Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Charles Barkley

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Charles Barkley 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 10 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 9-1 winning record over Charles Barkley. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Charles Barkley:
1984-85 to 1999-00
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
9
9
0
Charles Barkley
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.7 5.2 2.0 1.12.8
Charles Barkley 21.6 12.1 2.61.41.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 9 4 37
Charles Barkley 36 23 6 35
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4

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1

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4

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2

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7

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Charles Barkley 6

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9

games
4

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4

games
2

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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2

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4

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1

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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. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 8 0 1 4 2 3 39 12-23 .522 0-0 - 0-2 .000
76ers 122   Charles Barkley 16 15 3 1 2 2 2 35 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Jan. 25, 1985
2. Lakers 109   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 9 1 1 4 4 5 41 9-19 .474 0-0 - 5-7 .714
76ers 104   Charles Barkley 10 2 0 1 0 0 1 21 4-8 .500 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. Lakers 134   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 4 4 1 0 1 4 24 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
76ers 100   Charles Barkley 17 5 2 0 1 4 3 29 6-9 .667 1-1 1.000 4-11 .364
Feb. 23, 1986
4. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 5 3 3 7 3 5 44 12-22 .545 0-0 - 4-5 .800
OT 76ers 111   Charles Barkley 24 18 1 1 3 7 5 50 7-15 .467 0-0 - 10-13 .769
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1986
5. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 9 4 2 3 1 2 30 7-9 .778 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
76ers 85   Charles Barkley 13 16 2 3 0 3 4 32 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Feb. 22, 1987
6. Lakers 112   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 7 4 1 2 2 3 38 9-20 .450 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT 76ers 110   Charles Barkley 29 13 4 2 5 6 4 53 11-21 .524 0-2 .000 7-9 .778
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1987
7. Lakers 131   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 0 1 0 1 0 4 17 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
76ers 115   Charles Barkley 25 5 1 0 1 3 3 30 8-11 .727 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
Mar. 07, 1988
8. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 5 2 0 3 0 5 31 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
76ers 104   Charles Barkley 15 12 4 3 1 3 4 43 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1988
9. Lakers 109   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 2 1 1 3 0 3 31 6-15 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
76ers 104   Charles Barkley 31 23 6 1 0 5 2 47 13-19 .684 0-2 .000 5-14 .357
Dec. 28, 1988
10. Lakers 128   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 3 0 1 1 2 4 24 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
76ers 123   Charles Barkley 36 12 3 2 0 4 5 44 12-18 .667 1-5 .200 11-13 .846