Vince Carter vs. Alex Caruso Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alex Caruso and Vince Carter, 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.
Vince Carter played 22 years in the NBA, 14 more than Alex Caruso, who played 8. Vince Carter had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, 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 |
| Vince Carter |
22 |
11 |
1998-99 to 2019-20 |
| Alex Caruso |
8 |
4 |
2017-18 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Jump to season:
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Rookie Season |
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Vince Carter |
Alex Caruso |
| Season |
1998-99 | 2017-18 |
| Team |
Toronto Raptors | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards |
 Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Vince Carter |
50 |
35.2 |
18.3 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
5.7 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
6.9 |
15.3 |
.450 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.288 |
4.1 |
5.4 |
.761 |
| difference: | +13 | +20.0 | +14.7 | +1.5 | +2.4 | +3.9 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +1.2 | -1.1 | -1.4 | +5.5 | +12.2 | +.019 | | +0.1 | +.014 | +3.5 | +4.6 | +.061 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Vince Carter nor Alex Caruso played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Vince Carter |
82 |
38.1 |
25.7 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
5.8 |
3.9 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
9.6 |
20.7 |
.465 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
.403 |
5.3 |
6.7 |
.791 |
| difference: | +57 | +16.9 | +16.5 | +1.0 | +2.1 | +3.1 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.7 | -0.5 | -1.0 | +6.5 | +13.8 | +.020 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +.077 | +3.3 | +4.1 | +.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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Vince Carter |
3 |
39.7 |
19.3 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
16.7 |
.300 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
.100 |
9.0 |
10.3 |
.871 |
| Alex Caruso |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Vince Carter |
75 |
39.7 |
27.6 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
5.5 |
3.9 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
10.2 |
22.1 |
.460 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
.408 |
5.1 |
6.7 |
.765 |
| difference: | +11 | +21.3 | +22.1 | +2.0 | +1.5 | +3.6 | +2.0 | +0.4 | +0.8 | -1.4 | -1.2 | +8.3 | +17.6 | +.048 | +1.6 | +3.4 | +.075 | +4.0 | +5.2 | +.031 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Vince Carter |
12 |
45.1 |
27.3 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
6.5 |
4.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
10.2 |
23.3 |
.436 |
2.1 |
5.1 |
.410 |
4.8 |
6.2 |
.784 |
| difference: | +9 | +20.8 | +20.8 | +2.4 | +1.8 | +4.2 | +1.9 | +0.6 | +1.1 | -0.8 | -1.2 | +7.9 | +17.9 | +.011 | +1.3 | +2.2 | +.131 | +3.7 | +4.8 | +.016 |
| 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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Vince Carter |
60 |
39.8 |
24.7 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
5.2 |
4.0 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
9.3 |
21.8 |
.428 |
2.0 |
5.2 |
.387 |
4.1 |
5.1 |
.798 |
| difference: | +2 | +18.8 | +18.3 | +1.8 | +0.5 | +2.3 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +0.4 | -1.3 | -1.3 | +7.0 | +16.5 | +.008 | +1.1 | +2.8 | +.014 | +3.3 | +3.8 | +.153 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Vince Carter |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Vince Carter |
43 |
34.2 |
20.6 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
8.3 |
17.7 |
.467 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.344 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
.806 |
| difference: | +2 | +6.2 | +13.2 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.6 | -0.3 | -0.2 | +5.8 | +11.5 | +.069 | | +0.1 | +.011 | +1.6 | +1.9 | +.011 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Vince Carter |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
- |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Vince Carter |
73 |
38.2 |
22.5 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
8.3 |
20.0 |
.417 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
.383 |
4.6 |
5.7 |
.806 |
| difference: | +6 | +14.7 | +16.9 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +1.9 | +1.9 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -2.0 | -0.5 | +6.4 | +15.7 | +.038 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +.019 | +3.7 | +4.6 | +.002 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Vince Carter nor Alex Caruso played in the postseason in their season 6 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Vince Carter |
77 |
36.7 |
24.5 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
4.2 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
9.0 |
20.0 |
.452 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
.406 |
4.8 |
6.0 |
.798 |
| difference: | +6 | +8.0 | +14.4 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +1.4 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.4 | -0.8 | -0.7 | +5.4 | +12.4 | +.016 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +.002 | +3.8 | +4.6 | +.038 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Vince Carter |
4 |
45.3 |
26.8 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
8.5 |
5.8 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
8.8 |
24.0 |
.365 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
.316 |
7.8 |
9.0 |
.861 |
| Alex Caruso |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Vince Carter |
79 |
36.8 |
24.2 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
4.3 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
8.3 |
19.2 |
.430 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
.341 |
6.1 |
7.6 |
.799 |
| difference: | +25 | +17.5 | +17.1 | +1.0 | +1.9 | +2.9 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -2.0 | -1.1 | +5.7 | +13.4 | +.016 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +.012 | +5.3 | +6.7 | +.025 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Vince Carter |
11 |
40.9 |
29.6 |
1.5 |
5.5 |
7.0 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
10.3 |
22.2 |
.463 |
1.3 |
5.3 |
.241 |
7.8 |
9.8 |
.796 |
| difference: | +12 | +16.5 | +20.4 | +0.8 | +3.5 | +4.3 | +3.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -1.6 | -0.4 | +7.2 | +15.2 | +.013 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +.170 | +6.5 | +8.1 | +.001 |
| 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 |
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Additional Years |
* Vince Carter played 14 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 22, from 2007 to 2020—Vince Carter played in 7 Playoffs. In those 14 extra years over Alex Caruso, Vince Carter got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion