Alex Caruso vs. Vlade Divac: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Vlade Divac 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Vlade Divac 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, Vlade Divac averages 4.9 points more than Alex Caruso in his 9 seasons (11.8 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 10,525 points more (13,398 vs. 2,873).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Alex Caruso 6.9
9
Vlade Divac 11.8
+4.9
16

Total Points

Seasons
Alex Caruso 2,873
9
Vlade Divac 13,398
+10,525
16

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Vlade Divac has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+4.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,059).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 7.6
4
Vlade Divac 12.1
+4.5
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 409
4
Vlade Divac 1,468
+1,059
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 1
Vlade Divac 5
+4

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 5
Vlade Divac 136
+131

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 114
Vlade Divac 708
+594

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 372
Vlade Divac 1,115
+743

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 47
+28
Vlade Divac 19

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Vlade Divac 1
+1

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 3
Vlade Divac 14
+11

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 19
Vlade Divac 79
+60

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 51
Vlade Divac 121
+70

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 3
+3
Vlade Divac 0

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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 9 419
difference:+4.9+2.2+3.8+5.5+0.9+2.3+14.1+1.5+2.4+6.6+7+715
Vlade Divac 11.8 4.6 9.3 49.5 0.1 0.4 23.5 2.5 3.7 69.2 16 1,134

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:+10,525+4,195+8,214+5.5+329+715+14.1+2,464+3,617+6.6+7+715
Vlade Divac 13,398 5,205 10,510 49.5 100 426 23.5 2,888 4,176 69.2 16 1,134

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:+4.5+1.9+3.1+5.1+1.1+3.0+11.4+2.0+2.9+7.2+10+67
Vlade Divac 12.1 4.5 9.3 48.0 0.1 0.4 24.1 3.1 4.2 73.1 14 121

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:+1,059+398+794+5.1+53+132+11.4+316+439+7.2+10+67
Vlade Divac 1,468 541 1,128 48.0 13 54 24.1 373 510 73.1 14 121

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 3.6
201837
Vlade Divac 8.5
+4.9
199082

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
201925
Vlade Divac 11.2
+2.0
199182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.5
2020NBA Champion64
Vlade Divac 11.3
+5.8
199236

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.4
202158
Vlade Divac 12.8
+6.4
199382

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.4
202241
Vlade Divac 14.2
+6.8
199479

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.6
202367
Vlade Divac 16.0
+10.4
199580

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 10.1
202471
Vlade Divac 12.9
+2.8
199679

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.1
2025NBA Champion54
Vlade Divac 12.6
+5.5
199781

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 8.0
20262
Vlade Divac 10.4
+2.4
199864

Vlade Divac's additional seasons:

* Vlade Divac played 7 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 16, from 1999 to 2005—he averaged 11.1 points in a total of 469 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.3 ppg and his lowest 2.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20180
Vlade Divac 9.1
+9.1
19909

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20190
Vlade Divac 13.3
+13.3
199119

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.5
2020NBA Champion21
Vlade Divac 9.8
+3.3
19924

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.8
20216
Vlade Divac 18.0
+12.2
19935

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.3
+6.3
20224
Vlade Divac -
DNP
19940

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20230
Vlade Divac 15.6
+15.6
199510

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20240
Vlade Divac 9.0
+9.0
19964

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
2025NBA Champion23
Vlade Divac 18.0
+8.8
19973

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP *
20260
Vlade Divac 11.6
+11.6
19989
* season in progress

Vlade Divac's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Vlade Divac played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.3 points in a total of 58 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.2 ppg and his lowest 6.6.