Rick Carlisle vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Carlisle 0 James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 James Worthy 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 James Worthy 624

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 James Worthy 747

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 James Worthy 96

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) James Worthy 1.2 (1987)