Alex Caruso vs. Mike O'Koren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike O'Koren 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

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 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Mike O'Koren, who played 8. Alex Caruso had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Mike O'Koren had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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 achivements, 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 7 3 2017-18 to 2023-24
Mike O'Koren 8 5 1980-81 to 1987-88

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Alex Caruso Mike O'Koren
Season 2017-181980-81
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Mike O'Koren 79 31.3 11.0 2.3 3.8 6.1 3.2 1.1 0.3 1.8 3.1 4.6 9.5 .486 0.1 0.2 .278 1.7 2.7 .637
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Mike O'Koren ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Alex Caruso Mike O'Koren
Season 2018-191981-82
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Mike O'Koren 80 25.2 11.4 1.4 2.4 3.8 2.4 1.0 0.2 1.8 2.2 4.8 9.7 .492 0.1 0.3 .348 1.7 2.4 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Mike O'Koren 2 22.0 3.5 0.0 4.0 4.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 1.0 4.0 1.5 5.5 .273 0.0 0.5 .000 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 3
Alex Caruso Mike O'Koren
Season 2019-201982-83
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Mike O'Koren 46 17.5 6.7 0.9 1.6 2.5 1.8 0.9 0.2 1.3 1.5 3.0 5.6 .525 0.0 0.2 .222 0.7 1.0 .708
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
Mike O'Koren 2 9.0 2.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 4.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Alex Caruso Mike O'Koren
Season 2020-211983-84
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Mike O'Koren 73 16.3 5.9 1.0 1.4 2.4 1.3 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.0 2.5 5.3 .483 0.1 0.4 .179 0.7 1.2 .609
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
Mike O'Koren 11 19.6 5.0 1.6 1.5 3.2 1.9 0.3 0.4 1.1 3.4 2.3 5.4 .424 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.5 .833

Season 5
Alex Caruso Mike O'Koren
Season 2021-221984-85
Team Chicago BullsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Mike O'Koren 43 26.0 10.2 1.1 2.8 3.9 2.4 0.7 0.4 1.2 2.7 4.5 9.1 .494 0.2 0.5 .381 1.0 1.6 .627
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 -
Mike O'Koren 3 11.3 2.0 0.3 3.0 3.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.0 1.0 2.3 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.7 .000

Season 6
Alex Caruso Mike O'Koren
Season 2022-231985-86
Team Chicago BullsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Mike O'Koren 67 15.4 5.2 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.8 2.0 2.4 5.0 .476 0.1 0.4 .259 0.3 0.6 .590
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Mike O'Koren 2 10.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 2.5 0.5 3.0 .167 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7
Alex Caruso Mike O'Koren
Season 2023-241986-87
Team Chicago BullsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Mike O'Koren 15 8.2 2.1 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.7 1.1 2.8 .381 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.1 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Mike O'Koren ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Alex Caruso Mike O'Koren
Season -1987-88
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Mike O'Koren 4 13.0 4.5 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.5 2.3 4.0 .563 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 1.0 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Mike O'Koren ------- --- ----------
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