 .231 3.6 5.5 .645
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley ------- --- ----------
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------