Alex Caruso vs. Russell Westbrook: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Russell Westbrook 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.

Russell Westbrook is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Russell Westbrook 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, Russell Westbrook averages 14.3 points more than Alex Caruso in his 8 seasons (21.2 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 23,348 points more (26,205 vs. 2,857).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Alex Caruso	6.9		8
Russell Westbrook	21.2	+14.3	17

Total Points			Seasons
Alex Caruso	2,857		8
Russell Westbrook	26,205	+23,348	17

Scoring Titles
Alex Caruso	0
Russell Westbrook	2	+2

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
Russell Westbrook	15.3	+11.7	2009	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	9.2		2019	25
Russell Westbrook	16.1	+6.9	2010	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	5.5		2020	64
Russell Westbrook	21.9	+16.4	2011	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	6.4		2021	58
Russell Westbrook	23.6	+17.2	2012	66

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	7.4		2022	41
Russell Westbrook	23.2	+15.8	2013	82

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	5.6		2023	67
Russell Westbrook	21.8	+16.2	2014	46

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	10.1		2024	71
Russell Westbrook	28.1	+18.0	2015	67

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	7.1		2025	54
Russell Westbrook	23.5	+16.4	2016	80

Russell Westbrook's additional seasons:

* Russell Westbrook played 9 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 17, from 2017 to 2025—he averaged 20.9 points in a total of 650 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 31.6 ppg and his lowest 11.1. In those 9 extra years over Alex Caruso, Russell Westbrook won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	-	DNP	2018	0
Russell Westbrook	-	DNP	2009	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	-	DNP	2019	0
Russell Westbrook	20.5	+20.5	2010	6

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	6.5		2020	21
Russell Westbrook	23.8	+17.3	2011	17

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	5.8		2021	6
Russell Westbrook	23.1	+17.3	2012	20

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	6.3		2022	4
Russell Westbrook	24.0	+17.7	2013	2

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	-	DNP	2023	0
Russell Westbrook	26.7	+26.7	2014	19

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	-	DNP	2024	0
Russell Westbrook	-	DNP	2015	0

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	9.2		2025	23
Russell Westbrook	26.0	+16.8	2016	18

Russell Westbrook's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Russell Westbrook played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 19.3 points in a total of 53 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 37.4 ppg and his lowest 6.3.