Alex Caruso vs. Rasheed Wallace Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rasheed Wallace 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, 8 less than Rasheed Wallace, who played 16. Alex Caruso had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Rasheed Wallace had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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.

Rookie Season
	Alex Caruso	Rasheed Wallace
Season	2017-18	1995-96
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+28	+12.3	+6.5	+1.0	+1.8	+2.9	+0.7		+0.5	-0.5	-1.8	+2.8	+5.6	+.056		+0.1	+.027	+0.6	+1.0	+.050
Rasheed Wallace	65	27.5	10.1	1.4	3.2	4.7	1.3	0.6	0.8	1.6	3.2	4.2	8.7	.487	0.4	1.3	.329	1.2	1.8	.650
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alex Caruso nor Rasheed Wallace played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 3
	Alex Caruso	Rasheed Wallace
Season	2019-20	1997-98
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers 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:	+13	+19.2	+9.1	+1.4	+2.8	+4.3	+0.6	+0.1	+0.8	-1.4	-2.0	+4.2	+6.9	+.121	+0.5	+1.4	+.128	+1.3	+2.1	+.072
Rasheed Wallace	77	37.6	14.6	1.7	4.5	6.2	2.5	1.0	1.1	2.2	3.5	6.1	11.4	.533	0.1	0.5	.205	2.4	3.6	.662
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:	+17	+15.2	+8.0	+1.1	+1.4	+2.5		+0.6	+0.1	-0.2	-1.4	+3.5	+6.4	+.064	+0.2	+1.6	+.521	+0.9	+2.6	+.300
Rasheed Wallace	4	39.5	14.5	1.8	3.0	4.8	2.8	0.5	0.5	1.3	4.0	5.8	11.8	.489	1.0	1.3	.800	2.0	4.0	.500

Season 5
	Alex Caruso	Rasheed Wallace
Season	2021-22	1999-00
Team	Chicago Bulls	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals

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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:	+40	+7.1	+9.0	+0.8	+2.6	+3.4	+2.2	+0.6	+0.9	-0.5	-0.1	+4.2	+6.7	+.121	+0.9	+2.5	+.173	+1.5	+2.3	+.091
Rasheed Wallace	81	35.1	16.4	1.6	5.4	7.0	1.8	1.1	1.3	1.9	2.7	6.7	12.9	.519	0.1	0.6	.160	2.9	4.1	.704
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:	+12	+9.6	+11.6	+1.4	+2.2	+3.6	+2.5	+0.4	+0.3	-1.1	-0.5	+4.6	+8.3	+.098	+1.3	+3.7	+.226	+3.6	+4.7
Rasheed Wallace	16	37.9	17.9	1.9	4.5	6.4	1.8	0.9	1.3	1.4	3.3	6.9	14.1	.489	0.5	0.8	.615	3.6	4.7	.773

Season 6
	Alex Caruso	Rasheed Wallace
Season	2022-23	2000-01
Team	Chicago Bulls	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers 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:	+10	+14.7	+13.6	+1.3	+3.6	+4.9	+0.1	+0.3	+1.1	-1.0	-0.3	+5.8	+11.0	+.046	+0.1	+0.2	+.043	+2.3	+3.1	+.042
Rasheed Wallace	77	38.2	19.2	1.9	5.9	7.8	2.8	1.2	1.8	2.1	2.7	7.7	15.3	.501	0.7	2.1	.321	3.2	4.2	.766
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alex Caruso	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rasheed Wallace	3	42.7	16.7	1.7	6.3	8.0	2.3	0.3	1.0	1.3	3.0	6.3	17.0	.373	1.3	3.7	.364	2.7	4.7	.571

Season 7
	Alex Caruso	Rasheed Wallace
Season	2023-24	2001-02
Team	Chicago Bulls	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+8	+8.8	+9.2	+0.8	+3.4	+4.4	+1.6	+0.4	+0.3	-0.3	-0.2	+4.0	+8.7	+.001	+0.5	+0.7	+.048	+1.5	+2.1	+.026
Rasheed Wallace	79	37.5	19.3	1.7	6.4	8.2	1.9	1.3	1.3	1.7	2.7	7.6	16.3	.469	1.4	4.0	.360	2.5	3.5	.734
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alex Caruso	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rasheed Wallace	3	41.7	25.3	3.3	9.0	12.3	1.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	4.0	9.3	23.0	.406	2.3	5.7	.412	4.3	5.3	.813

Season 8
	Alex Caruso	Rasheed Wallace
Season	2024-25	2002-03
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+20	+17.0	+11.0	+0.8	+3.7	+4.5	+0.4	+0.7	+0.4	-1.2	-1.1	+4.4	+9.0	+.025	+0.4	+1.0	+.005	+1.9	+2.8	+.089
Rasheed Wallace	74	36.3	18.1	1.5	5.9	7.4	2.1	0.9	1.0	1.9	3.0	7.0	14.8	.471	1.5	4.1	.358	2.7	3.7	.735
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:	+16	+12.7	+8.2	+0.7	+1.7	+2.4	+0.4	+1.4	+0.1	-0.1	-1.0	+3.2	+6.9	+.004	+0.4	+1.1	+.011	+1.6	+2.3	+.081
Rasheed Wallace	7	37.1	17.4	1.4	3.7	5.1	2.6	0.6	0.7	0.9	3.7	6.3	13.9	.454	2.0	5.0	.400	2.9	4.0	.714

Additional Years
* Rasheed Wallace played 8 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2004 to 2013—Rasheed Wallace played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 8 extra years over Alex Caruso, Rasheed Wallace got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-Star Game