Alex Caruso vs. Derrick White: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick White 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 Derrick White 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Derrick White averages 6.1 points more than Alex Caruso in his 8 seasons (13.0 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 3,542 points more (6,399 vs. 2,857).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Alex Caruso 6.9
8
Derrick White 13.0
+6.1
8

Total Points

Seasons
Alex Caruso 2,857
8
Derrick White 6,399
+3,542
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Derrick White has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+5.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+692).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 7.6
4
Derrick White 13.3
+5.7
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 409
4
Derrick White 1,101
+692
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Derrick White 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 1
Derrick White 5
+4

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 5
Derrick White 76
+71

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 114
Derrick White 334
+220

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 370
Derrick White 478
+108

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 47
+31
Derrick White 16

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Derrick White 4
+4

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 3
Derrick White 15
+12

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 19
Derrick White 54
+35

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 51
Derrick White 79
+28

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 3
Derrick White 4
+1

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:+6.1+2.1+4.5+0.8+0.9+2.5+0.7+1.1+1.1+9.4+77
Derrick White 13.0 4.5 10.0 44.8 1.9 5.2 36.9 2.1 2.4 85.2 8 494

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:+3,542+1,208+2,655+0.8+519+1,430+0.7+607+651+9.4+77
Derrick White 6,399 2,213 4,937 44.8 944 2,560 36.9 1,029 1,208 85.2 8 494

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:+5.7+2.0+3.8+2.8+1.1+2.3+3.7+0.8+0.9+5.1+2+29
Derrick White 13.3 4.6 10.0 45.6 2.3 5.7 39.2 1.9 2.2 85.4 6 83

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:+692+235+495+2.8+121+291+3.7+101+114+5.1+2+29
Derrick White 1,101 378 829 45.6 187 477 39.2 158 185 85.4 6 83

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 3.6
+0.4
201837
Derrick White 3.2
201817

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
201925
Derrick White 9.9
+0.7
201967

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.5
2020NBA Champion64
Derrick White 11.3
+5.8
202068

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.4
202158
Derrick White 15.4
+9.0
202136

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.4
202241
Derrick White 13.2
+5.8
202275

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.6
202367
Derrick White 12.4
+6.8
202382

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 10.1
202471
Derrick White 15.2
+5.1
2024NBA Champion73

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.1
2025NBA Champion54
Derrick White 16.4
+9.3
202576

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20180
Derrick White 2.3
+2.3
20183

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20190
Derrick White 15.1
+15.1
20197

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.5
+6.5
2020NBA Champion21
Derrick White -
DNP
20200

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.8
+5.8
20216
Derrick White -
DNP
20210

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.3
20224
Derrick White 8.5
+2.2
202223

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20230
Derrick White 13.4
+13.4
202320

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20240
Derrick White 16.7
+16.7
2024NBA Champion19

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
2025NBA Champion23
Derrick White 18.8
+9.6
202511