Charles Barkley vs. P.J. Tucker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of P.J. Tucker 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 / Stats Rankings

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 P.J. Tucker, who played 14. Charles Barkley had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while P.J. Tucker had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
P.J. Tucker 14 9 2006-07 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Charles Barkley P.J. Tucker
Season 1984-852006-07
Team Philadelphia 76ersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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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:+65+23.7+12.2+2.6+4.6+7.2+1.7+1.1+1.0-2.1-3.0+4.6+8.2+.045+0.1+3.1+4.1+.162
P.J. Tucker 17 4.9 1.8 0.6 0.7 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.6 1.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .571
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
P.J. Tucker DNP------ --- ----------

Note: P.J. Tucker didn't play in 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12.

Season 2

Charles Barkley P.J. Tucker
Season 1985-862012-13
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns
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:+1+12.7+13.6+2.7+5.6+8.4+2.5+1.4+1.4-3.6-2.4+4.7+7.4+.099+0.1+.087+4.2+6.1+.059
P.J. Tucker 79 24.2 6.4 1.7 2.8 4.4 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.7 5.6 .473 0.3 0.9 .314 0.8 1.1 .744
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
P.J. Tucker DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Charles Barkley P.J. Tucker
Season 1986-872013-14
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns
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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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+13+9.6+13.6+3.7+4.4+8.1+3.2+0.4+1.2-3.4-1.2+4.9+6.2+.163+0.6+0.9+.185+4.4+5.8+.015
P.J. Tucker 81 30.7 9.4 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.7 1.4 0.3 1.3 2.5 3.3 7.6 .431 0.9 2.4 .387 1.9 2.5 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
P.J. Tucker DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Charles Barkley P.J. Tucker
Season 1987-882014-15
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th 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 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
difference:+2+9.0+19.2+3.3+2.1+5.5+1.6+0.1+1.0-2.6-1.2+6.1+8.4+.149+0.5+1.2+.065+7.6+10.1+.024
P.J. Tucker 78 30.6 9.1 1.5 5.0 6.4 1.6 1.4 0.3 1.2 2.3 3.3 7.6 .438 1.1 3.2 .345 1.3 1.8 .727
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Charles Barkley nor P.J. Tucker played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5

Charles Barkley P.J. Tucker
Season 1988-892015-16
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+3+8.1+17.8+3.1+3.2+6.3+1.9+0.3+0.6-1.8-0.8+6.0+8.2+.168+0.4+0.4+.114+6.3+8.4+.007
P.J. Tucker 82 31.0 8.0 2.0 4.2 6.2 2.2 1.3 0.2 1.4 2.5 2.9 7.1 .411 0.8 2.5 .330 1.3 1.7 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
P.J. Tucker DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Charles Barkley P.J. Tucker
Season 1989-902016-17
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+2+11.5+18.5+3.2+2.5+5.7+2.7+0.5+0.4-2.3-0.8+6.4+8.9+.187+0.6+1.2+.140+6.2+8.3+.025
P.J. Tucker 81 27.6 6.7 1.4 4.4 5.8 1.2 1.4 0.2 0.8 2.4 2.5 6.0 .413 0.9 2.4 .357 0.9 1.1 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+16.8+19.7+5.1+4.7+9.8+3.2+0.2+0.4-2.2-0.9+7.0+11.3+.176+0.3+1.0+.012+6.0+10.0+.023
P.J. Tucker 10 25.1 5.0 1.5 4.2 5.7 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.8 2.7 1.8 4.9 .367 0.9 2.8 .321 0.5 0.8 .625

Season 7

Charles Barkley P.J. Tucker
Season 1990-912017-18
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisRockets Lost West Conf Finals
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+15+9.5+21.5+2.8+1.9+4.5+3.3+0.6+0.2-2.2-0.1+7.8+12.0+.180+0.7+1.5+.087+6.6+9.1+.005
P.J. Tucker 82 27.8 6.1 1.1 4.4 5.6 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.9 2.5 2.1 5.4 .390 1.4 3.8 .371 0.5 0.7 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+9+7.3+16.0+2.5+1.4+4.0+4.7+1.3+0.4-2.3-0.2+6.2+9.2+.111+1.8+1.9+.367+5.4+8.3+.014
P.J. Tucker 17 33.5 8.9 1.4 5.2 6.5 1.3 0.6 0.8 0.8 2.7 3.1 6.4 .481 2.1 4.4 .467 0.7 1.1 .667

Season 8

Charles Barkley P.J. Tucker
Season 1991-922018-19
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+7+4.2+15.8+2.1+3.1+5.3+2.9+0.2+0.1-2.3-0.5+5.8+8.6+.156+1.4+2.9+.143+5.6+8.0
P.J. Tucker 82 34.2 7.3 1.5 4.4 5.8 1.2 1.6 0.5 0.8 3.1 2.5 6.4 .396 1.8 4.7 .377 0.5 0.7 .695
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Charles Barkley DNP------ --- ----------
P.J. Tucker 11 38.7 11.4 1.7 5.7 7.5 1.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 3.2 3.6 8.0 .455 2.4 5.2 .456 1.7 2.1 .826

