Alex Caruso vs. Payton Pritchard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Payton Pritchard 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 Payton Pritchard scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Alex Caruso has a better scoring average 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, Payton Pritchard averages 2.3 points more than Alex Caruso in his 9 seasons (9.2 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 353 points more (3,226 vs. 2,873).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Alex Caruso 6.9
9
Payton Pritchard 9.2
+2.3
6

Total Points

Seasons
Alex Caruso 2,873
9
Payton Pritchard 3,226
+353
6

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Alex Caruso has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+1.6 points per game) while Payton Pritchard scored more points (+7).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 7.6
+1.6
4
Payton Pritchard 6.0
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 409
4
Payton Pritchard 416
+7
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Payton Pritchard 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 1
Payton Pritchard 5
+4

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 5
Payton Pritchard 43
+38

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 114
Payton Pritchard 140
+26

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 372
+65
Payton Pritchard 307

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 47
+2
Payton Pritchard 45

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 3
+2
Payton Pritchard 1

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 19
Payton Pritchard 22
+3

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 51
+4
Payton Pritchard 47

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 3
Payton Pritchard 22
+19

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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 9 419
difference:+2.3+0.9+1.9+1.2+0.9+2.1+1.9+0.4+0.6+9.1+3+67
Payton Pritchard 9.2 3.3 7.4 45.2 1.9 4.8 39.5 0.6 0.7 84.9 6 352

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alex Caruso 2,873 1,010 2,296 44.0 429 1,141 37.6 424 559 75.8 9 419
difference:+353+168+309+1.2+239+551+1.9+222+321+9.1+3+67
Payton Pritchard 3,226 1,178 2,605 45.2 668 1,692 39.5 202 238 84.9 6 352

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:+1.6+0.4+1.2+0.7+0.2+1.5+0.6+0.7+3.0+1+15
Payton Pritchard 6.0 2.2 5.0 43.5 1.2 3.2 37.0 0.5 0.6 83.3 5 69

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:+7+7+11+0.7+15+33+1.5+22+29+3.0+1+15
Payton Pritchard 416 150 345 43.5 81 219 37.0 35 42 83.3 5 69

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 3.6
201837
Payton Pritchard 7.7
+4.1
202166

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
+3.0
201925
Payton Pritchard 6.2
202271

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.5
2020NBA Champion64
Payton Pritchard 5.6
+0.1
202348

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.4
202158
Payton Pritchard 9.6
+3.2
2024NBA Champion82

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.4
202241
Payton Pritchard 14.3
+6.9
202580

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.6
202367
Payton Pritchard 14.6
+9.0
20265

Alex Caruso's additional seasons:

* Alex Caruso played 3 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 8.8 points in a total of 127 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 10.1 ppg and his lowest 7.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20180
Payton Pritchard 3.4
+3.4
20215

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20190
Payton Pritchard 4.8
+4.8
202224

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.5
+3.3
2020NBA Champion21
Payton Pritchard 3.2
202310

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.8
20216
Payton Pritchard 6.4
+0.6
2024NBA Champion19

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.3
20224
Payton Pritchard 11.9
+5.6
202511

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20230
Payton Pritchard -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Alex Caruso's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 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. His highest playoff average during that period was 9.2 ppg and his lowest 9.2.