Alex Caruso vs. Rudy Gobert: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rudy Gobert 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 Rudy Gobert 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 12 NBA regular seasons played, Rudy Gobert averages 5.7 points more than Alex Caruso in his 8 seasons (12.6 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 7,601 points more (10,458 vs. 2,857).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Alex Caruso 6.9
8
Rudy Gobert 12.6
+5.7
12

Total Points

Seasons
Alex Caruso 2,857
8
Rudy Gobert 10,458
+7,601
12

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Rudy Gobert has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+4.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+622).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 7.6
4
Rudy Gobert 12.3
+4.7
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 409
4
Rudy Gobert 1,031
+622
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 1
Rudy Gobert 2
+1

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 5
Rudy Gobert 108
+103

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 114
Rudy Gobert 572
+458

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 370
Rudy Gobert 809
+439

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 47
+27
Rudy Gobert 20

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 3
Rudy Gobert 6
+3

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 19
Rudy Gobert 59
+40

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 51
Rudy Gobert 83
+32

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 3
+2
Rudy Gobert 1

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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:+5.7+2.3+1.7+21.6+1.0+2.7+37.6+2.2+3.7+11.7+4+412
Rudy Gobert 12.6 4.7 7.2 65.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.0 64.1 12 829

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:+7,601+2,898+3,668+21.6+425+1,113+37.6+2,230+3,580+11.7+4+412
Rudy Gobert 10,458 3,903 5,950 65.6 0 17 0.0 2,652 4,137 64.1 12 829

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:+4.7+1.9+0.9+21.3+1.2+3.4+35.5+2.1+3.9+19.5+5+30
Rudy Gobert 12.3 4.5 7.1 64.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.2 60.8 9 84

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:+622+239+262+21.3+66+185+35.5+210+368+19.5+5+30
Rudy Gobert 1,031 382 596 64.1 0 1 0.0 267 439 60.8 9 84

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 3.6
+1.3
201837
Rudy Gobert 2.3
201445

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
+0.8
201925
Rudy Gobert 8.4
201582

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.5
2020NBA Champion64
Rudy Gobert 9.1
+3.6
201661

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.4
202158
Rudy Gobert 14.0
+7.6
201781

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.4
202241
Rudy Gobert 13.5
+6.1
201856

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.6
202367
Rudy Gobert 15.9
+10.3
201981

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 10.1
202471
Rudy Gobert 15.1
+5.0
202068

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.1
2025NBA Champion54
Rudy Gobert 14.3
+7.2
202171

Rudy Gobert's additional seasons:

* Rudy Gobert played 4 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 12, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 13.7 points in a total of 284 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.6 ppg and his lowest 12.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20180
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20140

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20190
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20150

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.5
+6.5
2020NBA Champion21
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20160

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.8
20216
Rudy Gobert 11.6
+5.8
20179

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.3
20224
Rudy Gobert 13.2
+6.9
201811

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20230
Rudy Gobert 11.2
+11.2
20195

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20240
Rudy Gobert 16.9
+16.9
20207

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
2025NBA Champion23
Rudy Gobert 14.7
+5.5
202111

Rudy Gobert's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Rudy Gobert played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.9 points in a total of 41 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15 ppg and his lowest 7.9.