Charles Barkley vs. Jack Sikma Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jack Sikma 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 / Games against each other

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, 2 more than Jack Sikma, who played 14. Charles Barkley had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Jack Sikma had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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
Jack Sikma 14 11 1977-78 to 1990-91

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Charles Barkley Jack Sikma
Season 1984-851977-78
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsSupersonics Lost NBA 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 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
Jack Sikma 82 27.3 10.7 2.4 5.9 8.3 1.6 0.8 0.5 2.3 3.7 4.2 9.2 .455 - - - 2.3 3.0 .777
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
Jack Sikma 22 31.9 13.7 2.3 5.8 8.1 1.2 0.8 0.5 1.6 4.6 5.2 11.2 .466 - - - 3.2 4.1 .780

Season 2
Charles Barkley Jack Sikma
Season 1985-861978-79
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Jack Sikma 82 36.1 15.6 2.8 9.5 12.4 3.2 1.0 0.8 3.1 3.6 5.8 12.6 .460 - - - 4.0 4.9 .814
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
Jack Sikma 17 38.5 14.9 2.3 9.4 11.7 2.5 0.9 1.4 2.4 4.1 6.0 13.2 .455 - - - 2.8 3.6 .787

Season 3
Charles Barkley Jack Sikma
Season 1986-871979-80
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdSupersonics 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 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
Jack Sikma 82 34.1 14.3 2.4 8.7 11.1 3.4 0.8 0.9 2.5 2.8 5.7 12.1 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.6 .805
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
Jack Sikma 15 35.6 11.7 2.0 6.4 8.4 3.7 1.1 0.3 2.3 3.7 4.3 10.9 .399 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 3.6 .852

Season 4
Charles Barkley Jack Sikma
Season 1987-881980-81
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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
Jack Sikma 82 35.6 18.7 2.2 8.1 10.4 3.0 1.0 1.1 2.5 3.4 7.3 16.0 .454 0.0 0.1 .000 4.1 5.0 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley ------- --- ----------
Jack Sikma ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Charles Barkley Jack Sikma
Season 1988-891981-82
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdSupersonics 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 25.8 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
Jack Sikma 82 37.2 19.6 2.7 9.9 12.7 3.4 1.2 1.3 2.6 3.3 7.1 14.8 .479 0.0 0.2 .154 5.5 6.4 .855
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
Jack Sikma 8 39.4 20.5 2.6 9.5 12.1 3.0 1.1 1.0 2.0 4.3 7.1 16.0 .445 0.0 0.0 - 6.3 7.3 .862

Season 6
Charles Barkley Jack Sikma
Season 1989-901982-83
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisSupersonics 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 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
Jack Sikma 75 34.2 18.2 2.8 8.6 11.4 3.1 1.2 0.9 2.5 3.5 6.5 13.9 .464 0.0 0.1 .000 5.3 6.4 .837
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
Jack Sikma 2 37.5 15.0 3.0 10.0 13.0 5.5 1.0 1.0 2.5 3.5 5.5 15.5 .355 0.0 0.5 .000 4.0 6.0 .667

Season 7
Charles Barkley Jack Sikma
Season 1990-911983-84
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisSupersonics 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
Jack Sikma 82 36.5 19.1 2.7 8.4 11.1 4.0 1.2 1.1 2.9 3.7 7.0 14.1 .499 0.0 0.0 .000 5.0 5.9 .856
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
Jack Sikma 5 38.6 22.0 2.2 8.0 10.2 1.0 0.6 1.4 1.8 4.4 9.8 19.6 .500 0.0 0.2 .000 2.4 2.8 .857

Season 8
Charles Barkley Jack Sikma
Season 1991-921984-85
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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
Jack Sikma 68 35.3 18.5 2.4 8.2 10.6 4.2 1.2 1.3 2.4 3.5 6.8 13.9 .489 0.0 0.1 .200 4.9 5.8 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley ------- --- ----------
Jack Sikma ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Charles Barkley Jack Sikma
Season 1992-931985-86
Team Phoenix SunsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA 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 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
Jack Sikma 80 34.9 17.1 1.8 7.5 9.4 3.8 1.2 0.9 2.7 3.7 6.4 13.8 .462 0.0 0.2 .000 4.4 5.1 .864
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
Jack Sikma ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Charles Barkley Jack Sikma
Season 1993-941986-87
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisBucks 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 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
Jack Sikma 82 30.9 12.7 2.5 7.5 10.0 2.5 1.1 1.1 2.0 4.0 4.8 10.3 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 3.8 .847
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
Jack Sikma 12 35.5 16.2 2.8 8.1 10.8 1.9 1.3 0.8 1.5 4.7 6.1 12.5 .487 0.0 0.1 .000 4.0 4.1 .980

Season 11
Charles Barkley Jack Sikma
Season 1994-951987-88
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisBucks 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 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
Jack Sikma 82 35.6 16.5 2.4 6.3 8.6 3.4 1.1 1.0 1.9 3.9 6.3 12.9 .486 0.0 0.2 .214 3.9 4.2 .922
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
Jack Sikma 5 38.0 19.0 4.8 7.6 12.4 2.6 0.4 0.8 3.0 4.6 7.0 15.2 .461 0.0 0.6 .000 5.0 6.0 .833

Season 12
Charles Barkley Jack Sikma
Season 1995-961988-89
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
more >>
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
Jack Sikma 80 32.3 13.4 1.8 6.0 7.8 3.6 1.1 0.8 1.8 3.8 4.5 10.4 .431 1.0 2.7 .380 3.3 3.7 .905
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
Jack Sikma 9 33.4 11.7 1.0 4.6 5.6 3.3 0.9 0.4 2.3 4.6 4.1 10.4 .394 0.9 3.1 .286 2.6 3.1 .821

Season 13
Charles Barkley Jack Sikma
Season 1996-971989-90
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsBucks 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
Jack Sikma 71 31.7 13.9 1.5 5.4 6.9 3.2 1.1 0.7 2.0 3.4 4.8 11.6 .416 1.0 2.8 .342 3.2 3.7 .885
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
Jack Sikma 4 29.3 5.0 0.0 3.5 3.5 1.8 0.5 1.0 3.0 4.8 1.5 5.8 .261 0.5 1.8 .286 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 14
Charles Barkley Jack Sikma
Season 1997-981990-91
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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
Jack Sikma 77 25.2 10.4 1.4 4.3 5.7 1.9 0.8 0.8 1.7 2.8 3.8 9.0 .427 0.6 1.8 .341 2.2 2.6 .843
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
Jack Sikma 3 17.0 4.7 1.0 3.0 4.0 2.0 1.7 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.0 5.0 .400 0.3 0.7 .500 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 15
Charles Barkley Jack Sikma
Season 1998-99-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 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
Jack Sikma ------- --- ----------
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
Jack Sikma ------- --- ----------

Season 16
Charles Barkley Jack Sikma
Season 1999-00-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 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
Jack Sikma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley ------- --- ----------
Jack Sikma ------- --- ----------
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