Charles Barkley vs. Robin Lopez Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robin Lopez 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

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 and Robin Lopez both played 16 years in the NBA. Charles Barkley had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Robin Lopez had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Robin Lopez 16 7 2008-09 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Charles Barkley Robin Lopez
Season 1984-852008-09
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns
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
Robin Lopez 60 10.2 3.2 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.5 1.6 1.2 2.3 .518 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.1 .691
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
Robin Lopez ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Charles Barkley Robin Lopez
Season 1985-862009-10
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisSuns Lost West Conf Finals
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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
Robin Lopez 51 19.3 8.4 2.0 2.8 4.9 0.1 0.2 1.0 0.8 2.3 3.4 5.7 .588 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.5 .704
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
Robin Lopez 6 17.3 7.8 2.0 2.0 4.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.8 3.2 5.8 .543 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.5 1.000

Season 3

Charles Barkley Robin Lopez
Season 1986-872010-11
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 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
Robin Lopez 67 14.8 6.4 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.7 5.3 .501 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.5 .740
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
Robin Lopez ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Charles Barkley Robin Lopez
Season 1987-882011-12
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First 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 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
Robin Lopez 64 14.0 5.4 1.4 1.9 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.7 2.0 1.9 4.2 .461 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.2 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley ------- --- ----------
Robin Lopez ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Charles Barkley Robin Lopez
Season 1988-892012-13
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 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
Robin Lopez 82 26.0 11.3 2.8 2.9 5.6 0.8 0.4 1.6 1.3 2.0 4.7 8.8 .534 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.5 .778
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
Robin Lopez ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Charles Barkley Robin Lopez
Season 1989-902013-14
Team Philadelphia 76ersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West 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 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
Robin Lopez 82 31.7 11.1 4.0 4.6 8.5 0.9 0.3 1.7 1.0 2.4 4.3 7.9 .551 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.0 .818
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
Robin Lopez 11 33.4 10.0 4.3 4.9 9.2 0.8 0.5 1.8 1.0 3.6 3.9 8.0 .489 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.3 .667

Season 7

Charles Barkley Robin Lopez
Season 1990-912014-15
Team Philadelphia 76ersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers 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 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
Robin Lopez 59 27.8 9.6 3.2 3.5 6.7 0.9 0.3 1.4 1.2 2.1 4.0 7.4 .535 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.2 .772
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
Robin Lopez 5 23.4 5.2 1.8 2.6 4.4 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.0 3.0 1.8 3.0 .600 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 1.6 1.000

Season 8

Charles Barkley Robin Lopez
Season 1991-922015-16
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
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
Robin Lopez 82 27.1 10.3 3.3 4.1 7.3 1.4 0.2 1.6 1.6 2.2 4.4 8.1 .539 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.0 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley ------- --- ----------
Robin Lopez ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Charles Barkley Robin Lopez
Season 1992-932016-17
Team Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsBulls 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
Robin Lopez 81 28.0 10.4 3.0 3.4 6.4 1.0 0.2 1.4 1.1 1.9 4.7 9.6 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.3 .721
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
Robin Lopez 6 27.0 12.7 4.7 2.5 7.2 0.8 0.5 1.0 1.3 2.2 5.7 8.7 .654 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.3 1.000

Season 10

Charles Barkley Robin Lopez
Season 1993-942017-18
Team Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls
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 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
Robin Lopez 64 26.4 11.8 2.1 2.4 4.5 1.9 0.2 0.8 1.7 1.7 5.3 10.1 .530 0.1 0.2 .286 1.1 1.4 .756
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
Robin Lopez ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Charles Barkley Robin Lopez
Season 1994-952018-19
Team Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
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
Robin Lopez 74 21.7 9.5 1.9 2.0 3.9 1.2 0.1 1.1 1.3 1.7 4.1 7.2 .568 0.1 0.4 .226 1.2 1.7 .724
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
Robin Lopez ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Charles Barkley Robin Lopez
Season 1995-962019-20
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks 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 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
Robin Lopez 66 14.5 5.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.7 0.2 0.7 1.0 1.5 2.2 4.5 .492 0.5 1.6 .333 0.4 0.8 .528
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
Robin Lopez 3 7.0 2.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.3 .750 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 13

Charles Barkley Robin Lopez
Season 1996-972020-21
Team Houston RocketsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsWizards 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 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
Robin Lopez 71 19.1 9.0 2.0 1.8 3.8 0.8 0.2 0.6 1.1 1.5 3.8 6.0 .633 0.1 0.3 .278 1.4 1.9 .723
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
Robin Lopez 5 14.6 7.4 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.2 1.4 3.6 5.0 .720 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.8 .250

Season 14

Charles Barkley Robin Lopez
Season 1997-982021-22
Team Houston RocketsOrlando Magic
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
Robin Lopez 36 17.0 7.1 1.9 1.6 3.5 1.5 0.1 0.5 1.2 1.9 3.1 5.5 .553 0.1 0.2 .333 0.9 1.5 .593
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
Robin Lopez ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Charles Barkley Robin Lopez
Season 1998-992022-23
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers 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 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
Robin Lopez 37 8.1 3.0 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.2 1.3 2.0 .640 0.1 0.1 .500 0.4 0.5 .778
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
Robin Lopez 2 3.0 4.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 16

Charles Barkley Robin Lopez
Season 1999-002023-24
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
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 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
Robin Lopez 16 4.1 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.2 .368 0.1 0.5 .250 0.1 0.1 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley ------- --- ----------
Robin Lopez ------- --- ----------