Alex Caruso vs. Allan Houston: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allan Houston 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Allan Houston 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 12 NBA regular seasons played, Allan Houston averages 10.5 points more than Alex Caruso in his 9 seasons (17.3 points against 6.8), and he also scored a total of 11,609 points more (14,551 vs. 2,942).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Alex Caruso 6.8
9
Allan Houston 17.3
+10.5
12

Total Points

Seasons
Alex Caruso 2,942
9
Allan Houston 14,551
+11,609
12

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Allan Houston has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+11.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+805).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 7.6
4
Allan Houston 19.3
+11.7
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 409
4
Allan Houston 1,214
+805
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Allan Houston 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Allan Houston 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 1
Allan Houston 63
+62

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 5
Allan Houston 329
+324

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 116
Allan Houston 684
+568

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 383
Allan Houston 824
+441

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 49
+34
Allan Houston 15

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Allan Houston 6
+6

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 3
Allan Houston 25
+22

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 19
Allan Houston 61
+42

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 51
Allan Houston 63
+12

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 3
+3
Allan Houston 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alex Caruso 6.8 2.4 5.5 43.9 1.0 2.7 37.5 1.0 1.3 75.8 9 432
difference:+10.5+4.0+8.8+0.5+0.6+1.2+2.7+2.1+2.3+10.5+3+407
Allan Houston 17.3 6.4 14.3 44.4 1.6 3.9 40.2 3.1 3.6 86.3 12 839

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alex Caruso 2,942 1,035 2,357 43.9 442 1,178 37.5 430 567 75.8 9 432
difference:+11,609+4,302+9,660+0.5+863+2,069+2.7+2,142+2,412+10.5+3+407
Allan Houston 14,551 5,337 12,017 44.4 1,305 3,247 40.2 2,572 2,979 86.3 12 839

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:+11.7+4.3+9.2+2.0+0.5+6.5+3.2+3.5+8.1+2+9
Allan Houston 19.3 6.9 15.4 44.8 1.2 2.9 42.0 4.3 4.8 88.4 6 63

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:+805+292+636+2.0+10+5+6.5+211+232+8.1+2+9
Allan Houston 1,214 435 970 44.8 76 181 42.0 268 303 88.4 6 63

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 3.6
201837
Allan Houston 8.5
+4.9
199479

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
201925
Allan Houston 14.5
+5.3
199576

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.5
2020NBA Champion64
Allan Houston 19.7
+14.2
199682

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.4
202158
Allan Houston 14.8
+8.4
199781

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.4
202241
Allan Houston 18.4
+11.0
199882

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.6
202367
Allan Houston 16.3
+10.7
199950

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 10.1
202471
Allan Houston 19.7
+9.6
200082

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.1
2025NBA Champion54
Allan Houston 18.7
+11.6
200178

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.7
202615
Allan Houston 20.4
+14.7
200277

Allan Houston's additional seasons:

* Allan Houston played 3 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 12, from 2003 to 2005—he averaged 19.8 points in a total of 152 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.5 ppg and his lowest 11.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20180
Allan Houston -
DNP
19940

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20190
Allan Houston -
DNP
19950

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.5
2020NBA Champion21
Allan Houston 25.0
+18.5
19963

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.8
20216
Allan Houston 19.2
+13.4
19979

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.3
20224
Allan Houston 21.1
+14.8
199810

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20230
Allan Houston 18.5
+18.5
199920

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20240
Allan Houston 17.6
+17.6
200016

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
2025NBA Champion23
Allan Houston 20.8
+11.6
20015

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP *
20260
Allan Houston -
DNP
20020
* season in progress

Allan Houston's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Allan Houston didn't play in the postseason.