Charles Barkley vs. Larry Costello Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Larry Costello 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.
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, 4 more than Larry Costello, who played 12. Charles Barkley had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Larry Costello had his rookie season in 1954-55. 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.
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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 |
Larry Costello |
19 |
24.4 |
6.2 |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.4 |
7.3 |
.331 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.813 |
|
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 |
Larry Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Larry Costello didn't play in 1955-56.
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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 |
Larry Costello |
72 |
29.3 |
7.6 |
- |
- |
4.5 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
2.6 |
6.9 |
.374 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.788 |
|
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 |
Larry Costello |
2 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
2.5 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.375 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
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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 |
Larry Costello |
72 |
38.1 |
14.9 |
- |
- |
5.3 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.3 |
12.3 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
5.3 |
.847 |
|
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 |
Larry Costello |
3 |
44.7 |
11.3 |
- |
- |
8.3 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
3.3 |
11.3 |
.294 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
4.7 |
1.000 |
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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 |
Larry Costello |
70 |
39.3 |
15.8 |
- |
- |
5.2 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.9 |
13.5 |
.437 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.0 |
.802 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Charles Barkley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Larry Costello |
9 |
40.1 |
17.7 |
- |
- |
5.9 |
6.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
6.0 |
13.4 |
.446 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
6.8 |
.836 |
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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 |
Larry Costello |
71 |
34.8 |
14.0 |
- |
- |
5.5 |
6.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
5.2 |
11.6 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.1 |
.862 |
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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 |
Larry Costello |
3 |
40.7 |
16.7 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
6.7 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.7 |
15.7 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.0 |
.833 |
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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 |
Larry Costello |
75 |
28.9 |
14.5 |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.4 |
11.3 |
.482 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.799 |
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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 |
Larry Costello |
8 |
33.6 |
16.4 |
- |
- |
4.4 |
6.5 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
5.3 |
12.9 |
.408 |
- |
- |
- |
5.9 |
6.9 |
.855 |
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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 |
Larry Costello |
63 |
29.4 |
13.8 |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.9 |
11.5 |
.427 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
4.7 |
.837 |
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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 |
Larry Costello |
5 |
33.4 |
14.6 |
- |
- |
3.2 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
4.4 |
10.2 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
6.6 |
.879 |
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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 |
Larry Costello |
78 |
26.5 |
11.0 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
3.7 |
8.5 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.2 |
.881 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Charles Barkley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Larry Costello |
5 |
26.8 |
10.2 |
- |
- |
0.8 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.6 |
.826 |
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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 |
Larry Costello |
45 |
25.3 |
11.8 |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.2 |
9.1 |
.468 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
3.8 |
.865 |
|
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 |
Larry Costello |
5 |
7.2 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
.214 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.000 |
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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 |
Larry Costello |
64 |
30.7 |
13.5 |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.8 |
10.9 |
.445 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.3 |
.877 |
|
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 |
Larry Costello |
10 |
20.7 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
1.2 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
.415 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.688 |
Note: Larry Costello didn't play in 1965-66.
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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 |
Larry Costello |
49 |
19.9 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
2.7 |
6.0 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.7 |
.902 |
|
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 |
Larry Costello |
2 |
12.5 |
8.5 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.750 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
2.5 |
1.000 |
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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 |
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 |
Larry Costello |
28 |
17.6 |
7.2 |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.4 |
5.3 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.827 |
|
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 |
Larry Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Larry Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Larry Costello |
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Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
Larry Costello |
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Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
Larry Costello |
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Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
Larry Costello |
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Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
Larry Costello |
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Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
Larry Costello |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Charles Barkley |
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Larry Costello |
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