Alex Caruso vs. Bennedict Mathurin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bennedict Mathurin and Alex Caruso, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Alex Caruso played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Bennedict Mathurin, who played 3. Alex Caruso had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Bennedict Mathurin had his rookie season in 2022-23. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Alex Caruso 8 4 2017-18 to 2024-25
Bennedict Mathurin 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Alex Caruso Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex Caruso 37 15.2 3.6 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.0 0.6 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.4 3.1 .431 0.4 1.2 .302 0.6 0.8 .700
difference:+41+13.3+13.1+0.7+1.6+2.3+0.5+0.1-0.8-0.7+3.9+9.1+.003+0.9+2.8+.021+4.2+5.0+.128
Bennedict Mathurin 78 28.5 16.7 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.9 2.1 5.3 12.2 .434 1.3 4.0 .323 4.8 5.8 .828
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alex Caruso nor Bennedict Mathurin played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Alex Caruso Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex Caruso 25 21.2 9.2 0.8 1.9 2.7 3.1 1.0 0.4 1.7 2.2 3.1 6.9 .445 1.0 2.0 .480 2.0 2.6 .797
difference:+34+4.9+5.3+0.2+1.0+1.3+1.1+0.4+0.2-0.1-0.2+1.9+4.3+.001+0.4+1.6+.106+1.1+1.2+.024
Bennedict Mathurin 59 26.1 14.5 1.0 2.9 4.0 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.0 5.0 11.2 .446 1.4 3.6 .374 3.1 3.8 .821
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alex Caruso nor Bennedict Mathurin played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Alex Caruso Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2019-202024-25
Team Los Angeles LakersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers Lost NBA Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex Caruso 64 18.4 5.5 0.3 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.1 0.3 0.8 1.5 1.9 4.5 .412 0.6 1.9 .333 1.1 1.5 .734
difference:+8+11.4+10.6+0.9+2.4+3.4+0.4-1.1-0.8+3.5+7.3+.046+0.8+2.1+.007+2.7+3.1+.097
Bennedict Mathurin 72 29.8 16.1 1.2 4.1 5.3 1.9 0.7 0.3 1.9 2.3 5.4 11.8 .458 1.4 4.0 .340 3.8 4.6 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex Caruso 21 24.3 6.5 0.7 1.6 2.3 2.8 1.1 0.6 1.5 2.6 2.3 5.4 .425 0.8 2.9 .279 1.1 1.4 .800
difference:+1+6.8+4.5+0.5+0.5+1.0+1.9+0.7+0.3-0.3-0.7+0.8+1.3+.034+0.2+.021+2.9+3.3+.064
Bennedict Mathurin 22 17.5 11.0 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.9 3.1 6.7 .459 0.8 2.7 .300 4.0 4.7 .864

Additional Years

* Alex Caruso played 5 seasons more than Bennedict Mathurin in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 8, from 2021 to 2025—Alex Caruso played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 5 extra years over Bennedict Mathurin, Alex Caruso got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team