Rafael Addison vs. Alex Caruso Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alex Caruso and Rafael Addison, 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.

Rafael Addison played 6 years in the NBA, 1 less than Alex Caruso, who played 7. Rafael Addison had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, while Alex Caruso had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Rafael Addison 6 2 1986-87 to 1996-97
Alex Caruso 7 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rafael Addison Alex Caruso
Season 1986-872017-18
Team Phoenix SunsLos Angeles Lakers
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 %
Rafael Addison 62 11.5 5.8 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.2 2.4 5.3 .441 0.3 0.8 .320 0.8 1.0 .797
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rafael Addison ------- --- ----------
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------

Note: Rafael Addison didn't play in 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90 and 1990-91.

Season 2
Rafael Addison Alex Caruso
Season 1991-922018-19
Team New Jersey NetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Rafael Addison 76 15.5 5.8 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.4 2.5 5.7 .433 0.2 0.6 .286 0.7 1.0 .737
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rafael Addison 1 9.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 7.0 .286 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Rafael Addison Alex Caruso
Season 1992-932019-20
Team New Jersey NetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rafael Addison 68 17.1 6.3 0.7 1.3 1.9 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.9 1.8 2.7 6.0 .443 0.1 0.5 .206 0.8 1.0 .814
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rafael Addison 5 10.6 3.4 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.4 4.2 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.6 1.000
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

Note: Rafael Addison didn't play in 1993-94.

Season 4
Rafael Addison Alex Caruso
Season 1994-952020-21
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West 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 %
Rafael Addison 79 22.5 8.3 0.8 2.2 3.1 1.4 0.7 0.3 1.0 3.0 3.5 7.4 .476 0.3 1.1 .289 0.9 1.3 .747
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rafael Addison ------- --- ----------
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

Season 5
Rafael Addison Alex Caruso
Season 1995-962021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
Rafael Addison 53 9.7 3.2 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.4 1.5 3.1 .467 0.0 0.2 .000 0.3 0.4 .773
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rafael Addison ------- --- ----------
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 -

Season 6
Rafael Addison Alex Caruso
Season 1996-972022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
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 %
Rafael Addison 41 8.7 3.1 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.3 1.2 3.0 .402 0.2 0.5 .400 0.5 0.7 .786
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rafael Addison ------- --- ----------
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Rafael Addison Alex Caruso
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 %
Rafael Addison ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rafael Addison ------- --- ----------
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
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