Alex Caruso vs. Stephen Curry: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Stephen Curry 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.

Stephen Curry 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 Stephen Curry 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Stephen Curry averages 17.8 points more than Alex Caruso in his 8 seasons (24.7 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 22,529 points more (25,386 vs. 2,857).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Alex Caruso	6.9		8
Stephen Curry	24.7	+17.8	16

Total Points			Seasons
Alex Caruso	2,857		8
Stephen Curry	25,386	+22,529	16

Scoring Titles
Alex Caruso	0
Stephen Curry	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
Stephen Curry	17.5	+13.9	2010	80

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	9.2		2019	25
Stephen Curry	18.6	+9.4	2011	74

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	5.5		2020	64
Stephen Curry	14.7	+9.2	2012	26

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	6.4		2021	58
Stephen Curry	22.9	+16.5	2013	78

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	7.4		2022	41
Stephen Curry	24.0	+16.6	2014	78

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	5.6		2023	67
Stephen Curry	23.8	+18.2	2015	80

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	10.1		2024	71
Stephen Curry	30.1	+20.0	2016	79

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	7.1		2025	54
Stephen Curry	25.3	+18.2	2017	79

Stephen Curry's additional seasons:

* Stephen Curry played 8 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2018 to 2025—he averaged 27.2 points in a total of 452 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32 ppg and his lowest 20.8. In those 8 extra years over Alex Caruso, Stephen Curry won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	-	DNP	2018	0
Stephen Curry	-	DNP	2010	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	-	DNP	2019	0
Stephen Curry	-	DNP	2011	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	6.5	+6.5	2020	21
Stephen Curry	-	DNP	2012	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	5.8		2021	6
Stephen Curry	23.4	+17.6	2013	12

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	6.3		2022	4
Stephen Curry	23.0	+16.7	2014	7

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	-	DNP	2023	0
Stephen Curry	28.3	+28.3	2015	21

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	-	DNP	2024	0
Stephen Curry	25.1	+25.1	2016	18

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Alex Caruso	9.2		2025	23
Stephen Curry	28.1	+18.9	2017	17

Stephen Curry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Stephen Curry played in 5 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 27.3 points in a total of 80 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.5 ppg and his lowest 22.6.