Alex Caruso vs. Walt Kirk Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Walt Kirk 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.

Walt Kirk

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Walt Kirk: 1948-49 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Walt Kirk 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Walt Kirk 3

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Walt Kirk 1

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Walt Kirk 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Walt Kirk 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Walt Kirk 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 Walt Kirk 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Walt Kirk 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Walt Kirk 2.1

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Walt Kirk 907

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Walt Kirk 44 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Walt Kirk 249

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Walt Kirk 118

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Walt Kirk .305

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Walt Kirk .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Walt Kirk 10.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Walt Kirk 4.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Walt Kirk 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Walt Kirk - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Walt Kirk 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Walt Kirk - *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Walt Kirk 0.3

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Walt Kirk 5

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Walt Kirk 0 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Walt Kirk 1

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Walt Kirk 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Walt Kirk .286

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Walt Kirk .167

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Walt Kirk 1.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Walt Kirk - *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Walt Kirk 0.3 (1950)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Walt Kirk - 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.