Bam Adebayo vs. Alex Caruso: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Alex Caruso and Bam Adebayo 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 Bam Adebayo 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Bam Adebayo averages 8.9 points more than Alex Caruso in his 9 seasons (15.8 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 6,134 points more (9,007 vs. 2,873).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Bam Adebayo 15.8
+8.9
9
Alex Caruso 6.9
9

Total Points

Seasons
Bam Adebayo 9,007
+6,134
9
Alex Caruso 2,873
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Bam Adebayo has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+8.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+869).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Bam Adebayo 16.4
+8.8
7
Alex Caruso 7.6
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Bam Adebayo 1,278
+869
7
Alex Caruso 409
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 1
+1
Alex Caruso 0

30+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 27
+26
Alex Caruso 1

20+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 180
+175
Alex Caruso 5

10+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 442
+328
Alex Caruso 114

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bam Adebayo 565
+193
Alex Caruso 372

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bam Adebayo 6
Alex Caruso 47
+41

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 2
+2
Alex Caruso 0

20+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 33
+30
Alex Caruso 3

10+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 64
+45
Alex Caruso 19

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bam Adebayo 77
+26
Alex Caruso 51

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bam Adebayo 1
Alex Caruso 3
+2

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bam Adebayo 15.8 6.1 11.3 53.5 0.2 0.6 31.9 3.5 4.6 75.8 9 571
difference:+8.9+3.7+5.8+9.6+0.8+2.1+5.7+2.5+3.3+152
Alex Caruso 6.9 2.4 5.5 44.0 1.0 2.7 37.6 1.0 1.3 75.8 9 419

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bam Adebayo 9,007 3,455 6,452 53.5 111 348 31.9 1,986 2,621 75.8 9 571
difference:+6,134+2,445+4,156+9.6+318+793+5.7+1,562+2,062+152
Alex Caruso 2,873 1,010 2,296 44.0 429 1,141 37.6 424 559 75.8 9 419

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bam Adebayo 16.4 6.5 12.5 51.7 0.1 0.5 24.3 3.3 4.4 75.7 7 78
difference:+8.8+3.9+6.3+8.9+1.1+2.9+11.2+2.2+3.1+4.6+3+24
Alex Caruso 7.6 2.6 6.2 42.8 1.2 3.4 35.5 1.1 1.3 80.3 4 54

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bam Adebayo 1,278 504 975 51.7 9 37 24.3 261 345 75.7 7 78
difference:+869+361+641+8.9+57+149+11.2+204+274+4.6+3+24
Alex Caruso 409 143 334 42.8 66 186 35.5 57 71 80.3 4 54

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 6.9
+3.3
201869
Alex Caruso 3.6
201837

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 8.9
201982
Alex Caruso 9.2
+0.3
201925

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 15.9
+10.4
202072
Alex Caruso 5.5
2020NBA Champion64

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 18.7
+12.3
202164
Alex Caruso 6.4
202158

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 19.1
+11.7
202256
Alex Caruso 7.4
202241

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 20.4
+14.8
202375
Alex Caruso 5.6
202367

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 19.3
+9.2
202471
Alex Caruso 10.1
202471

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 18.1
+11.0
202578
Alex Caruso 7.1
2025NBA Champion54

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 21.0
+13.0
20264
Alex Caruso 8.0
20262

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 3.4
+3.4
20185
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20180

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo -
DNP
20190
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20190

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.8
+11.3
202019
Alex Caruso 6.5
2020NBA Champion21

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 15.5
+9.7
20214
Alex Caruso 5.8
20216

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 14.8
+8.5
202218
Alex Caruso 6.3
20224

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.9
+17.9
202323
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20230

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 22.6
+22.6
20245
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20240

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.5
+8.3
20254
Alex Caruso 9.2
2025NBA Champion23

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo -
DNP *
20260
Alex Caruso -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress