M.L. Carr vs. Bob Lanier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Lanier and M.L. Carr 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

M.L. Carr

vs.

Bob Lanier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M.L. Carr: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Bob Lanier: 1970-71 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M.L. Carr 2 Bob Lanier 0

NBA Seasons M.L. Carr 9 Bob Lanier 14

Playoffs Played M.L. Carr 7 Bob Lanier 9

All-Star Games M.L. Carr 0 Bob Lanier 8

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 1 Bob Lanier 0

Steals Leader M.L. Carr 1 Bob Lanier 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.7 Bob Lanier 20.1

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 4.3 Bob Lanier 10.1

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.8 Bob Lanier 3.1

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 1.3 Bob Lanier 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.4 Bob Lanier 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 5,853 Bob Lanier 19,248

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 2,595 Bob Lanier 9,698

Total Assists M.L. Carr 1,112 Bob Lanier 3,007

Total Steals M.L. Carr 812 Bob Lanier 777 *

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 226 Bob Lanier 1,100 *

Total Games M.L. Carr 604 Bob Lanier 959

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .470 Bob Lanier .514

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .256 * Bob Lanier .154 *

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .746 Bob Lanier .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 18.7 (1979) Bob Lanier 25.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 7.7 (1977) Bob Lanier 14.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 3.3 (1979) Bob Lanier 4.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 2.5 (1979) Bob Lanier 1.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.7 (1977) Bob Lanier 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 5.3 Bob Lanier 18.6

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 1.9 Bob Lanier 9.6

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 Bob Lanier 3.5

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.6 Bob Lanier 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.1 Bob Lanier 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 354 Bob Lanier 1,244

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 129 Bob Lanier 645

Total Assists M.L. Carr 64 Bob Lanier 235

Total Steals M.L. Carr 38 Bob Lanier 62 *

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 10 Bob Lanier 99 *

Total Games M.L. Carr 67 Bob Lanier 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .382 Bob Lanier .532

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .227 * Bob Lanier .000 *

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .714 Bob Lanier .768

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.3 (1977) Bob Lanier 28.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 5.7 (1977) Bob Lanier 16.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 2.3 (1982) Bob Lanier 6.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.9 (1982) Bob Lanier 1.7 (1981) *

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 (1977) Bob Lanier 4.0 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.