Alex Caruso vs. Ja Morant: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Ja Morant 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
Ja Morant 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 Ja Morant 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.
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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, Ja Morant averages 15.6 points more than Alex Caruso in his 9 seasons (22.4 points against 6.8), and he also scored a total of 4,215 points more (7,157 vs. 2,942).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Alex Caruso | 6.8 | 9 | |
| Ja Morant | 22.4 | +15.6 | 7 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Alex Caruso | 2,942 | 9 | |
| Ja Morant | 7,157 | +4,215 | 7 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Ja Morant has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+18.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+164).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Alex Caruso | 7.6 | 4 | |
| Ja Morant | 26.0 | +18.4 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Alex Caruso | 409 | 4 | |
| Ja Morant | 573 | +164 | 4 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 1 | +1 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 9 | +9 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 5 | |||
| Ja Morant | 196 | +191 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 116 | |||
| Ja Morant | 303 | +187 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 383 | +64 | ||
| Ja Morant | 319 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 49 | +49 | ||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 3 | +3 | ||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 8 | +8 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 3 | |||
| Ja Morant | 14 | +11 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 19 | |||
| Ja Morant | 22 | +3 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 51 | +29 | ||
| Ja Morant | 22 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 3 | +3 | ||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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 | 37.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 75.8 | 9 | 432 |
| difference: | +15.6 | +5.7 | +11.9 | +2.6 | +0.3 | +1.6 | +6.5 | +3.9 | +5.1 | +1.4 | +2 | +113 |
| Ja Morant | 22.4 | 8.1 | 17.4 | 46.5 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 31.0 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 77.2 | 7 | 319 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 2,942 | 1,035 | 2,357 | 43.9 | 442 | 1,178 | 37.5 | 430 | 567 | 75.8 | 9 | 432 |
| difference: | +4,215 | +1,542 | +3,182 | +2.6 | +17 | +194 | +6.5 | +1,148 | +1,477 | +1.4 | +2 | +113 |
| Ja Morant | 7,157 | 2,577 | 5,539 | 46.5 | 425 | 1,372 | 31.0 | 1,578 | 2,044 | 77.2 | 7 | 319 |
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: | +18.4 | +6.6 | +14.5 | +1.7 | +0.8 | +2.4 | +1.1 | +4.5 | +6.2 | +5.3 | +32 | |
| Ja Morant | 26.0 | 9.2 | 20.7 | 44.5 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 34.4 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 75.0 | 4 | 22 |
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: | +164 | +60 | +122 | +1.7 | +22 | +58 | +1.1 | +66 | +93 | +5.3 | +32 | |
| Ja Morant | 573 | 203 | 456 | 44.5 | 44 | 128 | 34.4 | 123 | 164 | 75.0 | 4 | 22 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Alex Caruso's additional seasons: | ||||
* Alex Caruso played 2 seasons more than Ja Morant in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 9, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 6.8 points in a total of 69 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 30.2 | +30.2 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | 6.3 | +6.3 | 2022 | 4 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 18.3 | +18.3 | 2025 | 3 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Alex Caruso's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 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. |