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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
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 | ||
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 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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
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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 game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3.4 | +3.4 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 4.8 | +4.8 | 2022 | 24 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * 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. |