Alex Caruso vs. Kendrick Perkins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kendrick Perkins 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 Alex Caruso has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Kendrick Perkins scored more total points in both stages. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Alex Caruso averages 1.5 points more than Kendrick Perkins in his 14 seasons (6.9 points against 5.4). On the other hand Kendrick Perkins scored a total of 1,357 points more than Alex Caruso (4,214 vs. 2,857).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Alex Caruso 6.9
+1.5
8
Kendrick Perkins 5.4
14

Total Points

Seasons
Alex Caruso 2,857
8
Kendrick Perkins 4,214
+1,357
14

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Alex Caruso has a better career point average than Kendrick Perkins (+2.5 points per game) while Kendrick Perkins scored more points (+326).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 7.6
+2.5
4
Kendrick Perkins 5.1
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 409
4
Kendrick Perkins 735
+326
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 1
+1
Kendrick Perkins 0

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 5
Kendrick Perkins 7
+2

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 114
Kendrick Perkins 133
+19

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 370
Kendrick Perkins 668
+298

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 47
Kendrick Perkins 114
+67

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 3
+3
Kendrick Perkins 0

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 19
Kendrick Perkins 26
+7

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 51
Kendrick Perkins 122
+71

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 3
Kendrick Perkins 21
+18

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:+1.5+0.2+1.4+8.9+1.0+2.7+37.6+0.4+16.4+6+365
Kendrick Perkins 5.4 2.2 4.1 53.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.7 59.4 14 782

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:+1,357+700+937+8.9+425+1,116+37.6+382+796+16.4+6+365
Kendrick Perkins 4,214 1,705 3,219 53.0 0 14 0.0 804 1,353 59.4 14 782

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:+2.5+0.6+2.2+7.4+1.2+3.4+35.5+0.3+14.1+5+89
Kendrick Perkins 5.1 2.0 4.0 50.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.6 66.2 9 143

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:+326+147+244+7.4+66+182+35.5+98+163+14.1+5+89
Kendrick Perkins 735 290 578 50.2 0 4 0.0 155 234 66.2 9 143

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 3.6
+1.4
201837
Kendrick Perkins 2.2
200410

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
+6.7
201925
Kendrick Perkins 2.5
200560

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.5
+0.3
2020NBA Champion64
Kendrick Perkins 5.2
200668

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.4
+1.9
202158
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
200772

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.4
+0.5
202241
Kendrick Perkins 6.9
2008NBA Champion78

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.6
202367
Kendrick Perkins 8.5
+2.9
200976

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 10.1
202471
Kendrick Perkins 10.1
201078

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.1
+1.1
2025NBA Champion54
Kendrick Perkins 6.0
201129

Kendrick Perkins' additional seasons:

* Kendrick Perkins played 6 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 14, from 2012 to 2018—he averaged 3.9 points in a total of 311 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 5.1 ppg and his lowest 2.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20180
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20040

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20190
Kendrick Perkins 1.5
+1.5
20056

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.5
+6.5
2020NBA Champion21
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20060

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.8
+5.8
20216
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.3
20224
Kendrick Perkins 6.6
+0.3
2008NBA Champion25

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20230
Kendrick Perkins 11.9
+11.9
200914

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20240
Kendrick Perkins 5.7
+5.7
201023

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
+4.7
2025NBA Champion23
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
201117

Kendrick Perkins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Kendrick Perkins played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 3.2 points in a total of 58 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 4.7 ppg and his lowest 1.3.