Alex Caruso vs. Anfernee Simons: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Anfernee Simons 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 Anfernee Simons has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Alex Caruso. 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Anfernee Simons averages 8.1 points more than Alex Caruso in his 8 seasons (15.0 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 2,980 points more (5,837 vs. 2,857).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Alex Caruso | 6.9 | 8 | |
| Anfernee Simons | 15.0 | +8.1 | 7 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Alex Caruso | 2,857 | 8 | |
| Anfernee Simons | 5,837 | +2,980 | 7 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Alex Caruso has a better career point average than Anfernee Simons (+2.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+339).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Alex Caruso | 7.6 | +2.9 | 4 |
| Anfernee Simons | 4.7 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Alex Caruso | 409 | +339 | 4 |
| Anfernee Simons | 70 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
| Anfernee Simons | 4 | +4 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 5 | |||
| Anfernee Simons | 126 | +121 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 114 | |||
| Anfernee Simons | 249 | +135 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 370 | +2 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 368 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 47 | +26 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 21 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 3 | +3 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 0 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 19 | +16 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 3 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 51 | +40 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 11 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 3 | |||
| Anfernee Simons | 4 | +1 | ||
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: | +8.1 | +2.9 | +6.8 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +3.8 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +12.2 | +1 | +28 |
| Anfernee Simons | 15.0 | 5.3 | 12.3 | 43.1 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 38.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 88.0 | 7 | 389 |
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: | +2,980 | +1,064 | +2,522 | +1.0 | +542 | +1,409 | +0.5 | +310 | +275 | +12.2 | +1 | +28 |
| Anfernee Simons | 5,837 | 2,069 | 4,804 | 43.1 | 967 | 2,539 | 38.1 | 732 | 832 | 88.0 | 7 | 389 |
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: | +2.9 | +1.1 | +2.3 | +4.9 | +0.1 | +1.1 | +14.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +1 | +39 |
| Anfernee Simons | 4.7 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 37.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 50.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 81.8 | 3 | 15 |
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: | +339 | +121 | +276 | +4.9 | +49 | +152 | +14.5 | +48 | +60 | +1.5 | +1 | +39 |
| Anfernee Simons | 70 | 22 | 58 | 37.9 | 17 | 34 | 50.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 3 | 15 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Alex Caruso's additional seasons: | ||||
* Alex Caruso played 1 season more than Anfernee Simons in the NBA. In that year—his season 8 in 2025—he averaged 7.1 points in a total of 54 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Anfernee Simons | 0.8 | +0.8 | 2019 | 5 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Anfernee Simons | 6.8 | +6.8 | 2020 | 4 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | 5.8 | +5.8 | 2021 | 6 |
| Anfernee Simons | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | 6.3 | +6.3 | 2022 | 4 |
| Anfernee Simons | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Anfernee Simons | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Anfernee Simons | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Alex Caruso's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Alex Caruso played in the Playoffs and won the NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 9.2 points in a total of 23 games. |