Gilbert Arenas vs. Alex Caruso: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Alex Caruso and Gilbert Arenas 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 Gilbert Arenas 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, Gilbert Arenas averages 13.8 points more than Alex Caruso in his 8 seasons (20.7 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 8,545 points more (11,402 vs. 2,857).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 20.7
+13.8
11
Alex Caruso 6.9
8

Total Points

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 11,402
+8,545
11
Alex Caruso 2,857
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Gilbert Arenas has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+9.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+121).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 17.1
+9.5
5
Alex Caruso 7.6
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 530
+121
5
Alex Caruso 409
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Alex Caruso 0

50+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 3
+3
Alex Caruso 0

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 29
+29
Alex Caruso 0

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 128
+127
Alex Caruso 1

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 298
+293
Alex Caruso 5

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 451
+337
Alex Caruso 114

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 537
+167
Alex Caruso 370

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 15
Alex Caruso 47
+32

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Alex Caruso 0

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 7
+7
Alex Caruso 0

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 15
+12
Alex Caruso 3

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 18
Alex Caruso 19
+1

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 26
Alex Caruso 51
+25

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 5
+2
Alex Caruso 3

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Gilbert Arenas 20.7 6.7 16.0 42.1 2.0 5.6 35.1 5.2 6.5 80.3 11 552
difference:+13.8+4.3+10.5+2.0+1.0+2.9+2.5+4.2+5.2+4.5+3+135
Alex Caruso 6.9 2.4 5.5 44.0 1.0 2.7 37.6 1.0 1.3 75.8 8 417

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Gilbert Arenas 11,402 3,722 8,850 42.1 1,079 3,077 35.1 2,879 3,584 80.3 11 552
difference:+8,545+2,717+6,568+2.0+654+1,947+2.5+2,457+3,027+4.5+3+135
Alex Caruso 2,857 1,005 2,282 44.0 425 1,130 37.6 422 557 75.8 8 417

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Gilbert Arenas 17.1 5.5 13.5 41.0 1.5 4.9 30.5 4.5 5.9 76.9 5 31
difference:+9.5+2.9+7.3+1.9+0.3+1.5+5.0+3.4+4.6+3.4+1+23
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
Gilbert Arenas 530 172 420 41.0 46 151 30.5 140 182 76.9 5 31
difference:+121+29+86+1.9+20+35+5.0+83+111+3.4+1+23
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
Gilbert Arenas 10.9
+7.3
200247
Alex Caruso 3.6
201837

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 18.3
+9.1
200382
Alex Caruso 9.2
201925

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.6
+14.1
200455
Alex Caruso 5.5
2020NBA Champion64

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 25.5
+19.1
200580
Alex Caruso 6.4
202158

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 29.3
+21.9
200680
Alex Caruso 7.4
202241

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 28.4
+22.8
200774
Alex Caruso 5.6
202367

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.4
+9.3
200813
Alex Caruso 10.1
202471

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 13.0
+5.9
20092
Alex Caruso 7.1
2025NBA Champion54

Gilbert Arenas' additional seasons:

* Gilbert Arenas played 3 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 11, from 2010 to 2012—he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 119 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.6 ppg and his lowest 4.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20020
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20180

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20030
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20190

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20040
Alex Caruso 6.5
+6.5
2020NBA Champion21

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 23.6
+17.8
200510
Alex Caruso 5.8
20216

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 34.0
+27.7
20066
Alex Caruso 6.3
20224

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20070
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20230

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
+10.8
20084
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20240

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20090
Alex Caruso 9.2
+9.2
2025NBA Champion23

Gilbert Arenas' additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Gilbert Arenas played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 4.3 points in a total of 11 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 8.6 ppg and his lowest 0.7.

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