Alex Caruso vs. Al Horford: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Al Horford 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Al Horford 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Al Horford averages 6 points more than Alex Caruso in his 8 seasons (12.9 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 11,848 points more (14,705 vs. 2,857).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Alex Caruso 6.9
8
Al Horford 12.9
+6.0
18

Total Points

Seasons
Alex Caruso 2,857
8
Al Horford 14,705
+11,848
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Al Horford has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+4.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,944).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 7.6
4
Al Horford 11.9
+4.3
16

Total Points

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 409
4
Al Horford 2,353
+1,944
16

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 1
Al Horford 8
+7

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 5
Al Horford 169
+164

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 114
Al Horford 793
+679

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 370
Al Horford 1,130
+760

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 47
+39
Al Horford 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Al Horford 1
+1

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 3
Al Horford 27
+24

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 19
Al Horford 122
+103

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 51
Al Horford 194
+143

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 3
Al Horford 3

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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:+6.0+2.9+5.0+6.9+0.1+0.4+0.1+0.4+0.5+0.5+10+721
Al Horford 12.9 5.3 10.5 50.9 0.9 2.3 37.7 1.4 1.8 76.3 18 1,138

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:+11,848+5,057+9,618+6.9+551+1,459+0.1+1,183+1,547+0.5+10+721
Al Horford 14,705 6,062 11,900 50.9 976 2,589 37.7 1,605 2,104 76.3 18 1,138

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:+4.3+2.2+3.5+6.5+0.2+0.8+3.6+0.3+0.5+2.8+12+143
Al Horford 11.9 4.8 9.7 49.3 1.0 2.6 39.1 1.4 1.8 77.5 16 197

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:+1,944+795+1,570+6.5+132+320+3.6+222+289+2.8+12+143
Al Horford 2,353 938 1,904 49.3 198 506 39.1 279 360 77.5 16 197

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 3.6
201837
Al Horford 10.1
+6.5
200881

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
201925
Al Horford 11.5
+2.3
200967

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.5
2020NBA Champion64
Al Horford 14.2
+8.7
201081

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.4
202158
Al Horford 15.3
+8.9
201177

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.4
202241
Al Horford 12.4
+5.0
201211

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.6
202367
Al Horford 17.4
+11.8
201374

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 10.1
202471
Al Horford 18.6
+8.5
201429

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.1
2025NBA Champion54
Al Horford 15.2
+8.1
201576

Al Horford's additional seasons:

* Al Horford played 10 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2016 to 2025—he averaged 11.9 points in a total of 642 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.2 ppg and his lowest 8.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20180
Al Horford 12.6
+12.6
20087

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20190
Al Horford 6.9
+6.9
20099

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.5
2020NBA Champion21
Al Horford 14.6
+8.1
201011

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.8
20216
Al Horford 11.3
+5.5
201112

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.3
20224
Al Horford 15.3
+9.0
20123

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20230
Al Horford 16.7
+16.7
20136

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20240
Al Horford -
DNP
20140

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
2025NBA Champion23
Al Horford 14.4
+5.2
201516

Al Horford's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Al Horford played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 11.5 points in a total of 133 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.7 ppg and his lowest 6.7.