Rick Carlisle vs. Kevin Durant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kevin Durant 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.

Kevin Durant

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Kevin Durant: 2007-08 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Kevin Durant 2

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Kevin Durant 16

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Kevin Durant 13

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Kevin Durant 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Kevin Durant 1

Finals MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Kevin Durant 2

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Kevin Durant 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Kevin Durant 10

Scoring Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Kevin Durant 4

Rookie of The Year Rick Carlisle 0 Kevin Durant 1

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Rick Carlisle 0 * Kevin Durant 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Kevin Durant 27.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Kevin Durant 7.0

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Kevin Durant 4.4

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Kevin Durant 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Kevin Durant 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Kevin Durant 28,924

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Kevin Durant 7,454

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Kevin Durant 4,645

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Kevin Durant 1,124

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Kevin Durant 1,196

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Kevin Durant 1,061

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Kevin Durant .501

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Kevin Durant .387

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Kevin Durant .884

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Kevin Durant 32.0 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Kevin Durant 8.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Kevin Durant 6.4 (2022)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Kevin Durant 1.4 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Kevin Durant 1.8 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Kevin Durant 29.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Kevin Durant 7.8

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Kevin Durant 4.2

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Kevin Durant 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Kevin Durant 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Kevin Durant 4,952

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Kevin Durant 1,318

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Kevin Durant 704

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Kevin Durant 172

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Kevin Durant 200

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Kevin Durant 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Kevin Durant .476

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Kevin Durant .355

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Kevin Durant .869

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Kevin Durant 34.3 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Kevin Durant 9.3 (2021)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Kevin Durant 6.3 (2013)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Kevin Durant 1.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) Kevin Durant 1.6 (2021)