Anthony Carter vs. Joakim Noah Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joakim Noah and Anthony Carter, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Anthony Carter and Joakim Noah both played 13 years in the NBA. Anthony Carter had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, while Joakim Noah had his rookie season in 2007-08. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Anthony Carter 13 7 1999-00 to 2011-12
Joakim Noah 13 8 2007-08 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Anthony Carter Joakim Noah
Season 1999-002007-08
Team Miami HeatChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter 79 23.5 6.3 0.6 1.9 2.5 4.8 1.2 0.1 2.2 2.1 2.5 6.4 .395 0.0 0.3 .130 1.2 1.6 .750
Joakim Noah 74 20.7 6.6 2.4 3.3 5.6 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.2 2.3 2.4 5.0 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.6 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter 10 27.7 7.7 0.8 3.2 4.0 5.6 1.2 0.2 2.3 2.2 3.2 7.7 .416 0.1 0.6 .167 1.2 1.6 .750
Joakim Noah ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Anthony Carter Joakim Noah
Season 2000-012008-09
Team Miami HeatChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter 72 22.6 6.4 0.6 1.9 2.5 3.7 1.0 0.1 1.7 2.1 2.7 6.7 .406 0.1 0.6 .150 0.9 1.4 .631
Joakim Noah 80 24.2 6.7 3.1 4.5 7.6 1.3 0.6 1.4 1.0 3.0 2.6 4.7 .556 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.3 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter 3 23.3 6.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.7 0.7 0.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 6.3 .474 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Joakim Noah 7 38.7 10.1 4.0 9.1 13.1 2.3 0.9 2.1 1.1 4.4 3.7 7.3 .510 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.6 .760

Season 3

Anthony Carter Joakim Noah
Season 2001-022009-10
Team Miami HeatChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter 46 22.8 4.3 0.4 2.1 2.5 4.7 1.1 0.1 1.6 1.8 1.9 5.7 .342 0.0 0.4 .053 0.4 0.8 .528
Joakim Noah 64 30.1 10.7 3.4 7.6 11.0 2.1 0.5 1.6 1.8 3.1 4.1 8.1 .504 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.4 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter ------- --- ----------
Joakim Noah 5 37.6 14.8 4.0 9.0 13.0 2.6 1.8 1.4 3.0 4.0 5.6 10.6 .528 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 3.8 .947

Season 4

Anthony Carter Joakim Noah
Season 2002-032010-11
Team Miami HeatChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter 49 18.6 4.1 0.2 1.4 1.7 4.1 0.9 0.1 1.7 1.4 1.7 4.8 .356 0.0 0.2 .000 0.7 1.0 .660
Joakim Noah 48 32.8 11.7 3.8 6.6 10.4 2.2 1.0 1.5 1.9 3.3 4.4 8.4 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.9 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter ------- --- ----------
Joakim Noah 16 33.1 8.7 4.3 5.9 10.2 2.5 1.0 2.1 1.2 3.9 3.2 7.8 .411 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.2 .725

Season 5

Anthony Carter Joakim Noah
Season 2003-042011-12
Team San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter 5 17.4 4.4 0.4 1.8 2.2 2.4 0.8 0.0 2.4 1.8 2.2 7.4 .297 0.0 0.6 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Joakim Noah 64 30.4 10.2 3.8 6.0 9.8 2.5 0.6 1.4 1.4 2.5 3.9 7.7 .508 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.2 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter ------- --- ----------
Joakim Noah 3 33.0 15.0 3.0 6.3 9.3 3.0 0.7 1.3 0.3 1.7 6.3 8.7 .731 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.7 .636

Season 6

Anthony Carter Joakim Noah
Season 2004-052012-13
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter 66 11.2 2.7 0.2 0.9 1.0 2.4 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.3 1.1 2.7 .407 0.0 0.3 .118 0.5 0.8 .686
Joakim Noah 66 36.8 11.9 3.9 7.2 11.1 4.0 1.2 2.1 2.7 2.8 4.6 9.5 .481 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 3.6 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter ------- --- ----------
Joakim Noah 12 34.1 10.8 4.3 5.3 9.6 2.3 0.8 2.2 2.0 3.6 4.3 9.9 .437 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.3 .641

