Alex Caruso vs. Darren Daye Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Darren Daye and Alex Caruso, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Alex Caruso played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Darren Daye, who played 5. Alex Caruso had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Darren Daye had his rookie season in 1983-84. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Alex Caruso 7 3 2017-18 to 2023-24
Darren Daye 5 4 1983-84 to 1987-88

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Alex Caruso Darren Daye
Season 2017-181983-84
Team Los Angeles LakersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso 37 15.2 3.6 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.0 0.6 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.4 3.1 .431 0.4 1.2 .302 0.6 0.8 .700
Darren Daye 75 15.7 6.1 1.2 1.3 2.5 2.3 0.5 0.2 1.3 2.1 2.4 5.4 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.8 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Darren Daye 3 5.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 1.7 .200 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 2
Alex Caruso Darren Daye
Season 2018-191984-85
Team Los Angeles LakersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso 25 21.2 9.2 0.8 1.9 2.7 3.1 1.0 0.4 1.7 2.2 3.1 6.9 .445 1.0 2.0 .480 2.0 2.6 .797
Darren Daye 80 19.7 8.7 1.2 2.2 3.4 3.0 0.7 0.2 1.7 2.1 3.2 6.3 .512 0.0 0.1 .143 2.2 3.1 .715
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Darren Daye 4 21.3 10.3 1.5 1.5 3.0 3.5 0.8 0.0 1.5 2.0 4.3 7.5 .567 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 4.0 .438

Season 3
Alex Caruso Darren Daye
Season 2019-201985-86
Team Los Angeles LakersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso 64 18.4 5.5 0.3 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.1 0.3 0.8 1.5 1.9 4.5 .412 0.6 1.9 .333 1.1 1.5 .734
Darren Daye 64 16.8 8.7 1.1 1.8 2.9 1.7 0.7 0.2 1.5 1.9 3.1 6.2 .496 0.0 0.0 .333 2.5 3.7 .671
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso 21 24.3 6.5 0.7 1.6 2.3 2.8 1.1 0.6 1.5 2.6 2.3 5.4 .425 0.8 2.9 .279 1.1 1.4 .800
Darren Daye 4 8.0 2.0 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.8 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.5 .000

Season 4
Alex Caruso Darren Daye
Season 2020-211986-87
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso 58 21.0 6.4 0.5 2.4 2.9 2.8 1.1 0.3 1.3 1.9 2.3 5.3 .436 0.9 2.4 .401 0.8 1.3 .645
Darren Daye 62 11.8 3.8 0.6 1.4 2.0 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.6 1.6 3.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .523
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso 6 20.2 5.8 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.2 2.0 2.3 6.3 .368 0.8 2.8 .294 0.3 0.3 1.000
Darren Daye 23 10.4 5.0 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.4 1.8 3.1 .583 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.6 .865

Season 5
Alex Caruso Darren Daye
Season 2021-221987-88
Team Chicago BullsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso 41 28.0 7.4 0.8 2.8 3.6 4.0 1.7 0.4 1.4 2.6 2.5 6.2 .398 1.0 3.1 .333 1.4 1.8 .795
Darren Daye 47 13.9 6.0 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.4 2.4 4.6 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.9 .678
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso 4 28.3 6.3 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.3 1.3 1.0 0.3 2.8 2.3 5.8 .391 1.8 4.5 .389 0.0 0.0 -
Darren Daye ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Alex Caruso Darren Daye
Season 2022-23-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso 67 23.5 5.6 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.9 1.5 0.7 1.1 2.4 1.9 4.3 .455 0.8 2.3 .364 0.9 1.1 .808
Darren Daye ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Darren Daye ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Alex Caruso Darren Daye
Season 2023-24-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso 71 28.7 10.1 0.9 3.0 3.8 3.5 1.7 1.0 1.4 2.5 3.6 7.6 .468 1.9 4.7 .408 1.0 1.4 .760
Darren Daye ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Darren Daye ------- --- ----------
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