Vince Carter vs. Alex Caruso: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Alex Caruso and Vince Carter 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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Vince Carter is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Vince Carter 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 22 NBA regular seasons played, Vince Carter averages 9.8 points more than Alex Caruso in his 8 seasons (16.7 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 22,871 points more (25,728 vs. 2,857).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Vince Carter | 16.7 | +9.8 | 22 |
| Alex Caruso | 6.9 | 8 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Vince Carter | 25,728 | +22,871 | 22 |
| Alex Caruso | 2,857 | 8 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Vince Carter has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+10.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,184).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Vince Carter | 18.1 | +10.5 | 11 |
| Alex Caruso | 7.6 | 4 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Vince Carter | 1,593 | +1,184 | 11 |
| Alex Caruso | 409 | 4 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 2 | +2 | ||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 32 | +32 | ||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 597 | +592 | ||
| Alex Caruso | 5 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,094 | +980 | ||
| Alex Caruso | 114 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,473 | +1103 | ||
| Alex Caruso | 370 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 68 | +21 | ||
| Alex Caruso | 47 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1 | +1 | ||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 2 | +2 | ||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 12 | +12 | ||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 40 | +37 | ||
| Alex Caruso | 3 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 68 | +49 | ||
| Alex Caruso | 19 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 88 | +37 | ||
| Alex Caruso | 51 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 0 | |||
| Alex Caruso | 3 | +3 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Vince Carter | 16.7 | 6.0 | 13.8 | 43.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 37.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 79.8 | 22 | 1,541 |
| difference: | +9.8 | +3.6 | +8.3 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +0.5 | +2.1 | +2.6 | +4.0 | +14 | +1,124 |
| 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 | ||||
| Vince Carter | 25,728 | 9,293 | 21,339 | 43.5 | 2,290 | 6,168 | 37.1 | 4,852 | 6,082 | 79.8 | 22 | 1,541 |
| difference: | +22,871 | +8,288 | +19,057 | +0.5 | +1,865 | +5,038 | +0.5 | +4,430 | +5,525 | +4.0 | +14 | +1,124 |
| 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 | ||||
| Vince Carter | 18.1 | 6.3 | 15.2 | 41.6 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 33.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 79.6 | 11 | 88 |
| difference: | +10.5 | +3.7 | +9.0 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +1.7 | +3.0 | +3.8 | +0.7 | +7 | +34 |
| 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 | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,593 | 557 | 1,340 | 41.6 | 119 | 352 | 33.8 | 360 | 452 | 79.6 | 11 | 88 |
| difference: | +1,184 | +414 | +1,006 | +1.2 | +53 | +166 | +1.7 | +303 | +381 | +0.7 | +7 | +34 |
| Alex Caruso | 409 | 143 | 334 | 42.8 | 66 | 186 | 35.5 | 57 | 71 | 80.3 | 4 | 54 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Vince Carter's additional seasons: | ||||
* Vince Carter played 16 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 24, from 2007 to 2020—he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 1,148 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.2 ppg and his lowest 5. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | 19.3 | +19.3 | 2000 | 3 |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Alex Caruso | 5.8 | +5.8 | 2021 | 6 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Alex Caruso | 6.3 | +6.3 | 2022 | 4 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | 26.8 | +26.8 | 2005 | 4 |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Vince Carter's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 16 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.4 points in a total of 58 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.3 ppg and his lowest 6.3. |