Charles Barkley vs. Dereck Lively II Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dereck Lively II 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 played 16 years in the NBA, 14 more than Dereck Lively II, who played 2. Charles Barkley had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Dereck Lively II had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 achievements, 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
Dereck Lively II 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Charles Barkley Dereck Lively II
Season 1984-852023-24
Team Philadelphia 76ersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+27+5.1+5.2+0.7+0.9+1.7+0.8+0.5+0.4-1.6-1.1+1.2+4.1+.202+0.1+2.9+3.4+.227
Dereck Lively II 55 23.5 8.8 2.5 4.4 6.9 1.1 0.7 1.4 0.9 2.6 4.0 5.4 .747 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.5 .506
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+8+9.4+7.0+1.3+2.4+3.7+0.7+1.4+0.2-1.7-1.5+2.8+6.2+.134+0.3+0.5+1.4+1.9+.045
Dereck Lively II 21 22.0 7.9 2.7 4.7 7.4 1.3 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 4.5 .674 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.9 .590

Season 2
Charles Barkley Dereck Lively II
Season 1985-862024-25
Team Philadelphia 76ersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+44+13.8+11.3+1.5+3.8+5.3+1.5+1.6-3.3-1.4+3.7+7.7+.130+0.2+0.9+3.7+5.2+.055
Dereck Lively II 36 23.1 8.7 2.9 4.6 7.5 2.4 0.6 1.6 1.1 2.8 3.7 5.3 .702 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .630
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Dereck Lively II DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Charles Barkley played 14 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 16, from 1987 to 2000—Charles Barkley played in 11 Playoffs.

In those 14 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Charles Barkley got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 5 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 4 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 11 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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