Alex Caruso vs. Zeke Nnaji Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zeke Nnaji 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 7 years in the NBA, 3 more than Zeke Nnaji, who played 4. Alex Caruso had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Zeke Nnaji had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Zeke Nnaji 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Alex Caruso Zeke Nnaji
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West 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 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
Zeke Nnaji 42 9.5 3.2 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.2 2.5 .481 0.6 1.4 .407 0.3 0.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Zeke Nnaji 5 3.6 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 1.6 .500 0.6 1.4 .429 0.2 0.4 .500

Season 2
Alex Caruso Zeke Nnaji
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West 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
Zeke Nnaji 41 17.0 6.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.9 2.3 4.5 .516 0.9 2.0 .463 1.0 1.6 .631
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Zeke Nnaji 2 4.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Alex Caruso Zeke Nnaji
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Zeke Nnaji 53 13.7 5.2 1.2 1.4 2.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 2.0 2.1 3.7 .561 0.3 1.2 .262 0.8 1.2 .645
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
Zeke Nnaji 5 2.4 1.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.8 .500 0.2 0.6 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Alex Caruso Zeke Nnaji
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets TBD
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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
Zeke Nnaji 58 9.9 3.2 1.1 1.1 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.5 1.4 1.2 2.6 .463 0.1 0.4 .261 0.7 1.1 .677
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
Zeke Nnaji 2 4.5 1.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 5
Alex Caruso Zeke Nnaji
Season 2021-22-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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
Zeke Nnaji ------- --- ----------
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 -
Zeke Nnaji ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Alex Caruso Zeke Nnaji
Season 2022-23-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
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 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
Zeke Nnaji ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Zeke Nnaji ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Alex Caruso Zeke Nnaji
Season 2023-24-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 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
Zeke Nnaji ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Zeke Nnaji ------- --- ----------
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