Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Charles Barkley and Kobe Bryant

This is the detail of NBA games in which Charles Barkley and Kobe Bryant played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

They faced each other a total of 11 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has an 8-3 winning record over Charles Barkley, including a 3-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Charles Barkley:
1984-85 to 1999-00
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
11 Games played
7 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Charles Barkley
3
2
1
Kobe Bryant
8
5
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 22.7 13.6 3.5 0.80.9
Kobe Bryant 17.4 5.6 2.81.51.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 33 23 6 33
Kobe Bryant 27 10 8 34
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 6

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11

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6

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1

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4

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Kobe Bryant 4

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0

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4

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6

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4

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Both had same stat 1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1996
1. Rockets 115   Charles Barkley 33 16 5 0 3 7 3 58 10-18 .556 3-6 .500 10-13 .769
2OT Lakers 126   Kobe Bryant 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 05 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 1997
2. Rockets 102   Charles Barkley 18 14 3 1 2 1 1 36 5-14 .357 2-2 1.000 6-6 1.000
Lakers 119   Kobe Bryant 27 5 1 2 0 1 1 26 8-15 .533 2-4 .500 9-10 .900
Dec. 22, 1997
3. Rockets 83   Charles Barkley 14 21 4 0 2 2 4 41 5-13 .385 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Lakers 94   Kobe Bryant 19 5 0 2 1 2 3 26 6-13 .462 2-4 .500 5-6 .833
Feb. 15, 1998
4. Rockets 90   Charles Barkley 26 7 2 1 1 2 0 31 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 7-10 .700
Lakers 88   Kobe Bryant 18 2 0 1 0 2 2 33 8-15 .533 2-5 .400 0-0 -
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 05, 1999
5. Rockets 91   Charles Barkley 31 15 3 1 0 1 1 38 12-21 .571 0-1 .000 7-11 .636
Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 25 10 2 2 3 2 4 44 8-21 .381 2-3 .667 7-9 .778
Feb. 28, 1999
6. Rockets 90   Charles Barkley 14 6 0 0 0 1 1 19 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Lakers 106   Kobe Bryant 18 5 3 1 1 4 2 40 8-20 .400 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 26, 1999
7. Rockets 102   Charles Barkley 20 16 6 0 0 3 1 39 7-9 .778 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 80   Kobe Bryant 9 5 2 1 0 1 2 35 3-14 .214 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
1999 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 09, 1999
8. Rockets 100   Charles Barkley 25 10 3 1 1 3 3 41 11-19 .579 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Lakers 101   Kobe Bryant 17 5 5 0 1 2 4 29 5-9 .556 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
May. 11, 1999
9. Rockets 98   Charles Barkley 19 13 1 0 1 0 2 30 6-13 .462 2-3 .667 5-8 .625
Lakers 110   Kobe Bryant 19 9 5 3 1 4 1 38 8-15 .533 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
May. 13, 1999
10. Rockets 102   Charles Barkley 30 23 5 2 0 3 5 43 12-23 .522 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Lakers 88   Kobe Bryant 13 9 5 2 4 3 3 35 5-17 .294 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
May. 15, 1999
11. Rockets 88   Charles Barkley 20 9 6 3 0 2 2 42 7-13 .538 0-2 .000 6-9 .667
Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 24 6 8 3 2 3 1 48 9-25 .360 1-3 .333 5-6 .833