Alex Caruso vs. Johnny Norlander Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Norlander 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.

Johnny Norlander

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Johnny Norlander: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Johnny Norlander 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Johnny Norlander 5

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Johnny Norlander 2

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Johnny Norlander 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Johnny Norlander 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Johnny Norlander 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 Johnny Norlander 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Johnny Norlander 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Johnny Norlander 1.0

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Johnny Norlander 1,811

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Johnny Norlander 9 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Johnny Norlander 218

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Johnny Norlander 217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Johnny Norlander .329

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Johnny Norlander .677

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Johnny Norlander 10.4 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Johnny Norlander 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Johnny Norlander 1.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Johnny Norlander 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Johnny Norlander - *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Johnny Norlander 0.5

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Johnny Norlander 111

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Johnny Norlander 0 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Johnny Norlander 9

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Johnny Norlander 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Johnny Norlander .317

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Johnny Norlander .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Johnny Norlander 6.8 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Johnny Norlander - *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Johnny Norlander 0.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Johnny Norlander - 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.