Alex Caruso vs. Cade Cunningham: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Cade Cunningham 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
Cade Cunningham has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Alex Caruso.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Cade Cunningham has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Alex Caruso scored more points in the postseason. 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, Cade Cunningham averages 15.2 points more than Alex Caruso in his 9 seasons (22.1 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 1,826 points more (4,699 vs. 2,873).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Alex Caruso | 6.9 | 9 | |
| Cade Cunningham | 22.1 | +15.2 | 5 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Alex Caruso | 2,873 | 9 | |
| Cade Cunningham | 4,699 | +1,826 | 5 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Cade Cunningham has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+17.4 points per game) while Alex Caruso scored more points (+259).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Alex Caruso | 7.6 | 4 | |
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | +17.4 | 1 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Alex Caruso | 409 | +259 | 4 |
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | 1 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
| Cade Cunningham | 4 | +4 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 5 | |||
| Cade Cunningham | 135 | +130 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 114 | |||
| Cade Cunningham | 195 | +81 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 372 | +159 | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 213 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 47 | +47 | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
| Cade Cunningham | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 3 | |||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | +3 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 19 | +13 | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 51 | +45 | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 3 | +3 | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 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 | 9 | 419 |
| difference: | +15.2 | +5.9 | +13.2 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +2.5 | +2.9 | +9.3 | +4 | +206 |
| Cade Cunningham | 22.1 | 8.3 | 18.7 | 44.5 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 33.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 85.1 | 5 | 213 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 2,873 | 1,010 | 2,296 | 44.0 | 429 | 1,141 | 37.6 | 424 | 559 | 75.8 | 9 | 419 |
| difference: | +1,826 | +758 | +1,679 | +0.5 | +22 | +69 | +4.0 | +332 | +329 | +9.3 | +4 | +206 |
| Cade Cunningham | 4,699 | 1,768 | 3,975 | 44.5 | 407 | 1,210 | 33.6 | 756 | 888 | 85.1 | 5 | 213 |
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: | +17.4 | +6.6 | +15.3 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +17.6 | +4.7 | +5.7 | +3.0 | +3 | +48 |
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | 9.2 | 21.5 | 42.6 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 17.9 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 83.3 | 1 | 6 |
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: | +259 | +88 | +205 | +0.2 | +61 | +158 | +17.6 | +22 | +29 | +3.0 | +3 | +48 |
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | 55 | 129 | 42.6 | 5 | 28 | 17.9 | 35 | 42 | 83.3 | 1 | 6 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Alex Caruso's additional seasons: | ||||
* Alex Caruso played 4 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2023 to 2026—he averaged 7.7 points in a total of 194 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 10.1 ppg and his lowest 5.6. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | 6.5 | +6.5 | 2020 | 21 |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | 6.3 | +6.3 | 2022 | 4 |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Alex Caruso's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Alex Caruso played in one postseason and won the NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 9.2 points in a total of 23 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 9.2 ppg and his lowest 9.2. |