Alex Caruso vs. John Wetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Wetzel 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.

John Wetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
John Wetzel: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 John Wetzel 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 John Wetzel 7

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 John Wetzel 2

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 John Wetzel 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 John Wetzel 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 John Wetzel 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 John Wetzel 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 John Wetzel 1.9

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 John Wetzel 1.4

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 John Wetzel 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 John Wetzel 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 John Wetzel 1,215

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 John Wetzel 682

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 John Wetzel 494

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 John Wetzel 133 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 John Wetzel 30 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 John Wetzel 357

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 John Wetzel .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) John Wetzel 4.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) John Wetzel 2.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) John Wetzel 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) John Wetzel 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) John Wetzel 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 John Wetzel 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 John Wetzel 0.8

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 John Wetzel 0.8

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 John Wetzel 8

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 John Wetzel 4

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 John Wetzel 4

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 John Wetzel 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 John Wetzel 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) John Wetzel 2.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) John Wetzel 1.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) John Wetzel 1.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

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, this player has no data for the stat.