Alex Caruso vs. Gary Payton: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Alex Caruso and Gary Payton all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings
Filter: Career Stats - Lakers - Thunder

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Alex Caruso, with a career spanning 8 seasons from 2018 to 2025, and Gary Payton, with 17 seasons played from 1991 to 2007, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Alex Caruso vs. Gary Payton
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Alex Caruso Gary Payton Alex Caruso Gary Payton
Points
+300th
39th
+300th
58th
Rebounds
+300th
254th
+300th
158th
Assists
+300th
11th
+300th
29th
Steals
+300th
5th
181st
30th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
292nd
299th
Years817415

Alex Caruso vs. Gary Payton
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Alex Caruso Gary Payton Alex Caruso Gary Payton
Points
+300th
205th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
+300th
39th
+300th
90th
Steals
129th
25th
110th
101st
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Alex Caruso Gary Payton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
39th
+261 2,857 vs. 21,81318,956
Rebounds
+300th
254th
+46 1,201 vs. 5,2694,068
Assists
+300th
11th
+289 1,178 vs. 8,9667,788
Steals
+300th
5th
+295 557 vs. 2,4451,888
Blocks
+300th
+300th
213 vs. 28572
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
265th
+35 258 vs. 1,3921,134
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
180th
+120 943 vs. 3,8772,934
Field Goals Made
+300th
26th
+274 1,005 vs. 8,7087,703
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
30th
+270 2,282 vs. 18,69816,416
3-Pointers Made
+300th
126th
+174 425 vs. 1,132707
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
82nd
+218 1,130 vs. 3,5702,440
Free Throws Made
+300th
142nd
+158 422 vs. 3,2652,843
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
116th
+184 557 vs. 4,4803,923

Games and Years:

Alex Caruso Gary Payton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
18th
+282 417 vs. 1,335918
Seasons
+300th
51st
+249 8 vs. 179

Rankings by Points Scored:

Alex Caruso Gary Payton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
138th
0 vs. 66
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Alex Caruso Gary Payton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
58th
+242 409 vs. 2,1551,746
Rebounds
+300th
158th
+142 129 vs. 575446
Assists
+300th
29th
+271 130 vs. 811681
Steals
181st
30th
151 74 vs. 216142
Blocks
292nd
299th
7 33 vs. 321
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
152nd
+148 36 vs. 148112
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
120th
+180 93 vs. 427334
Field Goals Made
+300th
50th
+250 143 vs. 855712
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
48th
+252 334 vs. 1,9381,604
3-Pointers Made
206th
70th
136 66 vs. 13771
3-Pointers Attempted
212nd
56th
156 186 vs. 435249
Free Throws Made
+300th
137th
+163 57 vs. 308251
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
122nd
+178 71 vs. 436365

Games and Years:

Alex Caruso Gary Payton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
42nd
+258 54 vs. 154100
Playoffs
+300th
17th
+283 4 vs. 1511

Rankings by Points Scored:

Alex Caruso Gary Payton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Alex Caruso Gary Payton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
205th
+95 6.85 vs. 16.349.49
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.88 vs. 3.951.07
Assists per game
+300th
39th
+261 2.82 vs. 6.723.89
Steals per game
129th
25th
104 1.34 vs. 1.830.50
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.51 vs. 0.210.30
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.62 vs. 1.040.42
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.26 vs. 2.900.64
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
174th
+126 2.41 vs. 6.524.11
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
183rd
+117 5.47 vs. 14.018.53
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
1.02 vs. 0.850.17
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.71 vs. 2.670.04
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
1.01 vs. 2.451.43
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
1.34 vs. 3.362.02

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Alex Caruso Gary Payton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
+300th
7.57 vs. 13.996.42
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.39 vs. 3.731.34
Assists per game
+300th
90th
+210 2.41 vs. 5.272.86
Steals per game
110th
101st
9 1.37 vs. 1.400.03
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.61 vs. 0.210.40
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.67 vs. 0.960.29
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.72 vs. 2.771.05
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
255th
+45 2.65 vs. 5.552.90
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
266th
+34 6.19 vs. 12.586.40
3-Pointers Made per game
230th
+300th
+70 1.22 vs. 0.890.33
3-Pointers Attempted per game
229th
+300th
+71 3.44 vs. 2.820.62
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
1.06 vs. 2.000.94
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
1.31 vs. 2.831.52

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.