Alex Caruso vs. Earl Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Shannon 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.

Earl Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Earl Shannon: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Earl Shannon 3

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Earl Shannon 0

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Earl Shannon 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Earl Shannon 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Earl Shannon 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 Earl Shannon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Earl Shannon 1.3

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Earl Shannon 1,156

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Earl Shannon 177

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Earl Shannon 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Earl Shannon .305

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Earl Shannon .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Earl Shannon - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Earl Shannon -

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Earl Shannon -

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Earl Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Earl Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Earl Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Earl Shannon - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.