Rick Carlisle vs. Alex Caruso Comparison

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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Alex Caruso

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Alex Caruso 1

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Alex Caruso 7

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Alex Caruso 3

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Alex Caruso 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Carlisle 0 Alex Caruso 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Alex Caruso 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Alex Caruso 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Alex Caruso 2.9

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Alex Caruso 2.9

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Alex Caruso 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Alex Caruso 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Alex Caruso 2,475

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Alex Caruso 1,042

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Alex Caruso 1,041

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Alex Caruso 470

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Alex Caruso 183

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Alex Caruso 363

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Alex Caruso .440

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Alex Caruso .380

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Alex Caruso .751

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Alex Caruso 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Alex Caruso 2.2

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Alex Caruso 2.5

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Alex Caruso 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Alex Caruso 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Alex Caruso 197

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Alex Caruso 67

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Alex Caruso 79

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Alex Caruso 29

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Alex Caruso 20

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Alex Caruso 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Alex Caruso .408

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Alex Caruso .302

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Alex Caruso .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022)