Rick Carlisle vs. Wilt Chamberlain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wilt Chamberlain 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.

Wilt Chamberlain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Wilt Chamberlain 2

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Wilt Chamberlain 14

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Wilt Chamberlain 13

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 4

Finals MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Carlisle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

Scoring Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

Rebounds Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 11

Assists Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

Rookie of The Year Rick Carlisle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Wilt Chamberlain 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Wilt Chamberlain 22.9

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Wilt Chamberlain 4.4

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Wilt Chamberlain 23,924

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Wilt Chamberlain 4,643

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Wilt Chamberlain 1,045

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Wilt Chamberlain .540

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Wilt Chamberlain .511

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Wilt Chamberlain 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Wilt Chamberlain 24.5

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Wilt Chamberlain 4.2

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Wilt Chamberlain 3,607

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Wilt Chamberlain 3,913

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Wilt Chamberlain 673

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Wilt Chamberlain 160

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Wilt Chamberlain .522

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Wilt Chamberlain .465

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.