Alex Caruso vs. Leo Gottlieb Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Leo Gottlieb 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
Leo Gottlieb: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 2 Leo Gottlieb 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 9 Leo Gottlieb 2

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 4 Leo Gottlieb 1

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Leo Gottlieb 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Leo Gottlieb 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 2 Leo Gottlieb 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 Leo Gottlieb 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 Leo Gottlieb 0.4

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,892 Leo Gottlieb 465

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,212 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,194 Leo Gottlieb 36

Total Steals Alex Caruso 568 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 216 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 423 Leo Gottlieb 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .439 Leo Gottlieb .288

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .376 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .758 Leo Gottlieb .645

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Leo Gottlieb 5.9 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Leo Gottlieb 0.4 (1948)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.8 (2026) Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 7.6 Leo Gottlieb 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.4 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.4 Leo Gottlieb 0.3

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.4 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 409 Leo Gottlieb 24

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 129 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Assists Alex Caruso 130 Leo Gottlieb 1

Total Steals Alex Caruso 74 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 33 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 54 Leo Gottlieb 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .428 Leo Gottlieb .256

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .355 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .803 Leo Gottlieb .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 9.2 (2025) Leo Gottlieb 6.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Leo Gottlieb 0.3 (1947)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 2.0 (2025) Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Leo Gottlieb - 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.