Rick Carlisle vs. Caris LeVert Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Caris LeVert and Rick Carlisle, 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.

Rick Carlisle played 5 years in the NBA, 3 less than Caris LeVert, who played 8. Rick Carlisle had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Caris LeVert had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Rick Carlisle 5 2 1984-85 to 1989-90
Caris LeVert 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Rick Carlisle Caris LeVert
Season 1984-852016-17
Team Boston CelticsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Rick Carlisle 38 4.7 1.8 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.8 .388 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.4 .882
Caris LeVert 57 21.7 8.2 0.4 2.9 3.3 1.9 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.6 3.0 6.7 .450 1.0 3.2 .321 1.2 1.6 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Carlisle ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Rick Carlisle Caris LeVert
Season 1985-862017-18
Team Boston CelticsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Rick Carlisle 77 9.9 2.6 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.2 1.2 2.5 .487 0.0 0.1 .000 0.2 0.3 .652
Caris LeVert 71 26.3 12.1 0.7 2.9 3.7 4.2 1.2 0.3 2.2 2.2 4.5 10.4 .435 1.2 3.5 .347 1.9 2.6 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Carlisle 10 5.4 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.9 0.8 1.5 .533 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .750
Caris LeVert ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Rick Carlisle Caris LeVert
Season 1986-872018-19
Team Boston CelticsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
Rick Carlisle 42 7.1 1.9 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.2 .326 0.1 0.4 .313 0.4 0.5 .750
Caris LeVert 40 26.6 13.7 0.9 2.9 3.8 3.9 1.1 0.4 1.7 1.9 5.2 12.1 .429 1.2 3.9 .312 2.1 3.1 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Carlisle ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert 5 28.8 21.0 1.2 3.4 4.6 3.0 1.0 0.4 2.0 1.6 7.2 14.6 .493 2.4 5.2 .462 4.2 5.8 .724

Season 4

Rick Carlisle Caris LeVert
Season 1987-882019-20
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdNets 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 %
Rick Carlisle 26 7.8 2.8 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.5 1.1 2.6 .433 0.2 0.7 .353 0.4 0.4 .909
Caris LeVert 45 29.6 18.7 1.1 3.1 4.2 4.4 1.2 0.2 2.6 1.8 6.9 16.3 .425 1.8 4.9 .364 3.1 4.4 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Carlisle 2 4.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Caris LeVert 4 35.0 20.3 2.0 4.0 6.0 9.5 1.3 0.3 3.3 1.8 6.8 18.3 .370 2.3 5.3 .429 4.5 6.3 .720

Note: Rick Carlisle didn't play in 1988-89.

Season 5

Rick Carlisle Caris LeVert
Season 1989-902020-21
Team New Jersey NetsBrooklyn Nets, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Rick Carlisle 5 4.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.4 0.2 1.4 .143 0.0 0.6 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Caris LeVert 47 31.6 20.2 0.7 3.9 4.6 5.2 1.4 0.6 2.2 2.2 7.6 17.3 .441 1.8 5.5 .326 3.1 3.8 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Carlisle ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Rick Carlisle Caris LeVert
Season -2021-22
Team -Indiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Rick Carlisle ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert 58 30.7 17.0 0.7 2.9 3.7 4.3 0.9 0.4 1.9 2.3 6.5 14.7 .444 1.4 4.4 .320 2.5 3.3 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Carlisle ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Rick Carlisle Caris LeVert
Season -2022-23
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers 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 %
Rick Carlisle ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert 74 30.2 12.1 0.7 3.1 3.8 3.9 1.0 0.3 1.6 2.3 4.3 10.0 .431 1.7 4.4 .392 1.8 2.4 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Carlisle ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert 5 34.0 15.0 0.8 3.8 4.6 2.6 0.4 0.2 1.0 2.0 5.4 12.6 .429 2.6 7.2 .361 1.6 2.6 .615

Season 8

Rick Carlisle Caris LeVert
Season -2023-24
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Carlisle ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert 68 28.8 14.0 0.6 3.5 4.1 5.1 1.1 0.5 1.7 1.8 5.1 12.1 .421 1.6 4.9 .325 2.3 3.0 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Carlisle ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert 8 22.9 7.0 0.4 2.5 2.9 2.3 0.9 0.6 1.1 1.3 2.5 6.9 .364 0.5 2.4 .211 1.5 2.5 .600