Steven Adams vs. Rick Carlisle Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Carlisle and Steven Adams 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

Steven Adams

vs.

Rick Carlisle

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2022-23
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Rick Carlisle 1

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 10 Rick Carlisle 5

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 7 Rick Carlisle 2

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Rick Carlisle 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 9.2 Rick Carlisle 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.2 Rick Carlisle 0.8

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Rick Carlisle 1.1

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Rick Carlisle 0.2

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Rick Carlisle 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,518 Rick Carlisle 422

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 5,788 Rick Carlisle 141

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,079 Rick Carlisle 201

Total Steals Steven Adams 624 Rick Carlisle 42

Total Blocks Steven Adams 675 Rick Carlisle 9

Total Games Steven Adams 706 Rick Carlisle 188

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .587 Rick Carlisle .422

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .067 Rick Carlisle .229

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .536 Rick Carlisle .775

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.7 Rick Carlisle 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.4 Rick Carlisle 0.6

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Rick Carlisle 0.7

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Rick Carlisle 0.3

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Rick Carlisle 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 509 Rick Carlisle 21

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 486 Rick Carlisle 7

Total Assists Steven Adams 64 Rick Carlisle 8

Total Steals Steven Adams 30 Rick Carlisle 3

Total Blocks Steven Adams 59 Rick Carlisle 0

Total Games Steven Adams 66 Rick Carlisle 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Rick Carlisle .474

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Rick Carlisle .000

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .535 Rick Carlisle .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988)