Alex Caruso vs. Jermaine O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jermaine O'Neal 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Jermaine O'Neal 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Jermaine O'Neal averages 6.4 points more than Alex Caruso in his 9 seasons (13.2 points against 6.8), and he also scored a total of 10,367 points more (13,309 vs. 2,942).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Alex Caruso 6.8
9
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2
+6.4
18

Total Points

Seasons
Alex Caruso 2,942
9
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309
+10,367
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jermaine O'Neal has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+715).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 7.6
4
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6
+4.0
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 409
4
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124
+715
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Jermaine O'Neal 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Jermaine O'Neal 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 1
Jermaine O'Neal 42
+41

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 5
Jermaine O'Neal 266
+261

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 116
Jermaine O'Neal 619
+503

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 383
Jermaine O'Neal 950
+567

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 49
Jermaine O'Neal 61
+12

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Jermaine O'Neal 3
+3

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 3
Jermaine O'Neal 24
+21

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 19
Jermaine O'Neal 52
+33

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 51
Jermaine O'Neal 82
+31

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 3
Jermaine O'Neal 15
+12

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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 37.5 1.0 1.3 75.8 9 432
difference:+6.4+2.7+5.4+2.7+1.0+2.6+22.8+2.0+2.9+4.3+9+579
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 5.1 10.9 46.7 0.0 0.1 14.7 3.0 4.2 71.5 18 1,011

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:+10,367+4,109+8,668+2.7+428+1,083+22.8+2,577+3,641+4.3+9+579
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 5,144 11,025 46.7 14 95 14.7 3,007 4,208 71.5 18 1,011

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:+4.0+1.7+3.8+0.2+1.2+3.2+35.5+2.0+3.0+8.5+10+43
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 4.3 10.0 42.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 3.1 4.3 71.8 14 97

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:+715+270+636+0.2+66+170+35.5+241+344+8.5+10+43
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 413 970 42.6 0 16 0.0 298 415 71.8 14 97

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 3.6
201837
Jermaine O'Neal 4.1
+0.5
199745

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
+4.7
201925
Jermaine O'Neal 4.5
199860

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.5
+3.0
2020NBA Champion64
Jermaine O'Neal 2.5
199936

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.4
+2.5
202158
Jermaine O'Neal 3.9
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.4
202241
Jermaine O'Neal 12.9
+5.5
200181

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.6
202367
Jermaine O'Neal 19.0
+13.4
200272

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 10.1
202471
Jermaine O'Neal 20.8
+10.7
200377

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.1
2025NBA Champion54
Jermaine O'Neal 20.1
+13.0
200478

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.7
202615
Jermaine O'Neal 24.3
+18.6
200544

Jermaine O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Jermaine O'Neal played 9 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 18, from 2006 to 2014—he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 448 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.1 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20180
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19972

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20190
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19981

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.5
+4.9
2020NBA Champion21
Jermaine O'Neal 1.6
19999

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.8
+4.3
20216
Jermaine O'Neal 1.5
20008

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.3
20224
Jermaine O'Neal 9.8
+3.5
20014

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20230
Jermaine O'Neal 17.2
+17.2
20025

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20240
Jermaine O'Neal 22.8
+22.8
20036

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
2025NBA Champion23
Jermaine O'Neal 19.2
+10.0
200416

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP *
20260
Jermaine O'Neal 16.0
+16.0
200513
* season in progress

Jermaine O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Jermaine O'Neal played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.7 points in a total of 33 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21 ppg and his lowest 4.2.