Alex Caruso vs. Terry Mills Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Terry Mills 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, 4 less than Terry Mills, who played 11. Alex Caruso had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Terry Mills had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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
Terry Mills 11 5 1990-91 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Alex Caruso Terry Mills
Season 2017-181990-91
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Terry Mills 55 14.9 5.7 1.5 2.7 4.2 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.8 2.4 5.2 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.2 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Terry Mills ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Alex Caruso Terry Mills
Season 2018-191991-92
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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
Terry Mills 82 20.9 9.0 2.3 3.2 5.5 1.0 0.6 0.5 1.0 2.4 3.8 8.2 .463 0.1 0.3 .348 1.4 1.9 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Terry Mills 4 19.3 6.8 2.3 3.8 6.0 2.0 0.3 0.5 1.8 4.5 2.5 6.8 .370 0.0 0.3 .000 1.8 2.8 .636

Season 3
Alex Caruso Terry Mills
Season 2019-201992-93
Team Los Angeles LakersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 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
Terry Mills 81 27.0 14.8 2.2 3.7 5.8 1.4 0.5 0.6 1.8 3.5 6.1 13.2 .461 0.1 0.4 .278 2.5 3.1 .791
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
Terry Mills ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Alex Caruso Terry Mills
Season 2020-211993-94
Team Los Angeles LakersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 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
Terry Mills 80 34.7 17.3 2.4 6.0 8.4 2.2 0.8 0.8 1.9 3.9 7.4 14.4 .511 0.3 0.9 .329 2.3 2.8 .797
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
Terry Mills ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Alex Caruso Terry Mills
Season 2021-221994-95
Team Chicago BullsDetroit Pistons
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
Terry Mills 72 34.9 15.5 1.7 6.0 7.8 2.2 0.9 0.5 2.0 3.5 5.8 13.0 .447 1.5 4.0 .382 2.4 3.0 .799
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 -
Terry Mills ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Alex Caruso Terry Mills
Season 2022-231995-96
Team Chicago BullsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons 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 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
Terry Mills 82 20.2 9.4 1.3 3.0 4.3 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.2 2.4 3.5 8.2 .419 1.0 2.5 .396 1.5 1.9 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Terry Mills 3 16.0 5.3 1.0 0.7 1.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.0 1.7 6.7 .250 0.3 2.7 .125 1.7 2.0 .833

Season 7
Alex Caruso Terry Mills
Season 2023-241996-97
Team Chicago BullsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons 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 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
Terry Mills 79 25.3 10.8 0.9 3.9 4.8 1.3 0.4 0.3 1.1 2.0 3.9 8.9 .444 2.2 5.3 .422 0.7 0.9 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Terry Mills 5 39.2 11.8 0.8 6.2 7.0 1.4 1.2 0.0 0.8 2.8 4.8 11.0 .436 1.8 5.2 .346 0.4 0.8 .500

Season 8
Alex Caruso Terry Mills
Season -1997-98
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Heat 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 ------- --- ----------
Terry Mills 50 15.6 4.2 0.7 2.4 3.0 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.9 2.6 1.6 4.1 .393 0.5 1.6 .309 0.5 0.7 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Terry Mills 2 5.5 2.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.5 2.5 .200 0.5 2.0 .250 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 9
Alex Caruso Terry Mills
Season -1998-99
Team -Miami Heat
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 ------- --- ----------
Terry Mills 1 29.0 9.0 3.0 1.0 4.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 8.0 .375 2.0 4.0 .500 1.0 2.0 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Terry Mills ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Alex Caruso Terry Mills
Season -1999-00
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons 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 ------- --- ----------
Terry Mills 82 22.5 6.7 0.6 4.1 4.8 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.6 3.0 2.6 6.0 .439 1.2 3.0 .393 0.3 0.4 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Terry Mills 3 25.7 8.3 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 4.0 3.0 5.0 .600 2.0 3.0 .667 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 11
Alex Caruso Terry Mills
Season -2000-01
Team -Indiana Pacers
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 ------- --- ----------
Terry Mills 14 8.1 1.8 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.4 0.8 2.4 .324 0.2 1.2 .176 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
Terry Mills ------- --- ----------
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