Alex Caruso vs. Don Otten Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Otten and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Don Otten

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Don Otten: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Don Otten 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Don Otten 4

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Don Otten 2

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Don Otten 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Don Otten 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 2 Don Otten 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Don Otten 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Don Otten 6.0 *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Don Otten 1.4

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Don Otten - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Don Otten 2,294

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Don Otten 928 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Don Otten 297

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Don Otten - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Don Otten - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Don Otten 219

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Don Otten .357

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Don Otten - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Don Otten .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Don Otten 12.9 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Don Otten 6.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Don Otten 1.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Don Otten - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Don Otten 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Don Otten 6.3 *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Don Otten 2.8

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Don Otten - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Don Otten 70

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Don Otten 19 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Don Otten 14

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Don Otten - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Don Otten - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Don Otten 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Don Otten .353

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Don Otten - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Don Otten .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Don Otten 20.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Don Otten 6.3 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Don Otten 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Don Otten - 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.