Alex Caruso vs. Fred Hetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Hetzel 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.

Fred Hetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Fred Hetzel: 1965-66 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Fred Hetzel 6

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Fred Hetzel 4

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Fred Hetzel 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Fred Hetzel 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Fred Hetzel 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 Fred Hetzel 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Fred Hetzel 5.9

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Fred Hetzel 1.1

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Fred Hetzel 4,658

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Fred Hetzel 2,444

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Fred Hetzel 462

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Fred Hetzel 416

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Fred Hetzel .421

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Fred Hetzel .817

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Fred Hetzel 19.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Fred Hetzel 8.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Fred Hetzel 1.7 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Fred Hetzel 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Fred Hetzel 5.3

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Fred Hetzel 1.3

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Fred Hetzel 359

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Fred Hetzel 184

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Fred Hetzel 44

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Fred Hetzel 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Fred Hetzel .427

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Fred Hetzel .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Fred Hetzel 18.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Fred Hetzel 7.2 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Fred Hetzel 1.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Fred Hetzel - 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.