Alex Caruso vs. DeMar DeRozan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of DeMar DeRozan 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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DeMar DeRozan is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 DeMar DeRozan 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 16 NBA regular seasons played, DeMar DeRozan averages 14.4 points more than Alex Caruso in his 8 seasons (21.3 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 22,435 points more (25,292 vs. 2,857).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Alex Caruso 6.9
8
DeMar DeRozan 21.3
+14.4
16

Total Points

Seasons
Alex Caruso 2,857
8
DeMar DeRozan 25,292
+22,435
16

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason DeMar DeRozan has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+14.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+966).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 7.6
4
DeMar DeRozan 21.8
+14.2
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 409
4
DeMar DeRozan 1,375
+966
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
DeMar DeRozan 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
DeMar DeRozan 26
+26

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 1
DeMar DeRozan 207
+206

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 5
DeMar DeRozan 692
+687

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 114
DeMar DeRozan 1,077
+963

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 370
DeMar DeRozan 1,182
+812

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 47
+42
DeMar DeRozan 5

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
DeMar DeRozan 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
DeMar DeRozan 16
+16

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 3
DeMar DeRozan 36
+33

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 19
DeMar DeRozan 57
+38

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 51
DeMar DeRozan 63
+12

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 3
+3
DeMar DeRozan 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+14.4+5.2+10.8+2.9+0.5+1.0+7.6+4.5+5.3+8.4+8+770
DeMar DeRozan 21.3 7.6 16.3 46.9 0.5 1.7 30.0 5.5 6.6 84.2 16 1,187

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:+22,435+8,059+17,033+2.9+190+917+7.6+6,127+7,221+8.4+8+770
DeMar DeRozan 25,292 9,064 19,315 46.9 615 2,047 30.0 6,549 7,778 84.2 16 1,187

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:+14.2+5.2+12.6+1.1+0.8+1.6+14.1+4.7+5.5+4.9+3+9
DeMar DeRozan 21.8 7.8 18.8 41.8 0.4 1.8 21.4 5.8 6.8 85.2 7 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:+966+351+849+1.1+42+74+14.1+306+355+4.9+3+9
DeMar DeRozan 1,375 494 1,183 41.8 24 112 21.4 363 426 85.2 7 63

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 3.6
201837
DeMar DeRozan 8.6
+5.0
201077

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
201925
DeMar DeRozan 17.2
+8.0
201182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.5
2020NBA Champion64
DeMar DeRozan 16.7
+11.2
201263

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.4
202158
DeMar DeRozan 18.1
+11.7
201382

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.4
202241
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
+15.3
201479

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.6
202367
DeMar DeRozan 20.1
+14.5
201560

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 10.1
202471
DeMar DeRozan 23.5
+13.4
201678

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.1
2025NBA Champion54
DeMar DeRozan 27.3
+20.2
201774

DeMar DeRozan's additional seasons:

* DeMar DeRozan played 8 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2018 to 2025—he averaged 23.4 points in a total of 592 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.9 ppg and his lowest 21.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20180
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20100

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20190
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20110

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.5
+6.5
2020NBA Champion21
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20120

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.8
+5.8
20216
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20130

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.3
20224
DeMar DeRozan 23.9
+17.6
20147

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20230
DeMar DeRozan 20.3
+20.3
20154

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20240
DeMar DeRozan 20.9
+20.9
201620

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
2025NBA Champion23
DeMar DeRozan 22.4
+13.2
201710

DeMar DeRozan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, DeMar DeRozan played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 22.0 points in a total of 22 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.7 ppg and his lowest 20.8.

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