Alex Caruso vs. Justus Thigpen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Justus Thigpen 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.

Justus Thigpen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Justus Thigpen: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Justus Thigpen 2

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Justus Thigpen 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Justus Thigpen 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Justus Thigpen 0.5

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Justus Thigpen 0.4

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Justus Thigpen 48

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Justus Thigpen 10

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Justus Thigpen 8

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Justus Thigpen 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Justus Thigpen .400

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Justus Thigpen -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Justus Thigpen 2.6 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Justus Thigpen 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Justus Thigpen 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Justus Thigpen - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Justus Thigpen -

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Justus Thigpen -

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Justus Thigpen -

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Justus Thigpen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Justus Thigpen -

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Justus Thigpen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Justus Thigpen - *

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.