Alex Caruso vs. John Stockton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Stockton 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:
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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, 11 less than John Stockton, who played 19. Alex Caruso had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while John Stockton had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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
John Stockton	19	19	1984-85 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Alex Caruso	John Stockton
Season	2017-18	1984-85
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	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:	+45	+3.0	+2.0	+0.1	+0.4	+0.5	+3.1	+0.7	+0.2	-0.7	-1.1	+0.5	+1.0	+.040	+0.4	+1.1	+.120	+1.1	+1.6	+.036
John Stockton	82	18.2	5.6	0.3	1.0	1.3	5.1	1.3	0.1	1.8	2.5	1.9	4.1	.471	0.0	0.1	.182	1.7	2.4	.736

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alex Caruso	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Stockton	10	18.6	6.8	0.7	2.1	2.8	4.3	1.1	0.2	1.6	3.0	2.1	4.5	.467	0.0	0.2	.000	2.6	3.5	.743


Season 2
	Alex Caruso	John Stockton
Season	2018-19	1985-86
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+57	+2.4	+1.5	+0.4	+0.1	+0.5	+4.3	+0.9	+0.3	-0.3	-0.6	+0.3	+1.2	+.044	+1.0	+1.8	+.347	+0.1	+0.1	+.042
John Stockton	82	23.6	7.7	0.4	1.8	2.2	7.4	1.9	0.1	2.0	2.8	2.8	5.7	.489	0.0	0.2	.133	2.1	2.5	.839

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alex Caruso	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Stockton	4	18.3	6.8	0.8	0.8	1.5	3.5	1.3	0.0	1.0	2.5	2.3	4.3	.529	0.3	0.3	1.000	2.0	2.3	.889


Season 3
	Alex Caruso	John Stockton
Season	2019-20	1986-87
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+18	+4.3	+2.4	+0.1	+0.2	+0.1	+6.3	+1.1	+0.1	-1.2	-1.2	+0.9	+1.1	+.087	+0.5	+1.4	+.154	+1.1	+1.3	+.048
John Stockton	82	22.7	7.9	0.4	1.5	1.8	8.2	2.2	0.2	2.0	2.7	2.8	5.6	.499	0.1	0.5	.179	2.2	2.8	.782

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+16	+7.1	+3.5	+0.3	+0.2	+0.1	+5.2	+1.9	+0.4	-0.7	-1.0	+1.3	+0.4	+.196		+1.9	+.521	+0.9	+1.2	+.031
John Stockton	5	31.4	10.0	0.4	1.8	2.2	8.0	3.0	0.2	2.2	3.6	3.6	5.8	.621	0.8	1.0	.800	2.0	2.6	.769


Season 4
	Alex Caruso	John Stockton
Season	2020-21	1987-88
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	Assists Leader
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alex Caruso	58	21.0	6.4	0.5	2.4	2.9	2.8	1.1	0.3	1.3	1.9	2.3	5.3	.436	0.9	2.4	.401	0.8	1.3	.645
difference:	+24	+13.7	+8.3	+0.2	+0.2		+11.0	+1.9	+0.1	-1.9	-1.1	+3.2	+4.3	+.138	+0.6	+1.6	+.043	+2.5	+2.7	+.195
John Stockton	82	34.7	14.7	0.7	2.2	2.9	13.8	3.0	0.2	3.2	3.0	5.5	9.6	.574	0.3	0.8	.358	3.3	4.0	.840

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alex Caruso	6	20.2	5.8	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.5	0.2	0.7	1.2	2.0	2.3	6.3	.368	0.8	2.8	.294	0.3	0.3	1.000
difference:	+5	+23.3	+13.7	+1.0	+1.8	+2.8	+14.3	+3.2	+0.4	-3.2	-1.3	+3.9	+5.9	+.139	+0.4	+1.5	+.008	+6.5	+8.0	+.176
John Stockton	11	43.5	19.5	1.3	2.8	4.1	14.8	3.4	0.3	4.4	3.3	6.2	12.2	.507	0.4	1.3	.286	6.8	8.3	.824


Season 5
	Alex Caruso	John Stockton
Season	2021-22	1988-89
Team	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alex Caruso	41	28.0	7.4	0.8	2.8	3.6	4.0	1.7	0.4	1.4	2.6	2.5	6.2	.398	1.0	3.1	.333	1.4	1.8	.795
difference:	+41	+10.7	+9.7	+0.2	+0.8	+0.6	+9.6	+1.5	+0.2	-2.4	-0.3	+3.6	+5.1	+.140	+0.8	+2.3	+.091	+3.4	+3.7	+.068
John Stockton	82	38.7	17.1	1.0	2.0	3.0	13.6	3.2	0.2	3.8	2.9	6.1	11.3	.538	0.2	0.8	.242	4.8	5.5	.863

