Rick Carlisle vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James 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.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Rick Carlisle 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Carlisle 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Rick Carlisle 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Carlisle 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Rick Carlisle 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Rick Carlisle 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Rick Carlisle 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Rick Carlisle 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Rick Carlisle 0 * LeBron James 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 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 LeBron James 8,102

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 LeBron James 2,569

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 LeBron James 2,052

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 LeBron James 476

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 LeBron James 274

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 LeBron James 285

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 LeBron James .496

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 LeBron James .740

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) LeBron James 9.7 (2024)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)