Alex Caruso vs. Rudy LaRusso Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy LaRusso 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.

Rudy LaRusso

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Rudy LaRusso: 1959-60 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Rudy LaRusso 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Rudy LaRusso 10

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Rudy LaRusso 9

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Rudy LaRusso 5

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Rudy LaRusso 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Rudy LaRusso 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 Rudy LaRusso 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Rudy LaRusso 9.4

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Rudy LaRusso 11,507

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Rudy LaRusso 6,936

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Rudy LaRusso 1,556

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Rudy LaRusso 736

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Rudy LaRusso .431

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Rudy LaRusso .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Rudy LaRusso 21.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Rudy LaRusso 10.4 (1962)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Rudy LaRusso 14.5

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Rudy LaRusso 8.4

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Rudy LaRusso 1,344

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Rudy LaRusso 779

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Rudy LaRusso 194

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Rudy LaRusso 93

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Rudy LaRusso .405

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Rudy LaRusso .751

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Rudy LaRusso 20.3 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Rudy LaRusso 9.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Rudy LaRusso - 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.