Alex Caruso vs. Mel Hutchins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Hutchins 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.

Mel Hutchins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Mel Hutchins: 1951-52 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Mel Hutchins 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Mel Hutchins 7

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Mel Hutchins 4

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Mel Hutchins 4

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Mel Hutchins 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Mel Hutchins 0

Rebounds Leader Alex Caruso 0 Mel Hutchins 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 Mel Hutchins 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Mel Hutchins 9.6

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Mel Hutchins 3.0

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Mel Hutchins 4,851

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Mel Hutchins 4,186

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Mel Hutchins 1,298

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Mel Hutchins 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Mel Hutchins .389

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Mel Hutchins .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Mel Hutchins 12.4 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Mel Hutchins 13.3 (1952)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Mel Hutchins 3.4 (1955)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Mel Hutchins - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Mel Hutchins 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Mel Hutchins 8.8

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Mel Hutchins 2.6

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Mel Hutchins 316

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Mel Hutchins 237

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Mel Hutchins 70

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Mel Hutchins 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Mel Hutchins .355

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Mel Hutchins .661

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Mel Hutchins 14.4 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Mel Hutchins 11.5 (1957)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Mel Hutchins 5.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Mel Hutchins - 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.