Alex Caruso vs. Mark Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Williams 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 Mark Williams, who played 3. Alex Caruso had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Mark Williams 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
Mark Williams 3 0 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Alex Caruso Mark Williams
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
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:+6+4.1+5.4+1.8+3.5+5.3+1.6+0.1+0.7-0.2-0.8+2.3+2.7+.206+0.4+1.2+1.0+1.5+.009
Mark Williams 43 19.3 9.0 2.2 4.9 7.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.9 2.2 3.7 5.8 .637 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.3 .691
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alex Caruso nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Alex Caruso Mark Williams
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Hornets
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:+6+5.5+3.5+3.2+3.8+7.0+1.9+0.2+0.7-0.8-0.4+2.1+1.0+.204+1.0+2.0+0.4+0.8+.078
Mark Williams 19 26.7 12.7 4.0 5.7 9.7 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.9 2.6 5.2 7.9 .649 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .719
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alex Caruso nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Alex Caruso Mark Williams
Season 2019-202024-25
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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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:+20+8.2+9.8+2.7+5.5+8.3+0.6+0.4+0.9-0.8-0.9+4.2+5.7+.192+0.6+1.8+.333+1.9+2.2+.070
Mark Williams 44 26.6 15.3 3.0 7.2 10.2 2.5 0.7 1.2 1.6 2.4 6.1 10.2 .604 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 3.7 .804
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
Mark Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Alex Caruso played 5 seasons more than Mark Williams 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 Mark Williams, Alex Caruso got these achievements:

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