Steven Adams vs. Don Carlson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Carlson and Steven Adams 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

Steven Adams

vs.

Don Carlson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2022-23
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Don Carlson 2

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 10 Don Carlson 4

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 7 Don Carlson 3

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Don Carlson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 9.2 Don Carlson 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.2 Don Carlson 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Don Carlson 1.8

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Don Carlson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,518 Don Carlson 1,447

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 5,788 Don Carlson 15 *

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,079 Don Carlson 324

Total Steals Steven Adams 624 Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 675 Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 706 Don Carlson 180

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .587 Don Carlson .330

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .067 Don Carlson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .536 Don Carlson .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Don Carlson 10.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Don Carlson 3.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Don Carlson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.7 Don Carlson 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.4 Don Carlson - *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Don Carlson 1.5

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Don Carlson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 509 Don Carlson 249

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 486 Don Carlson 0 *

Total Assists Steven Adams 64 Don Carlson 45

Total Steals Steven Adams 30 Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 59 Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 66 Don Carlson 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Don Carlson .295

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Don Carlson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .535 Don Carlson .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Don Carlson 12.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Don Carlson - *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Don Carlson 2.8 (1949)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) Don Carlson - n/a **

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.