Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Charles Barkley and James Worthy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Charles Barkley and James Worthy 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.

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They faced each other a total of 25 times in NBA games. James Worthy has a 13-12 winning record over Charles Barkley, but Charles Barkley won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Charles Barkley
vs.
James Worthy
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Charles Barkley:
1984-85 to 1999-00
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
25 Games played
20 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Charles Barkley
12
9
3
James Worthy
13
11
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 25.8 12.3 3.8 1.61.2
James Worthy 17.4 4.6 2.81.00.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 39 23 8 45
James Worthy 28 10 7 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 20

games		 22

games		 15

games		 14

games		13

games
James Worthy 5

games 		1

game		 5

games		 5

games		4

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 5

games		 6

games		8

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1984
1. 76ers 122   Charles Barkley 16 15 3 1 2 2 2 35 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Lakers 116   James Worthy 20 10 5 1 0 3 3 39 8-15 .533 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 25, 1985
2. 76ers 104   Charles Barkley 10 2 0 1 0 0 1 21 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 109   James Worthy 18 8 5 2 1 4 0 41 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 31, 1986
3. 76ers 100   Charles Barkley 17 5 2 0 1 4 3 29 6-9 .667 1-1 1.000 4-11 .364
Lakers 134   James Worthy 22 5 3 3 3 1 1 33 10-16 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1986
4. 76ers 85   Charles Barkley 13 16 2 3 0 3 4 32 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Lakers 111   James Worthy 17 4 0 1 1 1 4 35 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Feb. 22, 1987
5. 76ers 110   Charles Barkley 29 13 4 2 5 6 4 53 11-21 .524 0-2 .000 7-9 .778
OT Lakers 112   James Worthy 24 6 4 0 2 3 1 47 11-22 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1987
6. 76ers 115   Charles Barkley 25 5 1 0 1 3 3 30 8-11 .727 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
Lakers 131   James Worthy 22 3 1 2 1 0 2 34 10-15 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 07, 1988
7. 76ers 104   Charles Barkley 15 12 4 3 1 3 4 43 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Lakers 110   James Worthy 18 4 4 0 1 1 0 42 9-18 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1988
8. 76ers 104   Charles Barkley 31 23 6 1 0 5 2 47 13-19 .684 0-2 .000 5-14 .357
Lakers 109   James Worthy 27 10 2 1 0 0 0 38 12-18 .667 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Dec. 28, 1988
9. 76ers 123   Charles Barkley 36 12 3 2 0 4 5 44 12-18 .667 1-5 .200 11-13 .846
Lakers 128   James Worthy 26 5 2 1 1 1 2 40 9-14 .643 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 1990
10. 76ers 116   Charles Barkley 32 15 5 0 0 2 4 45 12-20 .600 0-2 .000 8-10 .800
Lakers 122   James Worthy 18 6 3 0 0 1 0 38 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 14, 1990
11. 76ers 116   Charles Barkley 35 19 6 2 0 2 3 44 11-17 .647 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Lakers 110   James Worthy 28 6 6 2 0 0 2 41 13-23 .565 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1990
12. 76ers 107   Charles Barkley 39 9 1 2 1 1 2 42 14-23 .609 2-4 .500 9-12 .750
Lakers 115   James Worthy 18 1 4 1 0 3 1 35 8-14 .571 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Feb. 25, 1991
13. 76ers 92   Charles Barkley 18 8 4 1 1 1 2 39 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
Lakers 90   James Worthy 17 8 7 0 0 3 1 41 8-23 .348 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1992
14. Suns 103   Charles Barkley 19 9 3 0 1 5 2 38 7-12 .583 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Lakers 93   James Worthy 6 2 1 2 0 2 0 21 3-12 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 18, 1992
15. Suns 116   Charles Barkley 25 23 5 2 1 9 1 39 10-19 .526 1-4 .250 4-7 .571
Lakers 100   James Worthy 14 1 3 0 0 2 1 22 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 1993
16. Suns 132   Charles Barkley 20 7 6 1 0 1 2 29 10-16 .625 0-2 .000 0-2 .000
Lakers 104   James Worthy 14 4 0 1 0 1 1 19 7-15 .467 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 24, 1993
17. Suns 120   Charles Barkley 33 12 8 2 1 0 2 41 14-27 .519 1-4 .250 4-6 .667
Lakers 105   James Worthy 16 5 4 2 1 1 0 31 8-15 .533 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 06, 1993
18. Suns 115   Charles Barkley 23 11 6 2 1 5 3 42 8-19 .421 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
Lakers 114   James Worthy 15 2 0 1 0 0 1 18 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
1993 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 30, 1993
19. Suns 103   Charles Barkley 34 15 4 2 2 2 2 44 12-16 .750 0-0 - 10-15 .667
Lakers 107   James Worthy 9 5 4 0 0 2 3 31 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
May. 02, 1993
20. Suns 81   Charles Barkley 18 21 3 1 0 1 4 44 8-24 .333 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 86   James Worthy 11 2 2 0 0 0 2 24 5-14 .357 1-3 .333 0-0 -
May. 04, 1993
21. Suns 107   Charles Barkley 27 11 5 3 1 1 2 43 9-23 .391 1-4 .250 8-9 .889
Lakers 102   James Worthy 13 6 4 2 0 2 4 30 6-18 .333 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
May. 06, 1993
22. Suns 101   Charles Barkley 28 11 4 2 3 0 1 39 13-21 .619 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Lakers 86   James Worthy 12 3 1 1 0 1 0 24 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 09, 1993
23. Suns 112   Charles Barkley 31 14 5 1 2 2 1 46 9-23 .391 1-1 1.000 12-14 .857
OT Lakers 104   James Worthy 24 1 2 2 0 2 2 39 11-23 .478 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1993
24. Suns 108   Charles Barkley 38 11 3 4 4 2 4 44 14-28 .500 2-5 .400 8-18 .444
Lakers 116   James Worthy 17 7 2 1 0 3 4 29 7-20 .350 1-3 .333 2-5 .400
Feb. 18, 1994
25. Suns 113   Charles Barkley 32 8 3 2 1 4 2 35 13-18 .722 1-3 .333 5-7 .714
Lakers 96   James Worthy 10 1 2 0 0 0 3 17 5-9 .556 0-2 .000 0-0 -
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