Alex Caruso vs. Herm Gilliam Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Gilliam 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.

Herm Gilliam

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Herm Gilliam 1

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Herm Gilliam 8

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Herm Gilliam 4

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Herm Gilliam 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Herm Gilliam 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Herm Gilliam 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Herm Gilliam 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Herm Gilliam 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Herm Gilliam 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Herm Gilliam 6,252

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Herm Gilliam 2,175

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Herm Gilliam 2,225

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Herm Gilliam 369 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Herm Gilliam 49 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Herm Gilliam 578

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Herm Gilliam .441

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Herm Gilliam .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Herm Gilliam 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Herm Gilliam 2.6

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Herm Gilliam 3.0

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Herm Gilliam 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Herm Gilliam 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Herm Gilliam 269

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Herm Gilliam 93

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Herm Gilliam 108

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Herm Gilliam 19 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Herm Gilliam 1 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Herm Gilliam 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Herm Gilliam .397

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Herm Gilliam .806

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) *

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.