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Karl MalonevsCharles Barkley

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

PF · VAL group F

Karl Malone

1986–2004 · 19 seasons

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PF/SF · VAL group F

Charles Barkley

1985–2000 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Karl Malone and Charles Barkley: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Karl Malone	Stat	Charles Barkley
19	Seasons	16
241.3	Career VAL	185.3
20.4 (1997)	Peak-season VAL	20.1 (1988)
Inducted 2010	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2006
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
2	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 Karl Malone and Charles Barkley have
Karl Malone	Stat	Charles Barkley
Career
1,476	Games	1,073
Per game
25.0	Points / game	22.1
10.1	Rebounds / game	11.7
3.6	Assists / game	3.9

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Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3-pointers made, FG %, 3P %, FT %, True shooting %, PER, Win shares — Karl Malone's career line covers 2002–2004 only (the table behind it does not cover 16 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	Karl Malone	Charles Barkley
21	—	7.2
22	2.2	15.4
23	5.4	18
24	9.8	20.1
25	13	18.7
26	18.1	19.9
27	13.1	14.4
28	13.1	13.1
29	16.1	13.3
30	10.9	8.1
31	16.1	8.4
32	14.4	10.6
33	20.4	6
34	17.6	6
35	9.3	4.9
36	16	1.2
37	15.9	—
38	12	—
39	13.4	—
40	4.5	—