Frankie Brian vs. Alex Caruso Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alex Caruso and Frankie Brian, 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.

Frankie Brian and Alex Caruso both played 7 years in the NBA. Frankie Brian had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, 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
Frankie Brian 7 6 1949-50 to 1955-56
Alex Caruso 7 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Frankie Brian Alex Caruso
Season 1949-502017-18
Team Anderson PackersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Packers Lost SemifinalsDid 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 %
Frankie Brian 64 - 17.8 - - - 3.0 - - - 3.0 5.8 18.1 .318 - - - 6.3 7.6 .824
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 %
Frankie Brian 8 - 11.9 - - - 2.4 - - - 3.0 3.3 12.0 .271 - - - 5.4 6.0 .896
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Frankie Brian Alex Caruso
Season 1950-512018-19
Team Tri-Cities BlackhawksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Frankie Brian 68 - 16.8 - - 3.6 3.9 - - - 3.2 5.3 16.6 .322 - - - 6.1 7.5 .823
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 %
Frankie Brian ------- --- ----------
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Frankie Brian Alex Caruso
Season 1951-522019-20
Team Fort Wayne PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisNBA 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 %
Frankie Brian 66 40.5 15.9 - - 3.5 3.5 - - - 3.3 5.2 14.7 .352 - - - 5.6 6.6 .848
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 %
Frankie Brian 2 40.5 8.5 - - 3.0 4.5 - - - 5.0 3.0 12.0 .250 - - - 2.5 3.0 .833
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

Frankie Brian Alex Caruso
Season 1952-532020-21
Team Fort Wayne PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div FinalsLakers 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 %
Frankie Brian 68 28.1 10.7 - - 2.0 2.1 - - - 3.0 3.6 10.3 .351 - - - 3.5 4.4 .795
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 %
Frankie Brian 8 18.3 5.6 - - 1.1 1.4 - - - 2.9 1.6 5.3 .310 - - - 2.4 3.1 .760
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

Frankie Brian Alex Caruso
Season 1953-542021-22
Team Fort Wayne PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost W Div Round RobinBulls 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 %
Frankie Brian 64 15.2 6.3 - - 1.2 1.4 - - - 1.6 2.1 5.5 .375 - - - 2.1 2.8 .753
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 %
Frankie Brian 4 26.5 10.3 - - 3.0 2.5 - - - 1.8 3.8 9.0 .417 - - - 2.8 4.0 .688
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

Frankie Brian Alex Caruso
Season 1954-552022-23
Team Fort Wayne PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA 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 %
Frankie Brian 71 19.5 9.7 - - 1.8 2.0 - - - 1.9 3.3 8.8 .380 - - - 3.1 3.6 .851
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 %
Frankie Brian 11 24.5 11.5 - - 2.0 2.5 - - - 2.4 4.4 10.9 .400 - - - 2.8 3.5 .816
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Frankie Brian Alex Caruso
Season 1955-562023-24
Team Fort Wayne PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA 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 %
Frankie Brian 37 18.4 6.2 - - 2.4 2.0 - - - 1.7 2.1 7.1 .297 - - - 1.9 2.4 .818
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 %
Frankie Brian 10 16.6 6.9 - - 1.2 1.7 - - - 1.5 2.6 6.8 .382 - - - 1.7 2.1 .810
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------