re: NBA question: Better player Bird or Barkley

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Per Game Career Totals:

Barkley:
22.1 PPG
11.7 RPG
3.9 APG
1.5 SPG
0.8 BPG
eFG% .558

Playoffs:
23.0 PPG
12.9 RPG
3.9 APG
1.6 SPG
0.9 BPG
eFG% .530

Larry Bird:
24.3 PPG
10.0 RPG
6.3 APG
1.7 SPG
0.8 BPG
eFG% .514

Playoffs:
23.8 PPG
10.3 RPG
6.5 APG
1.8 SPG
0.9 BPG
eFG% .485

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That is pretty fricking even it seems to me. Barkly played 3 more seasons and in about 150 more games. Barkleys last 3 seasons sw a significant drop in his point scoring and FG percentages.

I'd give the edge to Bird, but not by a large margin.