Alex Caruso vs. Franz Wagner: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Franz Wagner 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 Franz Wagner 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Franz Wagner averages 12.6 points more than Alex Caruso in his 9 seasons (19.4 points against 6.8), and he also scored a total of 3,130 points more (6,097 vs. 2,967).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Alex Caruso 6.8
9
Franz Wagner 19.4
+12.6
5

Total Points

Seasons
Alex Caruso 2,967
9
Franz Wagner 6,097
+3,130
5

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Franz Wagner has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+14.2 points per game) while Alex Caruso scored more points (+148).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 7.6
4
Franz Wagner 21.8
+14.2
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 409
+148
4
Franz Wagner 261
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 1
Franz Wagner 27
+26

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 5
Franz Wagner 152
+147

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 117
Franz Wagner 288
+171

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 387
+74
Franz Wagner 313

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 49
+47
Franz Wagner 2

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Franz Wagner 2
+2

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 3
Franz Wagner 7
+4

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 19
+8
Franz Wagner 11

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 51
+39
Franz Wagner 12

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 3
+3
Franz Wagner 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 37.4 1.0 1.3 75.9 9 436
difference:+12.6+4.7+9.5+3.6+0.5+1.8+4.9+2.6+2.9+9.3+4+121
Franz Wagner 19.4 7.1 15.0 47.5 1.5 4.5 32.5 3.6 4.2 85.2 5 315

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alex Caruso 2,967 1,045 2,380 43.9 445 1,190 37.4 432 569 75.9 9 436
difference:+3,130+1,205+2,352+3.6+15+227+4.9+705+766+9.3+4+121
Franz Wagner 6,097 2,250 4,732 47.5 460 1,417 32.5 1,137 1,335 85.2 5 315

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+12.0+0.2+0.1+2.5+13.0+3.8+4.5+4.0+2+42
Franz Wagner 21.8 7.8 18.2 42.7 1.3 5.9 22.5 4.9 5.8 84.3 2 12

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:+148+50+116+0.2+50+115+13.0+2+1+4.0+2+42
Franz Wagner 261 93 218 42.7 16 71 22.5 59 70 84.3 2 12

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 3.6
201837
Franz Wagner 15.2
+11.6
202279

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
201925
Franz Wagner 18.6
+9.4
202380

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.5
2020NBA Champion64
Franz Wagner 19.7
+14.2
202472

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.4
202158
Franz Wagner 24.2
+17.8
202560

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.4
202241
Franz Wagner 22.7
+15.3
202624

Alex Caruso's additional seasons:

* Alex Caruso played 4 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2023 to 2026—he averaged 7.5 points in a total of 211 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 10.1 ppg and his lowest 5.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20180
Franz Wagner -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20190
Franz Wagner -
DNP
20230

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.5
2020NBA Champion21
Franz Wagner 18.9
+12.4
20247

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.8
20216
Franz Wagner 25.8
+20.0
20255

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.3
+6.3
20224
Franz Wagner -
DNP *
20260
* 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.