Gilbert Arenas vs. Alex Caruso Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alex Caruso and Gilbert Arenas, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Gilbert Arenas played 11 years in the NBA, 3 more than Alex Caruso, who played 8. Gilbert Arenas had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Gilbert Arenas 11 5 2001-02 to 2011-12
Alex Caruso 8 4 2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gilbert Arenas Alex Caruso
Season 2001-022017-18
Team Golden State WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 47 24.6 10.9 0.9 1.9 2.8 3.7 1.5 0.2 2.1 2.4 3.7 8.2 .453 0.8 2.4 .345 2.6 3.4 .775
difference:+10+9.4+7.3+0.5+0.5+1.0+1.7+0.9+0.1-1.0-1.0+2.3+5.1+.022+0.4+1.2+.043+2.0+2.6+.075
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
* Neiher Gilbert Arenas nor Alex Caruso played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Gilbert Arenas Alex Caruso
Season 2002-032018-19
Team Golden State WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 82 35.0 18.3 1.2 3.5 4.7 6.3 1.5 0.2 3.5 3.2 6.2 14.4 .431 1.3 3.8 .348 4.5 5.7 .791
difference:+57+13.8+9.1+0.4+1.6+2.0+3.2+0.5+0.2-1.8-1.0+3.1+7.5+.014+0.3+1.8+.132+2.5+3.1+.006
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
* Neiher Gilbert Arenas nor Alex Caruso played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Gilbert Arenas Alex Caruso
Season 2003-042019-20
Team Washington WizardsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 55 37.6 19.6 1.0 3.6 4.6 5.0 1.9 0.2 4.1 3.2 6.5 16.6 .392 2.3 6.1 .375 4.3 5.8 .748
difference:+9+19.2+14.1+0.7+1.9+2.7+3.1+0.8+0.1-3.3-1.7+4.6+12.1+.020+1.7+4.2+.042+3.2+4.3+.014
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas DNP------ --- ----------
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
Gilbert Arenas Alex Caruso
Season 2004-052020-21
Team Washington WizardsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 80 40.9 25.5 1.0 3.7 4.7 5.1 1.7 0.3 3.0 3.1 8.2 19.0 .431 2.6 7.0 .365 6.5 8.0 .814
difference:+22+19.9+19.1+0.5+1.3+1.8+2.3+0.6-1.7-1.2+5.9+13.7+.005+1.7+4.6+.036+5.7+6.7+.169
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 10 45.1 23.6 0.8 4.4 5.2 6.2 2.1 0.6 3.9 3.4 7.3 19.4 .376 1.8 7.7 .234 7.2 9.4 .766
difference:+4+24.9+17.8+0.5+3.4+3.9+5.7+1.9+0.1-2.7-1.4+5.0+13.1+.008+1.0+4.9+.060+6.9+9.1+.234
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
Gilbert Arenas Alex Caruso
Season 2005-062021-22
Team Washington WizardsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 80 42.3 29.3 0.7 2.8 3.5 6.1 2.0 0.3 3.7 3.6 9.3 20.9 .447 2.5 6.8 .369 8.2 10.0 .820
difference:+39+14.3+21.9+0.1+0.1+2.1+0.3+0.1-2.3-1.0+6.8+14.7+.049+1.5+3.7+.036+6.8+8.2+.025
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 6 47.3 34.0 1.2 4.3 5.5 5.3 2.2 0.7 3.3 3.5 10.8 23.3 .464 3.3 7.7 .435 9.0 11.7 .771
difference:+2+19.0+27.7+0.7+2.0+2.7+1.0+0.9+0.3-3.0-0.7+8.5+17.5+.073+1.5+3.2+.046+9.0+11.7
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
Gilbert Arenas Alex Caruso
Season 2006-072022-23
Team Washington WizardsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 74 39.8 28.4 0.8 3.7 4.6 6.0 1.9 0.2 3.2 3.4 8.7 20.9 .418 2.8 7.9 .351 8.2 9.7 .844
difference:+7+16.3+22.8+0.2+1.4+1.7+3.1+0.4+0.5-2.1-1.0+6.8+16.6+.037+2.0+5.6+.013+7.3+8.6+.036
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
* Neiher Gilbert Arenas nor Alex Caruso played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
Gilbert Arenas Alex Caruso
Season 2007-082023-24
Team Washington WizardsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 13 32.7 19.4 0.5 3.5 3.9 5.1 1.8 0.1 3.8 2.3 6.0 15.1 .398 1.7 6.0 .282 5.7 7.4 .771
difference:+58+4.0+9.3+0.4+0.5+0.1+1.6+0.1+0.9-2.4-0.2+2.4+7.5+.070+0.2+1.3+.126+4.7+6.0+.011
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 4 23.5 10.8 0.0 1.8 1.8 2.8 0.5 0.0 2.0 3.3 3.5 9.0 .389 1.3 3.0 .417 2.5 3.0 .833
Alex Caruso DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8
Gilbert Arenas Alex Caruso
Season 2008-092024-25
Team Washington WizardsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 2 31.5 13.0 0.5 4.0 4.5 10.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 3.0 11.5 .261 1.0 3.5 .286 6.0 8.0 .750
difference:+52+12.2+5.9+0.2+1.8+1.6+7.5+1.6+0.1-0.2-0.1+0.4+5.7+.185+0.1+0.4+.067+5.2+7.1+.074
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Gilbert Arenas played 3 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 11, from 2010 to 2012—Gilbert Arenas played in two Playoffs.

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