Alex Caruso vs. Vern Hatton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Hatton 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.

Vern Hatton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Vern Hatton: 1958-59 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Vern Hatton 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Vern Hatton 4

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Vern Hatton 1

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Vern Hatton 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Vern Hatton 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Vern Hatton 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 Vern Hatton 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Vern Hatton 2.4

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Vern Hatton 1.4

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Vern Hatton 1,244

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Vern Hatton 531

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Vern Hatton 318

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Vern Hatton 225

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Vern Hatton .344

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Vern Hatton .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Vern Hatton 8.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Vern Hatton 2.8 (1959)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Vern Hatton 2.5 (1962)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Vern Hatton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Vern Hatton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Vern Hatton 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Vern Hatton 0.5

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Vern Hatton 0.2

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Vern Hatton 9

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Vern Hatton 3

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Vern Hatton 1

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Vern Hatton 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Vern Hatton .308

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Vern Hatton .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Vern Hatton 1.5 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Vern Hatton 0.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Vern Hatton 0.2 (1960)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Vern Hatton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Vern Hatton - 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.