Season 9

Charles Barkley P.J. Tucker
Season 1992-932019-20
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+4+3.3+18.7+1.5+4.0+5.6+3.5+0.5+0.5-2.1-0.6+6.9+12.2+.105+0.6+1.3+.053+5.4+7.0+.048
P.J. Tucker 72 34.3 6.9 1.6 5.1 6.6 1.6 1.1 0.5 1.0 3.2 2.5 5.9 .415 1.5 4.2 .358 0.5 0.7 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+12+8.3+18.7+2.0+4.4+6.4+2.8+0.5+0.7-1.1-0.9+6.7+12.8+.079+1.7+3.7+.151+7.0+9.1
P.J. Tucker 12 34.5 7.9 1.9 5.3 7.2 1.5 1.1 0.3 1.0 3.9 2.9 7.3 .398 2.1 5.6 .373 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10

Charles Barkley P.J. Tucker
Season 1993-942020-21
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+13+9.3+17.9+2.0+5.2+7.3+3.4+0.8+0.2-2.4-0.1+6.7+12.7+.122+0.1+0.4+.066+4.5+6.5+.046
P.J. Tucker 52 26.1 3.7 1.0 2.9 3.9 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.8 2.4 1.3 3.4 .373 0.8 2.3 .336 0.4 0.5 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+13+12.9+23.3+1.3+6.9+8.2+3.7+1.5+0.8-2.3-0.7+9.3+17.3+.121+0.6+1.4+.028+4.1+5.3+.014
P.J. Tucker 23 29.6 4.3 2.1 2.7 4.8 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.4 3.3 1.7 4.3 .388 0.8 2.6 .322 0.1 0.2 .750

Season 11

Charles Barkley P.J. Tucker
Season 1994-952021-22
Team Phoenix SunsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisHeat Lost East Conf Finals
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+3+7.1+15.4+1.6+4.1+5.6+2.0+0.8+0.5-1.3-0.7+5.2+10.8+.002+0.5+.077+5.0+6.6+.010
P.J. Tucker 71 27.9 7.6 1.4 4.0 5.5 2.1 0.8 0.2 0.9 2.3 2.9 6.0 .484 1.1 2.7 .415 0.6 0.9 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+8+10.7+17.8+2.0+5.8+7.7+1.4+0.5+0.8-1.8+6.1+12.1+.005+0.4+0.7+.194+6.0+8.1+.045
P.J. Tucker 18 28.3 7.9 1.9 3.7 5.7 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.7 2.8 3.0 6.1 .495 1.3 2.8 .451 0.6 0.9 .688

Season 12

Charles Barkley P.J. Tucker
Season 1995-962022-23
Team Phoenix SunsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+4+11.5+19.7+2.1+5.4+7.7+2.9+1.1+0.6-2.5-0.5+6.9+13.3+.073+0.6+.113+5.9+7.7+.049
P.J. Tucker 75 25.6 3.5 1.3 2.7 3.9 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.6 2.4 1.3 3.0 .427 0.7 1.9 .393 0.3 0.3 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+7+14.3+20.6+2.9+6.1+9.0+2.3+0.2+0.7-1.0-1.3+6.1+12.9+.070+0.5+0.6+.100+9.1+11.5+.120
P.J. Tucker 11 26.7 4.9 1.6 2.9 4.5 1.5 1.2 0.3 0.5 2.5 1.7 4.6 .373 1.3 3.6 .350 0.2 0.3 .667

Season 13

Charles Barkley P.J. Tucker
Season 1996-972023-24
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+22+22.2+17.5+3.1+7.7+10.8+4.2+0.8+0.3-2.5-1.2+5.7+11.5+.124+0.7+2.8+.088+5.3+7.7+.306
P.J. Tucker 31 15.7 1.7 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.7 0.6 1.6 .360 0.4 1.1 .371 0.1 0.1 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+14+22.4+12.4+2.5+8.0+10.5+3.4+1.2+0.4-1.2-0.3+3.4+9.4+.233+0.8+0.4+.461+6.4+8.4
P.J. Tucker 2 15.5 5.5 1.5 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.0 2.0 3.0 .667 1.5 2.0 .750 0.0 0.0 -

Season 14

Charles Barkley P.J. Tucker
Season 1997-982024-25
Team Houston RocketsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Finals
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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+65+13.7+12.2+2.2+6.8+9.0+3.2+0.7+0.1-1.9-0.1+4.3+8.6+.056+0.7+0.8+.286+4.4+5.8
P.J. Tucker 3 19.3 3.0 1.3 1.3 2.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.7 1.0 2.3 .429 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+3+18.0+9.0+1.3+4.0+5.3+1.0+1.3-1.5-2.0+3.0+5.8+0.5+3.0+5.3
P.J. Tucker 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Additional Years

* Charles Barkley played 2 seasons more than P.J. Tucker in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 15 to 16, from 1999 to 2000—Charles Barkley played in one postseason.