Alex Caruso vs. Rich Rinaldi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Rinaldi 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.

Rich Rinaldi

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Rich Rinaldi 3

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Rich Rinaldi 1

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Rich Rinaldi 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Rich Rinaldi 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Rich Rinaldi 1.2

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Rich Rinaldi 0.9

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Rich Rinaldi 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Rich Rinaldi 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Rich Rinaldi 393

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Rich Rinaldi 93

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Rich Rinaldi 73

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Rich Rinaldi 3 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Rich Rinaldi 1 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Rich Rinaldi 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Rich Rinaldi .393

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Rich Rinaldi .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Rich Rinaldi 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Rich Rinaldi 0.0

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Rich Rinaldi 0.3

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Rich Rinaldi - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Rich Rinaldi 2

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Rich Rinaldi 0

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Rich Rinaldi 1

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Rich Rinaldi 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Rich Rinaldi .500

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Rich Rinaldi -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Rich Rinaldi - *

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.