Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Howie Carl Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howie Carl and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2024-25
Howie Carl: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Howie Carl 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 12 Howie Carl 1

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 Howie Carl 0

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Howie Carl 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 Howie Carl 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Howie Carl 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Howie Carl 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 Howie Carl 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 Howie Carl 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Howie Carl 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Howie Carl 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Howie Carl 0 *

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Howie Carl 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * Howie Carl 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.9 Howie Carl 5.5

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 Howie Carl 1.3

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 Howie Carl 1.8

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Howie Carl - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Howie Carl - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 20,538 Howie Carl 170

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,530 Howie Carl 39

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,288 Howie Carl 57

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 961 Howie Carl - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,064 Howie Carl - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 859 Howie Carl 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .551 Howie Carl .333

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .284 Howie Carl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .693 Howie Carl .706

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Howie Carl 5.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Howie Carl 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Howie Carl 1.8 (1962)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Howie Carl - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Howie Carl - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 Howie Carl -

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 Howie Carl -

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 Howie Carl -

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Howie Carl - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Howie Carl - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 Howie Carl -

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 Howie Carl -

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 Howie Carl -

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 Howie Carl - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 Howie Carl - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 Howie Carl 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 Howie Carl -

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 Howie Carl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 Howie Carl -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) Howie Carl -

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) Howie Carl -

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Howie Carl -

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Howie Carl - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Howie Carl - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.