M.L. Carr vs. Charles Oakley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Charles Oakley and M.L. 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.

M.L. Carr played 9 years in the NBA, 10 less than Charles Oakley, who played 19. M.L. Carr had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Charles Oakley had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
M.L. Carr 9 7 1976-77 to 1984-85
Charles Oakley 19 15 1985-86 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

M.L. Carr Charles Oakley
Season 1976-771985-86
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 %
M.L. Carr 82 32.2 13.3 2.6 5.1 7.7 2.2 2.0 0.7 - 3.5 5.4 11.4 .476 - - - 2.5 3.4 .735
Charles Oakley 77 23.0 9.6 3.3 5.3 8.6 1.7 0.9 0.4 2.3 3.2 3.6 7.0 .519 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.5 .662
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
M.L. Carr 3 37.3 9.3 3.0 2.7 5.7 2.0 0.3 1.0 - 3.0 4.0 10.3 .387 - - - 1.3 2.3 .571
Charles Oakley 3 29.3 10.0 3.3 6.7 10.0 1.0 2.0 0.7 1.7 4.3 3.7 7.0 .524 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 4.3 .615

Season 2

M.L. Carr Charles Oakley
Season 1977-781986-87
Team Detroit PistonsChicago 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 %
M.L. Carr 79 32.4 12.4 2.6 4.5 7.1 2.3 1.9 0.3 2.7 3.1 4.9 10.8 .455 - - - 2.5 3.4 .738
Charles Oakley 82 36.3 14.5 3.6 9.5 13.1 3.6 1.0 0.4 3.6 3.8 5.7 12.8 .445 0.1 0.4 .367 3.0 4.4 .686
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 3 43.0 20.0 5.7 9.7 15.3 2.0 1.3 0.3 2.7 4.3 6.3 16.7 .380 0.7 1.3 .500 6.7 8.0 .833

Season 3

M.L. Carr Charles Oakley
Season 1978-791987-88
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
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 %
M.L. Carr 80 40.1 18.7 2.7 4.6 7.4 3.3 2.5 0.6 3.2 3.5 7.3 14.3 .514 - - - 4.0 5.4 .743
Charles Oakley 82 34.3 12.4 4.0 9.0 13.0 3.0 0.8 0.3 2.9 3.3 4.6 9.5 .483 0.0 0.1 .250 3.2 4.4 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 10 37.3 10.1 3.9 8.9 12.8 3.2 0.6 0.4 1.8 3.3 4.0 9.1 .440 0.0 0.2 .000 2.1 2.4 .875

Season 4

M.L. Carr Charles Oakley
Season 1979-801988-89
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsKnicks 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 %
M.L. Carr 82 24.3 11.1 1.3 2.7 4.0 1.9 1.5 0.4 1.7 2.6 4.4 9.3 .474 0.1 0.5 .293 2.2 2.9 .739
Charles Oakley 82 31.8 12.9 4.2 6.3 10.5 2.3 1.3 0.2 3.0 3.3 5.2 10.2 .510 0.1 0.6 .250 2.4 3.1 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
M.L. Carr 9 19.1 9.1 1.6 2.1 3.7 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.8 2.2 3.6 8.9 .400 0.2 0.6 .400 1.8 2.7 .667
Charles Oakley 9 33.2 9.7 4.8 6.4 11.2 1.2 1.3 0.1 2.4 3.4 3.9 8.1 .479 0.1 0.2 .500 1.8 2.7 .667

Season 5

M.L. Carr Charles Oakley
Season 1980-811989-90
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKnicks 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 %
M.L. Carr 41 16.0 6.0 0.6 1.4 2.0 1.4 0.7 0.4 1.1 1.8 2.4 5.3 .449 0.0 0.3 .071 1.3 1.6 .791
Charles Oakley 61 36.0 14.6 4.2 7.7 11.9 2.4 1.0 0.3 2.7 3.6 5.5 10.5 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.7 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
M.L. Carr 17 16.9 6.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.5 1.9 2.5 5.9 .416 0.0 0.2 .000 1.1 1.4 .750
Charles Oakley 10 33.6 12.1 3.9 7.1 11.0 2.7 1.1 0.2 2.2 3.3 4.3 8.4 .512 0.1 0.1 1.000 3.4 5.2 .654

Season 6

M.L. Carr Charles Oakley
Season 1981-821990-91
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsKnicks 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 %
M.L. Carr 56 23.1 8.1 1.0 1.7 2.7 2.3 1.2 0.4 1.1 2.4 3.3 7.3 .450 0.1 0.3 .294 1.5 2.1 .707
Charles Oakley 76 36.0 11.2 4.0 8.1 12.1 2.7 0.8 0.2 2.8 3.8 4.0 7.8 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.0 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
M.L. Carr 12 25.4 7.4 1.8 1.8 3.6 2.3 0.9 0.0 1.8 2.5 3.1 8.8 .352 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 1.9 .652
Charles Oakley 3 33.3 7.7 5.0 5.3 10.3 1.0 0.7 0.3 2.3 4.3 3.3 7.0 .476 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 7

M.L. Carr Charles Oakley
Season 1982-831991-92
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisKnicks 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 %
M.L. Carr 77 11.5 4.3 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.9 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.8 1.8 4.1 .429 0.0 0.2 .158 0.8 1.1 .741
Charles Oakley 82 28.2 6.2 3.1 5.4 8.5 1.6 0.8 0.2 1.5 3.1 2.6 4.9 .522 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
M.L. Carr 3 7.3 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.7 2.7 .250 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000
Charles Oakley 12 29.5 5.3 3.7 5.3 9.0 0.7 0.7 0.4 1.3 3.0 1.8 4.8 .379 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.3 .741

