Alex Caruso vs. Vern Mikkelsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Mikkelsen 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.

Vern Mikkelsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Vern Mikkelsen: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Vern Mikkelsen 4

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Vern Mikkelsen 10

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Vern Mikkelsen 9

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Vern Mikkelsen 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 0 Vern Mikkelsen 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Vern Mikkelsen 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 Vern Mikkelsen 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Vern Mikkelsen 9.4 *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Vern Mikkelsen 2.2

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Vern Mikkelsen 10,063

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Vern Mikkelsen 5,940 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Vern Mikkelsen 1,515

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Vern Mikkelsen 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Vern Mikkelsen .403

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Vern Mikkelsen .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Vern Mikkelsen 18.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Vern Mikkelsen 11.2 (1958) *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Vern Mikkelsen 2.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Vern Mikkelsen 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Vern Mikkelsen 8.0 *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Vern Mikkelsen 1.8

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Vern Mikkelsen 1,141

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Vern Mikkelsen 585 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Vern Mikkelsen 152

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Vern Mikkelsen 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Vern Mikkelsen .396

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Vern Mikkelsen .783

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Vern Mikkelsen 17.6 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Vern Mikkelsen 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Vern Mikkelsen 3.4 (1957)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.