Rick Carlisle vs. Luka Doncic Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Luka Doncic and Rick Carlisle, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Rick Carlisle played 5 years in the NBA, 1 less than Luka Doncic, who played 6. Rick Carlisle had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Luka Doncic had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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 |
Rick Carlisle |
5 |
2 |
1984-85 to 1989-90 |
Luka Doncic |
6 |
4 |
2018-19 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Rick Carlisle |
Luka Doncic |
Season |
1984-85 | 2018-19 |
Team |
Boston Celtics | Dallas Mavericks |
Honors & Awards |
- | Rookie of the Year |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Rick Carlisle |
38 |
4.7 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
.388 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
.882 |
Luka Doncic |
72 |
32.2 |
21.2 |
1.2 |
6.6 |
7.8 |
6.0 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
3.4 |
1.9 |
7.0 |
16.5 |
.427 |
2.3 |
7.1 |
.327 |
4.8 |
6.7 |
.713 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rick Carlisle |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rick Carlisle |
77 |
9.9 |
2.6 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
.487 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.652 |
Luka Doncic |
61 |
33.6 |
28.8 |
1.3 |
8.1 |
9.4 |
8.8 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
4.3 |
2.5 |
9.5 |
20.6 |
.463 |
2.8 |
8.9 |
.316 |
7.0 |
9.2 |
.758 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rick Carlisle |
10 |
5.4 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
.533 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.750 |
Luka Doncic |
6 |
35.8 |
31.0 |
0.7 |
9.2 |
9.8 |
8.7 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
5.2 |
2.8 |
10.7 |
21.3 |
.500 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
.364 |
7.0 |
10.7 |
.656 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rick Carlisle |
42 |
7.1 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
.326 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.313 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.750 |
Luka Doncic |
66 |
34.3 |
27.7 |
0.8 |
7.2 |
8.0 |
8.6 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
4.3 |
2.3 |
9.8 |
20.5 |
.479 |
2.9 |
8.3 |
.350 |
5.2 |
7.1 |
.730 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rick Carlisle |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luka Doncic |
7 |
40.1 |
35.7 |
0.6 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
10.3 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
4.6 |
2.4 |
13.7 |
28.0 |
.490 |
4.4 |
10.9 |
.408 |
3.9 |
7.3 |
.529 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rick Carlisle |
26 |
7.8 |
2.8 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
.433 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.353 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
.909 |
Luka Doncic |
65 |
35.4 |
28.4 |
0.9 |
8.3 |
9.1 |
8.7 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
4.5 |
2.2 |
9.9 |
21.6 |
.457 |
3.1 |
8.8 |
.353 |
5.6 |
7.5 |
.744 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rick Carlisle |
2 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.250 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Luka Doncic |
15 |
36.8 |
31.7 |
0.7 |
9.1 |
9.8 |
6.4 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
3.9 |
2.9 |
10.7 |
23.5 |
.455 |
3.4 |
9.9 |
.345 |
6.9 |
9.0 |
.770 |
Note: Rick Carlisle didn't play in 1988-89.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rick Carlisle |
5 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
.143 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Luka Doncic |
66 |
36.2 |
32.4 |
0.8 |
7.8 |
8.6 |
8.0 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
3.6 |
2.5 |
10.9 |
22.0 |
.496 |
2.8 |
8.2 |
.342 |
7.8 |
10.5 |
.742 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rick Carlisle |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rick Carlisle |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luka Doncic |
70 |
37.5 |
33.9 |
0.8 |
8.4 |
9.2 |
9.8 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
2.1 |
11.5 |
23.6 |
.487 |
4.1 |
10.6 |
.382 |
6.8 |
8.7 |
.786 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rick Carlisle |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luka Doncic |
10 |
41.9 |
26.7 |
1.2 |
8.4 |
9.6 |
8.8 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
3.9 |
2.5 |
9.2 |
23.0 |
.400 |
2.5 |
9.6 |
.260 |
5.8 |
7.5 |
.773 |