Alex Caruso vs. Kevin Durant: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Durant 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.

Kevin Durant is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league 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 Kevin Durant 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 17 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Durant averages 20.3 points more than Alex Caruso in his 8 seasons (27.2 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 27,714 points more (30,571 vs. 2,857).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Alex Caruso	6.9		8
Kevin Durant	27.2	+20.3	17

Total Points			Seasons
Alex Caruso	2,857		8
Kevin Durant	30,571	+27,714	17

Scoring Titles
Alex Caruso	0
Kevin Durant	4	+4

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	3.6		2018	37
Kevin Durant	20.3	+16.7	2008	80

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	9.2		2019	25
Kevin Durant	25.3	+16.1	2009	74

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	5.5		2020	64
Kevin Durant	30.1	+24.6	2010	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	6.4		2021	58
Kevin Durant	27.7	+21.3	2011	78

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	7.4		2022	41
Kevin Durant	28.0	+20.6	2012	66

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	5.6		2023	67
Kevin Durant	28.1	+22.5	2013	81

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	10.1		2024	71
Kevin Durant	32.0	+21.9	2014	81

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	7.1		2025	54
Kevin Durant	25.4	+18.3	2015	27

Kevin Durant's additional seasons:

* Kevin Durant played 10 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2016 to 2025—he averaged 27.3 points in a total of 601 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.9 ppg and his lowest 25.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	-	DNP	2018	0
Kevin Durant	-	DNP	2008	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	-	DNP	2019	0
Kevin Durant	-	DNP	2009	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	6.5		2020	21
Kevin Durant	25.0	+18.5	2010	6

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	5.8		2021	6
Kevin Durant	28.6	+22.8	2011	17

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	6.3		2022	4
Kevin Durant	28.5	+22.2	2012	20

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	-	DNP	2023	0
Kevin Durant	30.8	+30.8	2013	11

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	-	DNP	2024	0
Kevin Durant	29.6	+29.6	2014	19

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	9.2	+9.2	2025	23
Kevin Durant	-	DNP	2015	0

Kevin Durant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Durant played in 9 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 29.6 points in a total of 108 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34.3 ppg and his lowest 26.3.