Alex Caruso vs. Tom Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Patterson 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.

Tom Patterson

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Tom Patterson 2

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Tom Patterson 1

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Tom Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Tom Patterson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Tom Patterson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Tom Patterson 1.0

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Tom Patterson 0.2

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Tom Patterson 56

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Tom Patterson 24

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Tom Patterson 5

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Tom Patterson 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Tom Patterson .420

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Tom Patterson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Tom Patterson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Tom Patterson 0.0

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Tom Patterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Tom Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Tom Patterson 0

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Tom Patterson 0

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Tom Patterson 0

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Tom Patterson 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Tom Patterson -

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Tom Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Tom Patterson - *

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.