Alex Caruso vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker 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.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Tom Riker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

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.