Alex Caruso vs. Shaquille O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Shaquille O'Neal 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.

Shaquille O'Neal is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, 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 Shaquille O'Neal 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 19 NBA regular seasons played, Shaquille O'Neal averages 16.9 points more than Alex Caruso in his 9 seasons (23.7 points against 6.8), and he also scored a total of 25,592 points more (28,596 vs. 3,004).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Alex Caruso	6.8		9
Shaquille O'Neal	23.7	+16.9	19

Total Points			Seasons
Alex Caruso	3,004		9
Shaquille O'Neal	28,596	+25,592	19

Scoring Titles
Alex Caruso	0
Shaquille O'Neal	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
Shaquille O'Neal	23.4	+19.8	1993	81

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	9.2		2019	25
Shaquille O'Neal	29.3	+20.1	1994	81

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	5.5		2020	64
Shaquille O'Neal	29.3	+23.8	1995	79

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	6.4		2021	58
Shaquille O'Neal	26.6	+20.2	1996	54

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	7.4		2022	41
Shaquille O'Neal	26.2	+18.8	1997	51

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	5.6		2023	67
Shaquille O'Neal	28.3	+22.7	1998	60

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	10.1		2024	71
Shaquille O'Neal	26.3	+16.2	1999	49

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	7.1		2025	54
Shaquille O'Neal	29.7	+22.6	2000	79

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	6.4		2026	23
Shaquille O'Neal	28.7	+22.3	2001	74

Shaquille O'Neal's additional seasons:

- Shaquille O'Neal played 10 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 19, from 2002 to 2011—he averaged 19.7 points in a total of 599 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.5 ppg and his lowest 9.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	-	DNP	2018	0
Shaquille O'Neal	-	DNP	1993	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	-	DNP	2019	0
Shaquille O'Neal	20.7	+20.7	1994	3

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	6.5		2020	21
Shaquille O'Neal	25.7	+19.2	1995	21

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	5.8		2021	6
Shaquille O'Neal	25.8	+20.0	1996	12

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	6.3		2022	4
Shaquille O'Neal	26.9	+20.6	1997	9

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	-	DNP	2023	0
Shaquille O'Neal	30.5	+30.5	1998	13

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	-	DNP	2024	0
Shaquille O'Neal	26.6	+26.6	1999	8

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	9.2		2025	23
Shaquille O'Neal	30.7	+21.5	2000	23

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	-	DNP *	2026	0
Shaquille O'Neal	30.4	+30.4	2001	16
* season in progress

Shaquille O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

- During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Shaquille O'Neal played in 9 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 20.7 points in a total of 111 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 28.5 ppg and his lowest 1.