Alex Caruso vs. Naz Reid: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Naz Reid 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 Naz Reid has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Alex Caruso scored more points in the postseason. 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Naz Reid averages 4.7 points more than Alex Caruso in his 8 seasons (11.6 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 1,842 points more (4,699 vs. 2,857).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Alex Caruso 6.9
8
Naz Reid 11.6
+4.7
6

Total Points

Seasons
Alex Caruso 2,857
8
Naz Reid 4,699
+1,842
6

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Naz Reid has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+2.3 points per game) while Alex Caruso scored more points (+52).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 7.6
4
Naz Reid 9.9
+2.3
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 409
+52
4
Naz Reid 357
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 1
Naz Reid 4
+3

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 5
Naz Reid 48
+43

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 114
Naz Reid 237
+123

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 370
Naz Reid 399
+29

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 47
+40
Naz Reid 7

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 3
+1
Naz Reid 2

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 19
Naz Reid 20
+1

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 51
+17
Naz Reid 34

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 3
+1
Naz Reid 2

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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:+4.7+2.0+3.5+4.7+0.4+1.1+0.3+0.4+0.6+3.0+2+11
Naz Reid 11.6 4.4 9.0 48.7 1.4 3.8 37.3 1.4 1.9 72.8 6 406

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:+1,842+774+1,369+4.7+144+394+0.3+150+229+3.0+2+11
Naz Reid 4,699 1,779 3,651 48.7 569 1,524 37.3 572 786 72.8 6 406

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:+2.3+1.0+1.3+4.8+0.3+0.5+2.6+0.2+0.5+4.1+1+18
Naz Reid 9.9 3.6 7.5 47.6 1.5 3.9 38.1 1.3 1.8 76.2 3 36

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:+52+15+65+4.8+13+47+2.6+9+8+4.1+1+18
Naz Reid 357 128 269 47.6 53 139 38.1 48 63 76.2 3 36

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 3.6
201837
Naz Reid 9.0
+5.4
202030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
201925
Naz Reid 11.2
+2.0
202170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.5
2020NBA Champion64
Naz Reid 8.3
+2.8
202277

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.4
202158
Naz Reid 11.5
+5.1
202368

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.4
202241
Naz Reid 13.5
+6.1
202481

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.6
202367
Naz Reid 14.2
+8.6
202580

Alex Caruso's additional seasons:

* Alex Caruso played 2 seasons more than Naz Reid in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 8.8 points in a total of 125 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20180
Naz Reid -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20190
Naz Reid -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.5
+1.7
2020NBA Champion21
Naz Reid 4.8
20225

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.8
+5.8
20216
Naz Reid -
DNP
20230

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.3
20224
Naz Reid 11.1
+4.8
202416

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20230
Naz Reid 10.4
+10.4
202515

Alex Caruso's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Alex Caruso played in one postseason and won the NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 9.2 points in a total of 23 games.