Charles Barkley vs Kendrick Perkins: Stats comparison of NBA Hall of Famer amid their verbal feud

Ever since Luca Doncic's trade, Charles Barkley and Kendrick Perkins have been at odds. In a debate about the Lakers, Barkley, who works for TNT and Perkins, who works for ESPN, have called each other out by the name in an intense back and forth. Perkins strongly believes that Doncic's trade helped save the NBA, while Barkley believes that the coverage of the Lakers is exaggerated and that the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Oklahoma City Thunder deserve more attention.


Amidst the ongoing feud, we are taking a look at the achievements of Charles Barkley and Kendrick Perkins in their NBA career spanning 16 years and 14 years respectively. While both have retired and now enjoy successful careers as sports analysts, we are comparing the statistics that each had while they were at the top of their game.

Charles Barkley’s NBA stats

When it comes to Charles Barkley, he played in the NBA for 16 glorious seasons during which he earned the title of one of the best NBA rebounders and scorers. Additionally, he was an 11-time NBA All-Star and a member of the All-NBA Team for 11 times. In 1993, he earned the title of NBA Most Valuable Player. He competed in the Olympic Games in the years 1992 and 1996, during which he won two gold medals as a part of the national team of USA. He was also inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame twice, once in 2006 for his career and then in 2010 for being a part of the 1992 Olympics.


In a career spanning 16 seasons, he was first drafted to the All-Rookie First Team, post which he played for the Philadelphia 76ers between 1984 and 1992. He then joined the Phoenix Suns in 1993 until he was traded to the Houston Rockets in 1996. He averaged 22.1 points per game during the regular season, and 23.0 points per game during the playoffs. He also scored at 54.13% total field goal percentage for the season and 51.34% during his playoff career. On the other hand, he averaged 11.7 rebounds per game in the regular season and 12.9 rebounds per game during playoffs.

Kendrick Perkins NBA stats

Kendrick Perkins joined the NBA right out of high school and played for the Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Cleveland Cavaliers, New Orleans Pelicans and the Celtics. In 2008, he won the NBA Championship with the Celtics. In his career spanning 14 years, he averages 5.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game. His statistics are accounted for 782 regular-season games played for 4 teams.


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Perkins retired in 2018, with his last game being for the Cleveland Cavaliers. His career took a turn post retirement, and he chose to become an on-air sports commentator for ESPN and NBC Sports Boston. He worked with shows that included NBA Today, Get Up, First Take and SportsCenter.

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