Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Charles Barkley and Ben McDonald

This is the detail of NBA games in which Charles Barkley and Ben McDonald played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 6 times in NBA games. Charles Barkley has a 5-1 winning record over Ben McDonald. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Charles Barkley
vs.
Ben McDonald
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Charles Barkley:
1984-85 to 1999-00
Ben McDonald:
1985-86 to 1988-89
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Charles Barkley
5
5
0
Ben McDonald
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 21.5 15.3 4.3 0.81.3
Ben McDonald 3.8 2.7 1.00.30.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 29 22 10 24
Ben McDonald 7 6 1 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 6

games		 6

games		 6

games		 2

games		3

games
Ben McDonald 0

games 		0

games		 0

games		 1

game		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 3

games		3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 14, 1986
1. 76ers 109   Charles Barkley 8 14 5 2 0 4 1 34 3-11 .273 0-2 .000 2-6 .333
Cavaliers 100   Ben McDonald 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 13 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 1986
2. 76ers 118   Charles Barkley 21 12 2 2 0 4 3 40 9-14 .643 0-0 - 3-5 .600
OT Cavaliers 112   Ben McDonald 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 17 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 1986
3. 76ers 122   Charles Barkley 27 22 10 0 2 1 2 43 12-18 .667 0-2 .000 3-9 .333
Cavaliers 102   Ben McDonald 4 5 1 0 0 1 2 22 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 18, 1987
4. 76ers 114   Charles Barkley 23 18 4 0 1 3 4 47 6-10 .600 0-2 .000 11-11 1.000
Warriors 103   Ben McDonald 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 10 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1987
5. 76ers 103   Charles Barkley 29 18 2 1 1 5 5 43 8-15 .533 1-1 1.000 12-16 .750
Warriors 109   Ben McDonald 7 6 1 1 0 0 4 23 1-3 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 03, 1988
6. 76ers 96   Charles Barkley 21 8 3 0 4 7 0 36 8-15 .533 0-2 .000 5-9 .556
Warriors 84   Ben McDonald 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 30 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
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