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Charles BarkleyvsKobe Bryant

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PF/SF · VAL group F

Charles Barkley

1985–2000 · 16 seasons

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SF · VAL group F

Kobe Bryant

1997–2016 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Charles Barkley and Kobe Bryant: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Charles Barkley	Stat	Kobe Bryant
16	Seasons	20
185.3	Career VAL	228.6
20.1 (1988)	Peak-season VAL	21.0 (2006)
Inducted 2006	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2020
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	4
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	15

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Charles Barkley and Kobe Bryant have
Charles Barkley	Stat	Kobe Bryant
Career
1,073	Games	1,342
Per game
22.1	Points / game	25.0
11.7	Rebounds / game	5.2
3.9	Assists / game	4.7

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Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3-pointers made, FG %, 3P %, FT %, True shooting %, PER, Win shares — Kobe Bryant's career line covers 2002–2016 only (the table behind it does not cover 5 early-career seasons).

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Charles Barkley	Kobe Bryant
18	—	0.5
19	—	3.3
20	—	7.8
21	7.2	11.1
22	15.4	14.6
23	18	17.3
24	20.1	19.8
25	18.7	13.3
26	19.9	10.8
27	14.4	21
28	13.1	17.6
29	13.3	20.4
30	8.1	19
31	8.4	13.6
32	10.6	15.4
33	6	8.2
34	6	14.3
35	4.9	—
36	1.2	0.6
37	—	0