Don Carlson vs. Kyrie Irving Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kyrie Irving and Don Carlson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Don Carlson

vs.

Kyrie Irving

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Carlson 2 Kyrie Irving 1

NBA Seasons Don Carlson 4 Kyrie Irving 13

Playoffs Played Don Carlson 3 Kyrie Irving 7

All-Star Games Don Carlson 0 Kyrie Irving 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Carlson 0 Kyrie Irving 3

Rookie of The Year Don Carlson 0 * Kyrie Irving 1

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Kyrie Irving 23.6

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 * Kyrie Irving 4.0

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.8 Kyrie Irving 5.7

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 1.3

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 1,447 Kyrie Irving 17,199

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 15 * Kyrie Irving 2,933

Total Assists Don Carlson 324 Kyrie Irving 4,134

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 956

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 314

Total Games Don Carlson 180 Kyrie Irving 729

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .330 Kyrie Irving .474

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Kyrie Irving .393

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .623 Kyrie Irving .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 10.7 (1947) Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) * Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 3.1 (1949) Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Kyrie Irving 23.4

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Kyrie Irving 3.8

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.5 Kyrie Irving 4.8

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 1.5

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 249 Kyrie Irving 1,799

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 0 * Kyrie Irving 289

Total Assists Don Carlson 45 Kyrie Irving 371

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 112

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 46

Total Games Don Carlson 31 Kyrie Irving 77

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .295 Kyrie Irving .456

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Kyrie Irving .397

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .631 Kyrie Irving .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 12.3 (1947) Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 2.8 (1949) Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 2.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.