Alex Caruso vs. Aaron Gordon: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Aaron Gordon and Alex Caruso to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Aaron Gordon has better scoring stats than Alex Caruso in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, Aaron Gordon averages 6.7 points more than Alex Caruso in his 8 seasons (13.6 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 6,900 points more (9,757 vs. 2,857).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Alex Caruso | 6.9 | 8 | |
| Aaron Gordon | 13.6 | +6.7 | 11 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Alex Caruso | 2,857 | 8 | |
| Aaron Gordon | 9,757 | +6,900 | 11 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Aaron Gordon has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+6.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+511).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Alex Caruso | 7.6 | 4 | |
| Aaron Gordon | 13.9 | +6.3 | 6 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Alex Caruso | 409 | 4 | |
| Aaron Gordon | 920 | +511 | 6 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
| Aaron Gordon | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 5 | |||
| Aaron Gordon | 132 | +127 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 114 | |||
| Aaron Gordon | 511 | +397 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 370 | |||
| Aaron Gordon | 708 | +338 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 47 | +35 | ||
| Aaron Gordon | 12 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 3 | |||
| Aaron Gordon | 14 | +11 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 19 | |||
| Aaron Gordon | 50 | +31 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 51 | |||
| Aaron Gordon | 66 | +15 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 3 | +3 | ||
| Aaron Gordon | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 6.9 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 44.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 37.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 75.8 | 8 | 417 |
| difference: | +6.7 | +2.7 | +5.1 | +4.4 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +4.5 | +1.2 | +1.9 | +6.5 | +3 | +303 |
| Aaron Gordon | 13.6 | 5.1 | 10.6 | 48.4 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 33.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 69.3 | 11 | 720 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 2,857 | 1,005 | 2,282 | 44.0 | 425 | 1,130 | 37.6 | 422 | 557 | 75.8 | 8 | 417 |
| difference: | +6,900 | +2,691 | +5,355 | +4.4 | +337 | +1,172 | +4.5 | +1,181 | +1,757 | +6.5 | +3 | +303 |
| Aaron Gordon | 9,757 | 3,696 | 7,637 | 48.4 | 762 | 2,302 | 33.1 | 1,603 | 2,314 | 69.3 | 11 | 720 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 7.6 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 42.8 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 35.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 80.3 | 4 | 54 |
| difference: | +6.3 | +2.6 | +4.3 | +7.0 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +2.1 | +1.3 | +2.0 | +8.6 | +2 | +12 |
| Aaron Gordon | 13.9 | 5.2 | 10.5 | 49.8 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 37.6 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 71.7 | 6 | 66 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 409 | 143 | 334 | 42.8 | 66 | 186 | 35.5 | 57 | 71 | 80.3 | 4 | 54 |
| difference: | +511 | +203 | +361 | +7.0 | +5 | +3 | +2.1 | +100 | +148 | +8.6 | +2 | +12 |
| Aaron Gordon | 920 | 346 | 695 | 49.8 | 71 | 189 | 37.6 | 157 | 219 | 71.7 | 6 | 66 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Aaron Gordon's additional seasons: | ||||
* Aaron Gordon played 3 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 11, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 14.9 points in a total of 192 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.3 ppg and his lowest 13.9. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | 6.5 | +6.5 | 2020 | 21 |
| Aaron Gordon | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | 5.8 | +5.8 | 2021 | 6 |
| Aaron Gordon | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 11.1 | +11.1 | 2021 | 10 |
Aaron Gordon's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Aaron Gordon played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 14.4 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.2 ppg and his lowest 13.3. |