Rick Carlisle vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan 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.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Carlisle 0 Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Rick Carlisle 0 Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Rick Carlisle 0 Michael Jordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)