Kobe Bryant vs. Alex Caruso: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Alex Caruso and Kobe Bryant 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.

Kobe Bryant 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 Kobe Bryant 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 20 NBA regular seasons played, Kobe Bryant averages 18.2 points more than Alex Caruso in his 9 seasons (25.0 points against 6.8), and he also scored a total of 30,698 points more (33,643 vs. 2,945).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Kobe Bryant	25.0	+18.2	20
Alex Caruso	6.8		9

Total Points			Seasons
Kobe Bryant	33,643	+30,698	20
Alex Caruso	2,945		9

Scoring Titles
Kobe Bryant	2	+2
Alex Caruso	0

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
Kobe Bryant	7.6	+4.0	1997	71
Alex Caruso	3.6		2018	37

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	15.4	+6.2	1998	79
Alex Caruso	9.2		2019	25

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	19.9	+14.4	1999	50
Alex Caruso	5.5		2020	64

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	22.5	+16.1	2000	66
Alex Caruso	6.4		2021	58

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	28.5	+21.1	2001	68
Alex Caruso	7.4		2022	41

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	25.2	+19.6	2002	80
Alex Caruso	5.6		2023	67

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	30.0	+19.9	2003	82
Alex Caruso	10.1		2024	71

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	24.0	+16.9	2004	65
Alex Caruso	7.1		2025	54

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	27.6	+22.1	2005	66
Alex Caruso	5.5		2026	16

Kobe Bryant's additional seasons:

* Kobe Bryant played 11 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 20, from 2006 to 2016—he averaged 27.3 points in a total of 719 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 35.4 ppg and his lowest 13.8. In those 11 extra years over Alex Caruso, Kobe Bryant won 2 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	8.2	+8.2	1997	9
Alex Caruso	-	DNP	2018	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	8.7	+8.7	1998	11
Alex Caruso	-	DNP	2019	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	19.8	+13.3	1999	8
Alex Caruso	6.5		2020	21

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	21.1	+15.3	2000	22
Alex Caruso	5.8		2021	6

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	29.4	+23.1	2001	16
Alex Caruso	6.3		2022	4

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	26.6	+26.6	2002	19
Alex Caruso	-	DNP	2023	0

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	32.1	+32.1	2003	12
Alex Caruso	-	DNP	2024	0

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	24.5	+15.3	2004	22
Alex Caruso	9.2		2025	23

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	-	DNP	2005	0
Alex Caruso	-	DNP *	2026	0
* season in progress

Kobe Bryant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Kobe Bryant played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 29.2 points in a total of 101 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 32.8 ppg and his lowest 22.8.