Alex Caruso vs. Dick Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Van Arsdale 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.

Dick Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Dick Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Dick Van Arsdale 4

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Dick Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Dick Van Arsdale 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Dick Van Arsdale 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Dick Van Arsdale 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Dick Van Arsdale 4.1

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Dick Van Arsdale 3.3

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Dick Van Arsdale 15,079

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Dick Van Arsdale 3,807

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Dick Van Arsdale 3,057

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Dick Van Arsdale 264 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Dick Van Arsdale 44 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Dick Van Arsdale 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Dick Van Arsdale .464

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Dick Van Arsdale .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Dick Van Arsdale 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Dick Van Arsdale 2.4

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Dick Van Arsdale 2.8

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Dick Van Arsdale 336

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Dick Van Arsdale 82

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Dick Van Arsdale 94

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Dick Van Arsdale 13 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Dick Van Arsdale 2 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Dick Van Arsdale 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Dick Van Arsdale .422

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Dick Van Arsdale .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.