Kenny Carr vs. Oscar Robertson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Oscar Robertson and Kenny Carr, 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

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.

Kenny Carr played 10 years in the NBA, 4 less than Oscar Robertson, who played 14. Kenny Carr had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, while Oscar Robertson had his rookie season in 1960-61. 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
Kenny Carr	10	6	1977-78 to 1986-87
Oscar Robertson	14	10	1960-61 to 1973-74

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Kenny Carr	Oscar Robertson
Season	1977-78	1960-61
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did 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		%
Kenny Carr	52	14.1	6.2	1.0	3.0	4.0	0.5	0.3	0.3	1.7	2.4	2.6	5.8	.444	-	-	-	1.1	1.6	.647
Oscar Robertson	71	42.7	30.5	-	-	10.1	9.7	-	-	-	3.1	10.6	22.5	.473	-	-	-	9.2	11.2	.822

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Carr	2	8.5	3.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	1.0	1.5	4.0	.375	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-
Oscar Robertson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Kenny Carr	Oscar Robertson
Season	1978-79	1961-62
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Royals Lost West Div 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		%
Kenny Carr	72	16.0	7.4	1.0	3.1	4.1	0.8	0.5	0.4	1.6	2.1	3.1	6.3	.500	-	-	-	1.2	1.9	.606
Oscar Robertson	79	44.3	30.8	-	-	12.5	11.4	-	-	-	3.3	11.0	22.9	.478	-	-	-	8.9	11.0	.803

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Carr	8	14.6	5.4	0.5	1.6	2.1	0.5	0.5	0.3	1.4	2.3	2.4	4.4	.543	-	-	-	0.6	1.0	.625
Oscar Robertson	4	46.3	28.8	-	-	11.0	11.0	-	-	-	4.5	10.5	20.3	.519	-	-	-	7.8	9.8	.795


Season 3
	Kenny Carr	Oscar Robertson
Season	1979-80	1962-63
Team	Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Royals Lost East Div 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		%
Kenny Carr	79	23.3	11.8	2.5	4.9	7.4	1.0	0.8	0.7	1.9	3.1	4.8	9.7	.492	0.0	0.1	.000	2.2	3.3	.658
Oscar Robertson	80	44.0	28.3	-	-	10.4	9.5	-	-	-	3.7	10.3	19.9	.518	-	-	-	7.7	9.5	.810

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Carr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oscar Robertson	12	47.5	31.8	-	-	13.0	9.0	-	-	-	3.4	10.3	22.0	.470	-	-	-	11.1	12.8	.864


Season 4
	Kenny Carr	Oscar Robertson
Season	1980-81	1963-64
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Royals Lost East Div 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		%
Kenny Carr	81	32.3	15.2	3.2	7.1	10.3	2.4	0.9	0.5	2.9	3.7	5.8	11.3	.511	0.0	0.0	.000	3.6	5.0	.714
Oscar Robertson	79	45.1	31.4	-	-	9.9	11.0	-	-	-	3.5	10.6	22.0	.483	-	-	-	10.1	11.9	.853

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Carr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oscar Robertson	10	47.1	29.3	-	-	8.9	8.4	-	-	-	3.0	9.2	20.2	.455	-	-	-	10.9	12.7	.858


Season 5
	Kenny Carr	Oscar Robertson
Season	1981-82	1964-65
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Royals Lost East Div 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		%
Kenny Carr	74	26.0	12.1	2.3	4.9	7.2	1.2	0.9	0.3	2.1	3.4	4.7	9.4	.503	0.0	0.1	.100	2.7	4.1	.656
Oscar Robertson	75	45.6	30.4	-	-	9.0	11.5	-	-	-	2.7	10.8	22.4	.480	-	-	-	8.9	10.6	.839

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Carr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oscar Robertson	4	48.8	28.0	-	-	4.8	12.0	-	-	-	3.5	9.5	22.3	.427	-	-	-	9.0	9.8	.923


Season 6
	Kenny Carr	Oscar Robertson
Season	1982-83	1965-66
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis	Royals Lost East Div 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		%
Kenny Carr	82	28.4	12.0	2.2	5.0	7.2	1.4	0.8	0.5	2.3	3.7	4.4	8.7	.505	0.0	0.1	.333	3.1	4.5	.697
Oscar Robertson	76	46.0	31.3	-	-	7.7	11.1	-	-	-	3.0	10.8	22.7	.475	-	-	-	9.8	11.6	.842

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Carr	7	24.4	10.0	2.1	5.1	7.3	1.4	0.4	0.7	1.4	3.7	3.7	8.6	.433	0.0	0.0	-	2.6	3.3	.783
Oscar Robertson	5	44.8	31.8	-	-	7.6	7.8	-	-	-	4.0	9.8	24.0	.408	-	-	-	12.2	13.6	.897


