Alex Caruso vs. Drew Gordon Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Drew Gordon 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.
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 9 years in the NBA, 8 more than Drew Gordon, who played 1. Alex Caruso had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Drew Gordon had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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 | 9 | 4 | 2017-18 to 2025-26 |
| Drew Gordon | 1 | 0 | 2014-15 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Alex Caruso | Drew Gordon | |
| Season | 2017-18 | 2014-15 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers |
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| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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: | +28 | +7.3 | +1.7 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +1.8 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -0.2 | -0.6 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +.010 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +.302 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +.200 |
| Drew Gordon | 9 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.1 | .421 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .500 |
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| * Neiher Alex Caruso nor Drew Gordon played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Alex Caruso played 8 seasons more than Drew Gordon in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 9, from 2019 to 2026—Alex Caruso played in 4 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 8 extra years over Drew Gordon, Alex Caruso got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team |