Alex Caruso vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield Smith 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.

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Garfield Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Garfield Smith .385

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Garfield Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Garfield Smith .200

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.