Alex Caruso vs. Kendrick Perkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kendrick Perkins 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 8 years in the NBA, 6 less than Kendrick Perkins, who played 14. Alex Caruso had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Kendrick Perkins had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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.

Season 3
	Alex Caruso	Kendrick Perkins
Season	2019-20	2005-06
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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:	+4	+1.2	+0.3	+1.8	+2.2	+4.0	+0.9	+0.8	+1.2	-0.8	-1.4	+0.1	+0.6	+.103	+0.6	+1.9		+0.1	+0.4	+.119
Kendrick Perkins	68	19.6	5.2	2.1	3.9	5.9	1.0	0.3	1.5	1.6	2.9	2.0	3.9	.515	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.9	.615
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
Kendrick Perkins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Alex Caruso	Kendrick Perkins
Season	2021-22	2007-08
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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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:	+37	+3.5	+0.5	+1.1	+1.4	+2.5	+2.9	+1.3	+1.1	-0.2	-0.5	+0.2	+1.7	+.217	+1.0	+3.1		+0.1	+0.5	+.172
Kendrick Perkins	78	24.5	6.9	1.9	4.2	6.1	1.1	0.4	1.5	1.6	3.1	2.7	4.5	.615	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.3	.623
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:	+21	+3.1	+0.3	+1.6	+1.7	+3.3	+3.8	+0.7	+0.3	-0.9	-0.8	+0.2	+1.6	+.194	+1.8	+4.5		+1.6	+2.4
Kendrick Perkins	25	25.2	6.6	2.1	4.0	6.1	0.5	0.6	1.3	1.2	3.6	2.5	4.2	.585	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.4	.678

Season 6
	Alex Caruso	Kendrick Perkins
Season	2022-23	2008-09
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+9	+6.1	+2.9	+2.1	+3.2	+5.2	+1.6	+1.2	+1.3	-1.1	-0.9	+1.7	+2.0	+.122	+0.8	+2.3		+0.4	+1.0	+.208
Kendrick Perkins	76	29.6	8.5	2.7	5.5	8.1	1.3	0.3	2.0	2.2	3.3	3.6	6.3	.577	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	2.1	.600
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alex Caruso	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kendrick Perkins	14	36.6	11.9	3.6	7.9	11.6	1.4	0.4	2.6	2.4	3.6	5.2	9.1	.575	0.0	0.1	.000	1.4	2.1	.667

Season 7
	Alex Caruso	Kendrick Perkins
Season	2023-24	2009-10
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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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:	+7	+1.1		+1.1	+2.6	+3.8	+2.5	+1.4	+0.7	-0.7	-0.3	+0.4	+0.9	+.134	+1.9	+4.7		+1.1	+2.2	+.178
Kendrick Perkins	78	27.6	10.1	2.0	5.6	7.6	1.0	0.3	1.7	2.1	2.8	4.0	6.7	.602	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	3.6	.582
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alex Caruso	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kendrick Perkins	23	25.0	5.7	1.8	4.4	6.2	1.0	0.4	1.4	1.9	3.4	2.1	4.2	.510	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.4	.600

Season 8
	Alex Caruso	Kendrick Perkins
Season	2024-25	2010-11
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Thunder 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:	+25	+6.3	+1.1	+1.4	+3.7	+5.1	+1.6	+1.3	+0.3	-1.2	-1.2	+0.3	+1.3	+.069	+1.1	+3.1		+0.6	+1.6	+.268
Kendrick Perkins	29	25.6	6.0	2.1	5.9	8.0	0.9	0.3	0.9	1.9	3.1	2.3	4.5	.515	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.5	.556
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:	+6	+3.8	+4.7	+1.5	+1.9	+3.4	+1.4	+1.8	+0.2	-0.8	-0.7	+1.4	+3.2	+.003	+1.6	+3.9		+0.2	+0.2	+.219
Kendrick Perkins	17	28.2	4.5	2.2	3.9	6.1	0.8	0.2	0.8	1.6	3.4	1.7	3.8	.453	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.9	.576