Charles Barkley vs. Nick Collison Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nick Collison 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, 2 more than Nick Collison, who played 14. Charles Barkley had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Nick Collison had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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
Nick Collison 14 7 2004-05 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Charles Barkley Nick Collison
Season 1984-852004-05
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsSupersonics 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 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
Nick Collison 82 17.0 5.6 1.9 2.7 4.6 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.8 3.1 2.3 4.3 .537 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .703
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
Nick Collison 11 19.7 8.4 2.0 3.0 5.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 3.6 3.4 5.5 .607 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.5 2.5 .630

Season 2

Charles Barkley Nick Collison
Season 1985-862005-06
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 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
Nick Collison 66 21.9 7.5 2.2 3.4 5.6 1.1 0.3 0.5 1.2 3.2 3.1 6.0 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .699
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
Nick Collison ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Charles Barkley Nick Collison
Season 1986-872006-07
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Nick Collison 82 29.0 9.6 2.8 5.3 8.1 1.0 0.6 0.8 1.5 3.5 3.9 7.8 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.4 .774
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
Nick Collison ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Charles Barkley Nick Collison
Season 1987-882007-08
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement 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
Nick Collison 78 28.5 9.8 3.3 6.1 9.4 1.4 0.6 0.8 1.5 3.2 4.1 8.2 .502 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.1 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley ------- --- ----------
Nick Collison ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Charles Barkley Nick Collison
Season 1988-892008-09
Team Philadelphia 76ersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Nick Collison 71 25.8 8.2 2.5 4.3 6.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.0 3.4 3.4 6.0 .568 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.9 .721
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
Nick Collison ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Charles Barkley Nick Collison
Season 1989-902009-10
Team Philadelphia 76ersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisThunder 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
Nick Collison 75 20.8 5.9 2.0 3.1 5.1 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 3.1 2.4 4.1 .589 0.0 0.1 .250 1.0 1.4 .692
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
Nick Collison 6 21.5 3.2 2.0 2.7 4.7 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.7 3.3 1.3 4.0 .333 0.0 0.2 .000 0.5 1.2 .429

Season 7

Charles Barkley Nick Collison
Season 1990-912010-11
Team Philadelphia 76ersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisThunder 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 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
Nick Collison 71 21.5 4.6 1.7 2.8 4.5 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.8 3.0 1.9 3.4 .566 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .753
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
Nick Collison 17 24.3 6.7 2.8 3.0 5.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 3.7 2.8 4.5 .632 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.4 .783

Season 8

Charles Barkley Nick Collison
Season 1991-922011-12
Team Philadelphia 76ersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 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
Nick Collison 63 20.7 4.5 1.9 2.5 4.3 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.0 2.4 1.9 3.2 .597 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .710
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley ------- --- ----------
Nick Collison 20 16.6 3.5 1.5 1.9 3.4 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.6 2.6 1.7 2.6 .647 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .429

Season 9

Charles Barkley Nick Collison
Season 1992-932012-13
Team Phoenix SunsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsThunder 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 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
Nick Collison 81 19.5 5.1 1.5 2.6 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.4 0.9 2.4 2.2 3.7 .595 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .769
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
Nick Collison 11 16.2 5.0 2.3 2.4 4.6 1.1 0.5 1.0 0.9 3.4 2.0 4.3 .468 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.1 .917

Season 10

Charles Barkley Nick Collison
Season 1993-942013-14
Team Phoenix SunsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisThunder 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 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
Nick Collison 81 16.7 4.2 1.4 2.2 3.6 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.9 2.3 1.7 3.0 .556 0.0 0.2 .235 0.8 1.1 .710
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
Nick Collison 17 10.8 1.9 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.6 0.7 1.7 .414 0.1 0.3 .400 0.4 0.6 .700

Season 11

Charles Barkley Nick Collison
Season 1994-952014-15
Team Phoenix SunsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 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
Nick Collison 66 16.7 4.1 1.4 2.4 3.8 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.7 2.4 1.6 3.8 .419 0.2 0.9 .267 0.7 1.0 .692
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
Nick Collison ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Charles Barkley Nick Collison
Season 1995-962015-16
Team Phoenix SunsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder 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 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
Nick Collison 59 11.8 2.1 1.2 1.7 2.9 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.8 0.8 1.8 .459 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.6 .697
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
Nick Collison 9 8.8 1.0 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.6 0.9 0.0 0.1 1.9 0.4 0.7 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .500

Season 13

Charles Barkley Nick Collison
Season 1996-972016-17
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Nick Collison 20 6.4 1.7 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.7 1.2 .609 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.4 .625
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
Nick Collison ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Charles Barkley Nick Collison
Season 1997-982017-18
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Nick Collison 15 5.0 2.1 0.5 0.9 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.9 1.3 .684 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.9 .385
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
Nick Collison ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Charles Barkley Nick Collison
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
Nick Collison ------- --- ----------
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
Nick Collison ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Charles Barkley Nick Collison
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
Nick Collison ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Barkley ------- --- ----------
Nick Collison ------- --- ----------