Alex Caruso vs. Calvin Murphy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Calvin Murphy and Alex Caruso that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Alex Caruso

vs.

Calvin Murphy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Calvin Murphy: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Calvin Murphy 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Calvin Murphy 13

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Calvin Murphy 6

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Calvin Murphy 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Calvin Murphy 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Calvin Murphy 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Calvin Murphy 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Calvin Murphy 2.1

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Calvin Murphy 4.4

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Calvin Murphy 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Calvin Murphy 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Calvin Murphy 17,949

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Calvin Murphy 2,103

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Calvin Murphy 4,402

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Calvin Murphy 1,165 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Calvin Murphy 51 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Calvin Murphy 1,002

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Calvin Murphy .482

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Calvin Murphy .139 *

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Calvin Murphy .892

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Calvin Murphy 25.6 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Calvin Murphy 3.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Calvin Murphy 7.4 (1974)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Calvin Murphy 1.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Calvin Murphy 0.1 (1980) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Calvin Murphy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Calvin Murphy 1.5

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Calvin Murphy 4.2

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Calvin Murphy 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Calvin Murphy 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Calvin Murphy 945

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Calvin Murphy 78

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Calvin Murphy 213

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Calvin Murphy 79 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Calvin Murphy 4 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Calvin Murphy 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Calvin Murphy .475

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Calvin Murphy .286 *

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Calvin Murphy .932

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Calvin Murphy 24.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Calvin Murphy 2.4 (1975)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Calvin Murphy 6.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Calvin Murphy 4.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Calvin Murphy 0.5 (1979) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.