Alex Caruso vs. Joe Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Joe Johnson 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
Joe Johnson 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 Joe Johnson 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Joe Johnson averages 9.1 points more than Alex Caruso in his 8 seasons (16.0 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 17,550 points more (20,407 vs. 2,857).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Alex Caruso | 6.9 | 8 | |
| Joe Johnson | 16.0 | +9.1 | 18 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Alex Caruso | 2,857 | 8 | |
| Joe Johnson | 20,407 | +17,550 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Joe Johnson has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+7.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,419).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Alex Caruso | 7.6 | 4 | |
| Joe Johnson | 15.2 | +7.6 | 13 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Alex Caruso | 409 | 4 | |
| Joe Johnson | 1,828 | +1,419 | 13 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 6 | +6 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 5 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 414 | +409 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 114 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 967 | +853 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 370 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 1,255 | +885 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 47 | +25 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 22 | |||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 4 | +4 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 3 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 32 | +29 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 19 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 93 | +74 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 51 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 116 | +65 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 3 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 4 | +1 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +9.1 | +3.7 | +8.4 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +4.4 | +10 | +860 |
| Joe Johnson | 16.0 | 6.1 | 13.9 | 44.1 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 37.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 80.2 | 18 | 1,277 |
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: | +17,550 | +6,818 | +15,438 | +0.1 | +1,553 | +4,201 | +0.5 | +2,361 | +2,911 | +4.4 | +10 | +860 |
| Joe Johnson | 20,407 | 7,823 | 17,720 | 44.1 | 1,978 | 5,331 | 37.1 | 2,783 | 3,468 | 80.2 | 18 | 1,277 |
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: | +7.6 | +3.3 | +7.5 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +1.6 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +2.4 | +9 | +66 |
| Joe Johnson | 15.2 | 5.9 | 13.7 | 42.7 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 33.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 77.9 | 13 | 120 |
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: | +1,419 | +560 | +1,313 | +0.1 | +92 | +280 | +1.6 | +207 | +268 | +2.4 | +9 | +66 |
| Joe Johnson | 1,828 | 703 | 1,647 | 42.7 | 158 | 466 | 33.9 | 264 | 339 | 77.9 | 13 | 120 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Joe Johnson's additional seasons: | ||||
* Joe Johnson played 11 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 19, from 2010 to 2022—he averaged 14.2 points in a total of 709 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.3 ppg and his lowest 2. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 5.3 | +5.3 | 2003 | 6 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | 6.5 | +6.5 | 2020 | 21 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | 6.3 | +6.3 | 2022 | 4 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 20.0 | +20.0 | 2008 | 7 |
Joe Johnson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Joe Johnson played in 10 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.9 points in a total of 95 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.2 ppg and his lowest 1.5. |