Season 7
	Kenny Carr	Oscar Robertson
Season	1983-84	1966-67
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Royals Lost East Div 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		%
Kenny Carr	82	29.9	15.6	2.5	5.3	7.8	1.9	0.8	0.4	2.5	3.3	6.3	11.3	.561	0.0	0.1	.000	3.0	4.5	.673
Oscar Robertson	79	43.9	30.5	-	-	6.2	10.7	-	-	-	2.9	10.6	21.5	.493	-	-	-	9.3	10.7	.873

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Carr	5	36.0	14.8	2.2	4.8	7.0	1.2	0.4	0.4	2.0	4.4	6.2	11.8	.525	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.8	.632
Oscar Robertson	4	45.8	24.8	-	-	4.0	11.3	-	-	-	2.3	8.3	16.0	.516	-	-	-	8.3	9.3	.892


Season 8
	Kenny Carr	Oscar Robertson
Season	1984-85	1967-68
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis	Did 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		%
Kenny Carr	48	23.3	10.4	1.9	4.9	6.7	1.2	0.5	0.4	2.1	2.9	4.0	7.6	.523	0.0	0.1	.000	2.5	3.4	.720
Oscar Robertson	65	42.5	29.2	-	-	6.0	9.7	-	-	-	3.1	10.2	20.3	.500	-	-	-	8.9	10.2	.873

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Carr	9	29.4	12.9	3.3	4.4	7.8	1.1	0.3	0.2	2.6	4.4	5.6	10.6	.526	0.0	0.1	.000	1.8	2.2	.800
Oscar Robertson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Kenny Carr	Oscar Robertson
Season	1985-86	1968-69
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did 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		%
Kenny Carr	55	28.3	11.1	2.7	6.3	8.9	1.3	0.7	0.5	1.9	3.7	4.2	8.5	.498	0.0	0.1	.000	2.7	3.9	.687
Oscar Robertson	79	43.8	24.7	-	-	6.4	9.8	-	-	-	2.9	8.3	17.1	.486	-	-	-	8.1	9.7	.838

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Carr	4	35.8	14.8	2.3	11.0	13.3	1.8	1.3	0.3	2.0	4.5	6.0	10.5	.571	0.0	0.3	.000	2.8	3.8	.733
Oscar Robertson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Kenny Carr	Oscar Robertson
Season	1986-87	1969-70
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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		%
Kenny Carr	49	29.4	10.8	2.7	7.5	10.2	1.7	0.6	0.3	2.1	3.2	4.1	8.1	.504	0.0	0.0	.000	2.6	3.4	.746
Oscar Robertson	69	41.5	25.3	-	-	6.1	8.1	-	-	-	2.5	9.4	18.4	.511	-	-	-	6.6	8.1	.809

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Carr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oscar Robertson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Kenny Carr	Oscar Robertson
Season	-	1970-71
Team	-	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	-	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Carr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oscar Robertson	81	39.4	19.4	-	-	5.7	8.2	-	-	-	2.5	7.3	14.7	.496	-	-	-	4.8	5.6	.850

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Carr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oscar Robertson	14	37.1	18.3	-	-	5.0	8.9	-	-	-	2.8	7.3	15.0	.486	-	-	-	3.7	4.9	.754


Season 12
	Kenny Carr	Oscar Robertson
Season	-	1971-72
Team	-	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	-	Bucks Lost West 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		%
Kenny Carr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oscar Robertson	64	37.3	17.4	-	-	5.0	7.7	-	-	-	1.8	6.5	13.9	.472	-	-	-	4.3	5.2	.836

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Carr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oscar Robertson	11	34.5	13.1	-	-	5.8	7.5	-	-	-	2.6	5.2	12.7	.407	-	-	-	2.7	3.3	.833


Season 13
	Kenny Carr	Oscar Robertson
Season	-	1972-73
Team	-	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Bucks 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		%
Kenny Carr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oscar Robertson	73	37.5	15.5	-	-	4.9	7.5	-	-	-	2.3	6.1	13.5	.454	-	-	-	3.3	3.8	.847

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Carr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oscar Robertson	6	42.7	21.2	-	-	4.7	7.5	-	-	-	3.5	8.0	16.0	.500	-	-	-	5.2	5.7	.912


Season 14
	Kenny Carr	Oscar Robertson
Season	-	1973-74
Team	-	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Bucks Lost NBA 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		%
Kenny Carr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oscar Robertson	70	35.4	12.7	1.0	3.0	4.0	6.4	1.1	0.1	-	1.9	4.8	11.0	.438	-	-	-	3.0	3.6	.835

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Carr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oscar Robertson	16	43.1	14.0	0.9	2.4	3.4	9.3	0.9	0.3	-	2.9	5.6	12.5	.450	-	-	-	2.8	3.3	.846

Kenny Carr vs. Oscar Robertson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Oscar Robertson and Kenny Carr, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14