Alex Caruso vs. Carl Shaeffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Shaeffer 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.

Carl Shaeffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Carl Shaeffer: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Carl Shaeffer 2

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Carl Shaeffer 1

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Carl Shaeffer 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Carl Shaeffer 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Carl Shaeffer 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Carl Shaeffer 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Carl Shaeffer 0.9

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Carl Shaeffer 165

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Carl Shaeffer 10 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Carl Shaeffer 46

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Carl Shaeffer 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Carl Shaeffer .357

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Carl Shaeffer .583

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Carl Shaeffer 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Carl Shaeffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Carl Shaeffer 21

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Carl Shaeffer 7

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Carl Shaeffer 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Carl Shaeffer .333

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Carl Shaeffer .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.