Season 8

M.L. Carr Charles Oakley
Season 1983-841992-93
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKnicks 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 %
M.L. Carr 60 9.8 3.1 0.4 0.8 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.1 1.2 2.9 .409 0.1 0.3 .200 0.7 0.8 .875
Charles Oakley 82 27.2 6.9 3.5 5.1 8.6 1.5 1.0 0.2 1.5 3.5 2.7 5.3 .508 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.1 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
M.L. Carr 16 5.1 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.8 2.0 .406 0.1 0.4 .333 0.6 0.7 .909
Charles Oakley 15 33.8 11.1 4.7 6.3 11.0 1.1 1.1 0.1 2.4 3.4 4.2 8.7 .481 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.7 .727

Season 9

M.L. Carr Charles Oakley
Season 1984-851993-94
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsKnicks 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 %
M.L. Carr 47 8.4 3.2 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.9 1.3 3.2 .416 0.2 0.5 .391 0.4 0.4 1.000
Charles Oakley 82 35.8 11.8 4.3 7.5 11.8 2.7 1.3 0.2 2.4 3.6 4.4 9.3 .478 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 3.8 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
M.L. Carr 7 3.4 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.6 2.1 .267 0.1 0.3 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Charles Oakley 25 39.7 13.2 4.6 7.0 11.7 2.4 1.4 0.2 2.6 3.5 5.0 10.5 .477 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 4.1 .775

Season 10

M.L. Carr Charles Oakley
Season -1994-95
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks 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 %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 50 31.3 10.1 3.1 5.8 8.9 2.5 1.2 0.1 2.1 3.6 3.8 7.9 .489 0.1 0.2 .250 2.4 3.0 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 11 38.3 13.1 2.8 5.6 8.5 3.7 1.7 0.5 2.2 3.8 4.5 9.9 .450 0.4 0.9 .400 3.8 4.6 .824

Season 11

M.L. Carr Charles Oakley
Season -1995-96
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks 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 %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 53 33.5 11.4 3.1 5.6 8.7 2.6 1.1 0.3 2.0 3.7 4.0 8.5 .471 0.1 0.5 .269 3.3 4.0 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 8 38.5 13.1 3.5 5.1 8.6 1.8 1.0 0.0 3.5 4.1 4.9 9.8 .500 0.3 0.8 .333 3.1 4.5 .694

Season 12

M.L. Carr Charles Oakley
Season -1996-97
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks 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 %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 80 35.9 10.8 3.1 6.7 9.8 2.8 1.4 0.3 2.1 3.8 4.2 8.7 .488 0.1 0.2 .263 2.3 2.8 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 10 35.8 9.8 2.3 6.5 8.8 1.6 2.2 0.3 1.8 3.7 3.8 8.6 .442 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 2.9 .759

Season 13

M.L. Carr Charles Oakley
Season -1997-98
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs -Knicks 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 %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 79 34.6 9.0 2.8 6.4 9.2 2.5 1.6 0.3 1.6 3.5 3.9 8.8 .440 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.4 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 10 34.0 8.1 2.1 6.4 8.5 1.4 1.1 0.2 1.3 3.8 2.9 7.1 .408 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 2.5 .920

Season 14

M.L. Carr Charles Oakley
Season -1998-99
Team -Toronto Raptors
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 %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 50 32.7 7.0 1.9 5.6 7.5 3.4 0.9 0.4 1.9 3.6 2.8 6.5 .428 0.0 0.1 .200 1.3 1.7 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley ------- --- ----------

Season 15

M.L. Carr Charles Oakley
Season -1999-00
Team -Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Raptors 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 %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 80 30.4 6.9 1.5 5.3 6.8 3.2 1.3 0.6 1.9 3.7 2.9 7.0 .418 0.2 0.5 .341 0.8 1.1 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 3 37.0 10.0 0.7 7.0 7.7 3.7 2.0 0.3 1.7 4.7 4.7 9.7 .483 0.7 2.3 .286 0.0 0.3 .000

Season 16

M.L. Carr Charles Oakley
Season -2000-01
Team -Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Raptors 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 %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 78 35.5 9.6 1.8 7.7 9.5 3.4 1.0 0.6 1.8 3.3 3.9 10.1 .388 0.1 0.6 .224 1.6 1.9 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 12 32.6 9.3 1.7 4.7 6.3 1.8 1.0 0.6 1.8 2.4 3.9 9.0 .435 0.3 0.7 .375 1.2 1.4 .824

Season 17

M.L. Carr Charles Oakley
Season -2001-02
Team -Chicago Bulls
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 %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 57 24.3 3.8 1.3 4.8 6.0 2.0 0.9 0.2 1.5 3.1 1.7 4.6 .369 0.0 0.1 .167 0.4 0.5 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley ------- --- ----------

Season 18

M.L. Carr Charles Oakley
Season -2002-03
Team -Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 42 12.2 1.8 0.9 1.7 2.5 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.5 2.1 0.5 1.3 .418 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.8 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley ------- --- ----------

Season 19

M.L. Carr Charles Oakley
Season -2003-04
Team -Houston Rockets
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 %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 7 3.6 1.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.3 0.9 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.9 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
M.L. Carr ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley ------- --- ----------