Alex Caruso vs. Mel Riebe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Riebe 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 Riebe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Mel Riebe: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Mel Riebe 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Mel Riebe 3

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Mel Riebe 2

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Mel Riebe 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Mel Riebe 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 Mel Riebe 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Mel Riebe 1.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Mel Riebe 1,575

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Mel Riebe 212

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

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

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Mel Riebe 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Mel Riebe .304

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

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Mel Riebe .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Mel Riebe 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Mel Riebe 0.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Mel Riebe 63

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Mel Riebe 5

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

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

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Mel Riebe 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Mel Riebe .288

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

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Mel Riebe .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948)

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

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