Rick Carlisle vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren 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, 4 more than Chet Holmgren, who played 1. Rick Carlisle had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Chet Holmgren had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Chet Holmgren 1 1 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Rick Carlisle Chet Holmgren
Season 1984-852023-24
Team Boston CelticsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 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
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Carlisle ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren 5 32.0 16.0 1.8 6.6 8.4 2.0 0.6 2.8 2.0 2.6 6.0 12.6 .476 1.8 5.6 .321 2.2 3.0 .733

Season 2

Rick Carlisle Chet Holmgren
Season 1985-86-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion 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 %
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
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
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
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Rick Carlisle Chet Holmgren
Season 1986-87-
Team Boston Celtics-
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 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
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Carlisle ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Rick Carlisle Chet Holmgren
Season 1987-88-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
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 -
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

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

Season 5

Rick Carlisle Chet Holmgren
Season 1989-90-
Team New Jersey Nets-
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 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 -
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Carlisle ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------