Alex Caruso vs. Bill Melchionni Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Melchionni 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.

Bill Melchionni

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Bill Melchionni: 1966-67 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Bill Melchionni 1

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Bill Melchionni 2

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Bill Melchionni 2

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Bill Melchionni 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Bill Melchionni 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Bill Melchionni 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 Bill Melchionni 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Bill Melchionni 1.4

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Bill Melchionni 1.4

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Bill Melchionni 640

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Bill Melchionni 202

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Bill Melchionni 203

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Bill Melchionni 144

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Bill Melchionni .412

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Bill Melchionni .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Bill Melchionni 4.6 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Bill Melchionni 1.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Bill Melchionni 1.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Bill Melchionni - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Bill Melchionni 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Bill Melchionni 0.7

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Bill Melchionni 1.1

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Bill Melchionni 18

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Bill Melchionni 7

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Bill Melchionni 11

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Bill Melchionni 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Bill Melchionni .308

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Bill Melchionni .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Bill Melchionni 2.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Bill Melchionni 3.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Bill Melchionni 1.1 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Bill Melchionni - 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.