Arron Afflalo vs. Alex Caruso Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alex Caruso and Arron Afflalo, 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.

Arron Afflalo played 11 years in the NBA, 4 more than Alex Caruso, who played 7. Arron Afflalo had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Alex Caruso had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Arron Afflalo 11 6 2007-08 to 2017-18
Alex Caruso 7 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Arron Afflalo Alex Caruso
Season 2007-082017-18
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Arron Afflalo 75 12.9 3.7 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.3 3.2 .411 0.1 0.6 .208 0.9 1.2 .782
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo 12 7.0 1.2 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.5 .389 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Arron Afflalo Alex Caruso
Season 2008-092018-19
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Arron Afflalo 74 16.7 4.9 0.4 1.4 1.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.9 1.8 4.1 .437 0.6 1.4 .402 0.8 1.0 .817
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo 4 16.5 6.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.8 2.3 2.5 5.3 .476 0.5 2.5 .200 0.8 1.3 .600
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Arron Afflalo Alex Caruso
Season 2009-102019-20
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA 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 %
Arron Afflalo 82 27.1 8.8 0.7 2.4 3.1 1.7 0.6 0.4 0.9 2.7 3.3 7.1 .465 1.3 3.0 .434 0.9 1.2 .735
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo 6 20.0 9.2 0.2 1.8 2.0 1.2 0.2 0.3 0.7 3.5 3.3 5.3 .625 1.0 2.3 .429 1.5 1.8 .818
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

Season 4
Arron Afflalo Alex Caruso
Season 2010-112020-21
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers 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 %
Arron Afflalo 69 33.7 12.6 0.7 3.0 3.6 2.4 0.5 0.4 1.0 2.2 4.5 9.1 .498 1.5 3.6 .423 2.0 2.4 .847
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo 3 28.3 11.3 0.0 3.0 3.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.3 4.0 11.3 .353 1.0 4.0 .250 2.3 2.7 .875
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

Season 5
Arron Afflalo Alex Caruso
Season 2011-122021-22
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls 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 %
Arron Afflalo 62 33.6 15.2 0.6 2.5 3.2 2.4 0.6 0.2 1.4 2.2 5.3 11.3 .471 1.4 3.6 .398 3.2 4.0 .798
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo 7 32.7 10.9 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.7 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.0 4.3 10.6 .405 0.6 2.9 .200 1.7 2.1 .800
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 -

Season 6
Arron Afflalo Alex Caruso
Season 2012-132022-23
Team Orlando MagicChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First 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 %
Arron Afflalo 64 36.0 16.5 0.5 3.3 3.7 3.2 0.6 0.2 2.2 2.1 6.2 14.1 .439 1.1 3.8 .300 3.0 3.5 .857
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo ------- --- ----------
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Arron Afflalo Alex Caruso
Season 2013-142023-24
Team Orlando MagicChicago Bulls
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 %
Arron Afflalo 73 35.0 18.2 0.4 3.2 3.6 3.4 0.5 0.0 2.0 1.9 6.4 13.8 .459 1.8 4.1 .427 3.8 4.6 .815
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo ------- --- ----------
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Arron Afflalo Alex Caruso
Season 2014-15-
Team Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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 %
Arron Afflalo 78 32.1 13.3 0.3 2.8 3.2 1.7 0.5 0.1 1.5 2.1 4.8 11.3 .424 1.5 4.3 .354 2.1 2.5 .843
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo 3 20.0 1.7 0.0 2.3 2.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.7 4.0 .167 0.3 1.3 .250 0.0 0.3 .000
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Arron Afflalo Alex Caruso
Season 2015-16-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo 71 33.4 12.8 0.3 3.4 3.7 2.0 0.4 0.1 1.2 2.0 5.0 11.3 .443 1.3 3.4 .382 1.5 1.8 .840
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo ------- --- ----------
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Arron Afflalo Alex Caruso
Season 2016-17-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo 61 25.9 8.4 0.1 1.9 2.0 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.7 3.0 6.9 .440 1.0 2.5 .411 1.4 1.5 .892
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo ------- --- ----------
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Arron Afflalo Alex Caruso
Season 2017-18-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo 53 12.9 3.4 0.1 1.2 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.1 1.2 3.1 .401 0.5 1.3 .386 0.4 0.5 .846
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo ------- --- ----------
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
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