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alex Caruso	4	28.3	6.3	0.5	2.3	2.8	4.3	1.3	1.0	0.3	2.8	2.3	5.8	.391	1.8	4.5	.389	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+1	+18.0	+21.0	+0.2	+0.4	+0.5	+9.4	+2.4	+0.7	-3.4	-2.2	+7.7	+13.9	+.117	+0.8	+3.2	+.361	+6.3	+7.0
John Stockton	3	46.3	27.3	0.7	2.7	3.3	13.7	3.7	1.7	3.7	5.0	10.0	19.7	.508	1.0	1.3	.750	6.3	7.0	.905


Season 6
	Alex Caruso	John Stockton
Season	2022-23	1989-90
Team	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alex Caruso	67	23.5	5.6	0.6	2.3	2.9	2.9	1.5	0.7	1.1	2.4	1.9	4.3	.455	0.8	2.3	.364	0.9	1.1	.808
difference:	+11	+13.9	+11.6	+0.1	+0.4	+0.3	+11.6	+1.2	+0.5	-2.4	-0.6	+4.2	+7.5	+.059	+0.2	+0.9	+.052	+3.6	+4.4	+.011
John Stockton	78	37.4	17.2	0.7	1.9	2.6	14.5	2.7	0.2	3.5	3.0	6.1	11.8	.514	0.6	1.4	.416	4.5	5.5	.819

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alex Caruso	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Stockton	5	38.8	15.0	0.8	2.4	3.2	15.0	1.2	0.0	2.8	4.0	5.8	13.8	.420	0.2	2.6	.077	3.2	4.0	.800


Season 7
	Alex Caruso	John Stockton
Season	2023-24	1990-91
Team	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alex Caruso	71	28.7	10.1	0.9	3.0	3.8	3.5	1.7	1.0	1.4	2.5	3.6	7.6	.468	1.9	4.7	.408	1.0	1.4	.760
difference:	+11	+9.1	+7.1	+0.3	+0.7	+0.9	+10.7	+1.2	+0.8	-2.2	-0.3	+2.4	+4.3	+.039	+1.2	+2.7	+.063	+3.4	+3.9	+.076
John Stockton	82	37.8	17.2	0.6	2.3	2.9	14.2	2.9	0.2	3.6	2.8	6.0	11.9	.507	0.7	2.0	.345	4.4	5.3	.836

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alex Caruso	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Stockton	9	41.4	18.2	1.1	3.6	4.7	13.8	2.2	0.2	3.6	3.7	6.4	12.0	.537	1.2	3.0	.407	4.1	4.9	.841


Season 8
	Alex Caruso	John Stockton
Season	2024-25	1991-92
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alex Caruso	54	19.3	7.1	0.7	2.2	2.9	2.5	1.6	0.6	0.7	1.9	2.6	5.8	.446	1.1	3.1	.353	0.8	0.9	.824
difference:	+28	+17.3	+8.7	+0.1	+0.3	+0.4	+11.2	+1.4	+0.3	-2.8	-1.0	+2.9	+5.7	+.036	+0.1	+0.6	+.054	+3.0	+3.6	+.018
John Stockton	82	36.6	15.8	0.8	2.5	3.3	13.7	3.0	0.3	3.5	2.9	5.5	11.5	.482	1.0	2.5	.407	3.8	4.5	.842

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alex Caruso	23	24.4	9.2	0.7	2.0	2.7	2.2	2.0	0.6	0.8	2.7	3.1	7.0	.450	1.6	3.9	.411	1.3	1.7	.795
difference:	+7	+14.5	+5.6	+0.1	+0.3	+0.2	+11.4	+0.1	+0.3	-2.8	-0.3	+1.7	+4.4	+.027	+0.5	+0.3	+.101	+2.8	+3.2	+.038
John Stockton	16	38.9	14.8	0.6	2.3	2.9	13.6	2.1	0.3	3.6	2.4	4.8	11.4	.423	1.1	3.6	.310	4.1	4.9	.833


Additional Years
* John Stockton played 11 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 9 to 19, from 1993 to 2003—John Stockton played in 11 Playoffs. In those 11 extra years over Alex Caruso, John Stockton got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 2 All-Defensive Second Team 4 Assists Leader 6 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP

Alex Caruso vs. John Stockton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Stockton 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years