LaMelo Ball vs. Rick Carlisle Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Carlisle and LaMelo Ball that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Rick Carlisle

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Rick Carlisle 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Rick Carlisle 5

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Rick Carlisle 2

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Rick Carlisle 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Rick Carlisle 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Rick Carlisle 2.2

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Rick Carlisle 0.8

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Rick Carlisle 1.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Rick Carlisle 0.2

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Rick Carlisle 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Rick Carlisle 422

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Rick Carlisle 141

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Rick Carlisle 201

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Rick Carlisle 42

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Rick Carlisle 9

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Rick Carlisle 188

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Rick Carlisle .422

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Rick Carlisle .229

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Rick Carlisle .775

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Carlisle 1.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Carlisle 0.6

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Carlisle 0.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Carlisle 0.3

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Carlisle 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Rick Carlisle 21

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Rick Carlisle 7

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Rick Carlisle 8

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Rick Carlisle 3

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Rick Carlisle 0

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Rick Carlisle 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Rick Carlisle .474

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Rick Carlisle .000

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Rick Carlisle .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988)