Alex Caruso vs. Bud Grant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Grant 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2025-26
Bud Grant: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 2 Bud Grant 1

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 9 Bud Grant 2

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 4 Bud Grant 2

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Bud Grant 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Bud Grant 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 2 Bud Grant 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 Bud Grant 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Bud Grant 1.9 *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 Bud Grant 0.9

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.4 Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Bud Grant - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,956 Bud Grant 249

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,246 Bud Grant 115 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,220 Bud Grant 90

Total Steals Alex Caruso 587 Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 218 Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 434 Bud Grant 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .439 Bud Grant .318

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .375 Bud Grant - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .758 Bud Grant .590

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Bud Grant 2.6 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Bud Grant 1.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Bud Grant 1.2 (1951)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.8 (2026) Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Bud Grant - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 7.6 Bud Grant 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.4 Bud Grant 0.8 *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.4 Bud Grant 0.4

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.4 Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Bud Grant - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 409 Bud Grant 54

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 129 Bud Grant 5 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 130 Bud Grant 7

Total Steals Alex Caruso 74 Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 33 Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 54 Bud Grant 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .428 Bud Grant .393

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .355 Bud Grant - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .803 Bud Grant .588

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 9.2 (2025) Bud Grant 3.9 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Bud Grant 0.8 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Bud Grant 0.6 (1950)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 2.0 (2025) Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Bud Grant - 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.