MVP awards
1
All-Star selections
11
Career points
23,757
Career rebounds
12,546
Olympic golds
2
Rebounding titles
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 14 | |
| 1985 | 20 | |
| 1986 | 23 | |
| 1987 | 28.3 | |
| 1988 | 25.8 | |
| 1989 | 25.2 | |
| 1990 | 27.6 | |
| 1991 | 23.1 | |
| 1992 | 25.6 | |
| 1993 | 21.6 | |
| 1994 | 23.2 | |
| 1995 | 23.2 | |
| 1996 | 19.2 | |
| 1997 | 15.2 | |
| 1998 | 16.1 | |
| 1999 | 14.5 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Charles Barkley ranks #71 in Basketball
Charles Barkley ranks #71 in Basketball and #623 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.6/100.
The verified career covers 1984–2000 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 92/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: MVP awards 1, All-Star selections 11, Career points 23757, Career rebounds 12546.
Nearest context: ahead Swin Cash (85.7); behind Scottie Pippen (85.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Charles Barkley GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Barkley comparisons
Charles Barkley — frequently asked
- Is Charles Barkley the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Charles Barkley ranks #71 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 85.6/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Charles Barkley's GOAT Score?
- 85.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Charles Barkley rank all time?
- #623 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #71 in Basketball.
- Charles Barkley vs Swin Cash: who ranks higher?
- Swin Cash ranks higher at 85.7 versus Charles Barkley at 85.6, a margin of 0.1 points.