Season 7

Anthony Carter Joakim Noah
Season 2005-062013-14
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter 45 13.1 3.3 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.6 1.2 3.0 .387 0.1 0.3 .267 0.9 1.2 .727
Joakim Noah 80 35.3 12.6 3.5 7.7 11.3 5.4 1.2 1.5 2.4 3.1 4.8 10.0 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.2 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter ------- --- ----------
Joakim Noah 5 42.0 10.4 3.0 9.8 12.8 4.6 1.0 1.4 3.8 3.8 4.2 8.2 .512 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.4 .588

Season 8

Anthony Carter Joakim Noah
Season 2006-072014-15
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter 2 18.5 3.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 5.5 0.0 0.5 3.0 2.0 1.5 4.0 .375 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Joakim Noah 67 30.6 7.2 3.3 6.4 9.6 4.7 0.7 1.1 1.8 3.0 2.8 6.4 .445 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.6 .603
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter 1 14.0 8.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0 .000
Joakim Noah 12 32.9 5.8 3.8 7.3 11.0 3.2 0.8 1.2 1.7 3.1 2.6 6.3 .408 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.7 .350

Season 9

Anthony Carter Joakim Noah
Season 2007-082015-16
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter 70 28.0 7.8 0.4 2.5 2.9 5.5 1.5 0.4 1.8 2.5 3.1 6.8 .458 0.6 1.8 .349 0.9 1.2 .753
Joakim Noah 29 21.9 4.3 3.0 5.8 8.8 3.8 0.6 1.0 1.8 2.7 1.8 4.6 .383 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.6 .489
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter 4 15.3 2.0 0.5 2.0 2.5 3.5 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.5 1.0 3.5 .286 0.0 1.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Joakim Noah ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Anthony Carter Joakim Noah
Season 2008-092016-17
Team Denver NuggetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter 78 22.9 5.3 0.5 2.1 2.6 4.7 1.2 0.2 2.0 1.8 2.1 4.9 .433 0.3 1.1 .239 0.7 1.0 .731
Joakim Noah 46 22.1 5.0 3.5 5.2 8.8 2.2 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.8 2.2 4.4 .490 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.7 .436
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter 16 14.3 2.8 0.7 1.3 2.0 2.1 0.9 0.1 0.7 1.7 1.3 3.1 .408 0.1 0.8 .167 0.1 0.3 .500
Joakim Noah ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Anthony Carter Joakim Noah
Season 2009-102017-18
Team Denver NuggetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter 54 15.9 3.3 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.0 0.7 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.4 3.4 .420 0.3 1.2 .270 0.2 0.2 .846
Joakim Noah 7 5.7 1.7 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.4 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter 1 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Joakim Noah ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Anthony Carter Joakim Noah
Season 2010-112018-19
Team Denver Nuggets, New York KnicksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter 33 14.0 3.3 0.2 1.3 1.5 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.2 1.5 1.4 3.2 .425 0.4 1.2 .300 0.2 0.2 1.000
Joakim Noah 42 16.5 7.1 1.4 4.3 5.7 2.1 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.3 2.6 5.1 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.6 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter 4 12.3 4.8 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.0 0.3 2.0 3.8 .533 0.3 0.8 .333 0.5 0.5 1.000
Joakim Noah ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Anthony Carter Joakim Noah
Season 2011-122019-20
Team Toronto RaptorsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter 24 8.7 2.0 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.7 2.2 .321 0.2 0.7 .294 0.3 0.4 .800
Joakim Noah 5 10.0 2.8 1.0 2.2 3.2 1.4 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.8 0.8 1.6 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.6 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Carter ------- --- ----------
Joakim Noah 2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -