Alex Caruso vs. Jonas Valanciunas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jonas Valanciunas 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 less than Jonas Valanciunas, who played 13. Alex Caruso had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Jonas Valanciunas had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Jonas Valanciunas 13 8 2012-13 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Alex Caruso Jonas Valanciunas
Season 2017-182012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second 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:+25+8.7+5.3+1.6+2.6+4.2+1.3+0.3+1.0-0.4-1.6+1.9+2.8+.126+0.4+1.2+1.8+2.2+.089
Jonas Valanciunas 62 23.9 8.9 2.0 4.0 6.0 0.7 0.3 1.3 1.5 3.0 3.3 5.9 .557 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.0 .789
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alex Caruso nor Jonas Valanciunas played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Alex Caruso Jonas Valanciunas
Season 2018-192013-14
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+56+7.0+2.1+2.0+4.1+6.1+2.4+0.7+0.5-0.9+1.3+1.4+.086+1.0+2.0+0.4+0.6+.035
Jonas Valanciunas 81 28.2 11.3 2.8 6.0 8.8 0.7 0.3 0.9 1.7 3.1 4.4 8.3 .531 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.2 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex Caruso DNP------ --- ----------
Jonas Valanciunas 7 28.6 10.9 2.7 7.0 9.7 0.3 0.0 1.0 2.7 3.1 4.4 7.0 .633 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.1 .636

Season 3
Alex Caruso Jonas Valanciunas
Season 2019-202014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRaptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+16+7.8+6.5+2.4+4.3+6.8+1.4+0.7+0.9-0.6-1.3+2.8+3.7+.160+0.6+1.9+1.6+2.0+.052
Jonas Valanciunas 80 26.2 12.0 2.7 6.0 8.7 0.5 0.4 1.2 1.4 2.8 4.7 8.2 .572 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.5 .786
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:+17+2.2+4.8+1.6+5.4+7.0+2.3+0.6+0.3-0.5-0.8+2.5+4.1+.075+0.8+2.9+0.7+0.6+.075
Jonas Valanciunas 4 26.5 11.3 2.3 7.0 9.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.8 4.8 9.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.0 .875

Season 4
Alex Caruso Jonas Valanciunas
Season 2020-212015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdRaptors Lost East Conf Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2+5.0+6.4+2.6+3.7+6.2+2.1+0.7+1.0-0.1-0.7+2.8+3.6+.129+0.9+2.4+1.9+2.3+.116
Jonas Valanciunas 60 26.0 12.8 3.1 6.1 9.1 0.7 0.4 1.3 1.4 2.6 5.1 8.9 .565 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.6 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+6+6.6+8.0+3.7+5.8+9.5+0.4+0.6+0.5-0.3-0.7+3.4+3.7+.199+0.8+2.8+2.1+3.0+.256
Jonas Valanciunas 12 26.8 13.8 4.0 6.8 10.8 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.5 2.7 5.7 10.0 .567 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.3 .744

Season 5
Alex Caruso Jonas Valanciunas
Season 2021-222016-17
Team Chicago BullsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+39+2.2+4.6+2.0+3.9+5.9+3.3+1.2+0.4-0.1-0.1+2.4+2.6+.159+1.0+3.1+0.8+0.9+.016
Jonas Valanciunas 80 25.8 12.0 2.8 6.7 9.5 0.7 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.7 4.9 8.8 .557 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 2.7 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+6+5.7+4.9+0.4+3.5+3.9+4.1+1.1+0.4-1.0-0.6+2.1+2.3+.152+1.8+4.4+.389+2.4+3.3
Jonas Valanciunas 10 22.6 11.2 0.9 5.8 6.7 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.3 2.2 4.4 8.1 .543 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.3 .727

Season 6
Alex Caruso Jonas Valanciunas
Season 2022-232017-18
Team Chicago BullsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+10+1.1+7.1+1.8+3.9+5.7+1.8+1.1+0.2-0.4-0.1+3.2+4.6+.113+0.4+1.3+.041+1.3+1.6+.002
Jonas Valanciunas 77 22.4 12.7 2.4 6.2 8.6 1.1 0.4 0.9 1.5 2.5 5.1 8.9 .568 0.4 1.0 .405 2.2 2.7 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex Caruso DNP------ --- ----------
Jonas Valanciunas 10 24.4 14.6 3.0 7.5 10.5 1.2 0.4 1.5 1.9 2.2 5.8 10.7 .542 0.2 0.5 .400 2.8 3.4 .824

Season 7
Alex Caruso Jonas Valanciunas
Season 2023-242018-19
Team Chicago BullsToronto Raptors, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+22+6.4+5.5+1.3+3.4+4.8+2.1+1.3+0.1-0.4-0.5+2.5+3.4+.091+1.6+3.7+.116+2.0+2.4+.035
Jonas Valanciunas 49 22.3 15.6 2.2 6.4 8.6 1.4 0.4 1.1 1.8 3.0 6.1 11.0 .559 0.3 1.0 .292 3.0 3.8 .795
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alex Caruso nor Jonas Valanciunas played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8
Alex Caruso Jonas Valanciunas
Season 2024-252019-20
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+16+7.1+7.8+2.3+6.0+8.4+0.6+1.2+0.5-1.1-0.7+3.6+4.8+.139+0.6+1.8+.001+1.3+2.0+.084
Jonas Valanciunas 70 26.4 14.9 3.0 8.2 11.3 1.9 0.4 1.1 1.8 2.6 6.2 10.6 .585 0.5 1.3 .352 2.1 2.9 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Jonas Valanciunas DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Jonas Valanciunas played 5 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 13, from 2021 to 2025—Jonas Valanciunas played in 3 Playoffs.

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