Rick Barry vs. Alex Caruso Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Caruso and Rick Barry 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Alex Caruso 2

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Alex Caruso 8

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Alex Caruso 4

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Alex Caruso 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Alex Caruso 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Alex Caruso 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Alex Caruso 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Barry 0 * Alex Caruso 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Alex Caruso 2

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Alex Caruso 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Alex Caruso 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Alex Caruso 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Alex Caruso 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Alex Caruso 2.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Alex Caruso 2.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Alex Caruso 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Alex Caruso 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Alex Caruso 2,857

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Alex Caruso 1,201

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Alex Caruso 1,178

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Alex Caruso 557

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Alex Caruso 213

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Alex Caruso 417

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Alex Caruso .440

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Alex Caruso .376

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Alex Caruso .758

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Alex Caruso 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Alex Caruso 2.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Alex Caruso 2.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Alex Caruso 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Alex Caruso 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Alex Caruso 409

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Alex Caruso 129

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Alex Caruso 130

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Alex Caruso 74

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Alex Caruso 33

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Alex Caruso 54

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Alex Caruso .428

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Alex Caruso .355

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Alex Caruso .803

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Alex Caruso 9.2 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Alex Caruso 2.0 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022)

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.