Alex Caruso vs. Jordan Clarkson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jordan Clarkson 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 Jordan Clarkson 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 11 NBA regular seasons played, Jordan Clarkson 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 9,172 points more (12,029 vs. 2,857).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Alex Caruso 6.9
8
Jordan Clarkson 16.0
+9.1
11

Total Points

Seasons
Alex Caruso 2,857
8
Jordan Clarkson 12,029
+9,172
11

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jordan Clarkson has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+4.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+96).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 7.6
4
Jordan Clarkson 11.7
+4.1
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 409
4
Jordan Clarkson 505
+96
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Jordan Clarkson 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 1
Jordan Clarkson 28
+27

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 5
Jordan Clarkson 226
+221

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 114
Jordan Clarkson 615
+501

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 370
Jordan Clarkson 749
+379

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 47
+43
Jordan Clarkson 4

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 3
Jordan Clarkson 9
+6

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 19
Jordan Clarkson 25
+6

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 51
+11
Jordan Clarkson 40

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 3
Jordan Clarkson 3

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:+9.1+3.6+8.2+0.4+0.9+2.8+4.0+1.2+1.3+7.1+3+336
Jordan Clarkson 16.0 6.0 13.7 43.6 1.9 5.5 33.6 2.2 2.6 82.9 11 753

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:+9,172+3,486+8,012+0.4+977+3,039+4.0+1,223+1,427+7.1+3+336
Jordan Clarkson 12,029 4,491 10,294 43.6 1,402 4,169 33.6 1,645 1,984 82.9 11 753

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:+4.1+1.8+4.5+1.5+0.5+1.6+2.6+0.2+0.1+13.0+11
Jordan Clarkson 11.7 4.4 10.7 41.3 1.7 5.0 32.9 1.3 1.4 93.3 4 43

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:+96+46+124+1.5+5+30+2.6+1+11+13.0+11
Jordan Clarkson 505 189 458 41.3 71 216 32.9 56 60 93.3 4 43

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 3.6
201837
Jordan Clarkson 11.9
+8.3
201559

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
201925
Jordan Clarkson 15.5
+6.3
201679

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.5
2020NBA Champion64
Jordan Clarkson 14.7
+9.2
201782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.4
202158
Jordan Clarkson 13.9
+7.5
201881

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.4
202241
Jordan Clarkson 13.9
+6.5
201881

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.6
202367
Jordan Clarkson 16.8
+11.2
201981

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 10.1
202471
Jordan Clarkson 15.2
+5.1
202071

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.1
2025NBA Champion54
Jordan Clarkson 15.2
+8.1
202071

Jordan Clarkson's additional seasons:

* Jordan Clarkson played 5 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 13, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 17.8 points in a total of 300 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.8 ppg and his lowest 16.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20180
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20190
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.5
+6.5
2020NBA Champion21
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.8
+1.1
20216
Jordan Clarkson 4.7
201819

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.3
+1.6
20224
Jordan Clarkson 4.7
201819

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20230
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20190

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20240
Jordan Clarkson 16.7
+16.7
20207

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
2025NBA Champion23
Jordan Clarkson 16.7
+7.5
20207

Jordan Clarkson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Jordan Clarkson played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 17.5 points in a total of 17 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.5 ppg and his lowest 17.5.