Tom Burleson vs. Alex Caruso Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alex Caruso and Tom Burleson, 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.

Tom Burleson and Alex Caruso both played 7 years in the NBA. Tom Burleson had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, 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
Tom Burleson 7 2 1974-75 to 1980-81
Alex Caruso 7 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tom Burleson Alex Caruso
Season 1974-752017-18
Team Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Tom Burleson 82 23.0 10.1 1.9 5.1 7.0 1.4 0.8 1.9 - 2.7 3.9 9.4 .417 - - - 2.2 3.2 .687
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 %
Tom Burleson 9 40.4 20.7 3.3 7.3 10.7 1.4 0.8 2.0 - 3.2 8.7 16.9 .513 - - - 3.3 4.4 .750
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Tom Burleson Alex Caruso
Season 1975-762018-19
Team Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Tom Burleson 82 32.3 15.6 3.1 5.9 9.0 2.2 0.9 1.8 - 3.3 6.0 12.6 .481 - - - 3.5 4.7 .750
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 %
Tom Burleson 6 34.7 20.8 2.5 7.0 9.5 1.7 1.0 1.3 - 4.2 7.5 12.5 .600 - - - 5.8 7.7 .761
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Tom Burleson Alex Caruso
Season 1976-772019-20
Team Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Tom Burleson 82 22.0 9.7 2.2 4.5 6.7 1.1 0.9 1.4 - 3.2 3.5 8.0 .442 - - - 2.7 3.7 .731
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
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

Season 4
Tom Burleson Alex Caruso
Season 1977-782020-21
Team Kansas City KingsLos 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 %
Tom Burleson 76 20.1 8.6 2.2 4.1 6.3 1.7 0.8 1.1 1.6 3.4 3.0 6.9 .434 - - - 2.6 3.3 .794
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
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
Tom Burleson Alex Caruso
Season 1978-792021-22
Team Kansas City KingsChicago 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 %
Tom Burleson 56 16.6 7.8 1.5 3.5 5.0 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.1 3.3 2.8 6.1 .459 - - - 2.2 3.0 .716
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
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
Tom Burleson Alex Caruso
Season 1979-802022-23
Team Kansas City KingsChicago 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 %
Tom Burleson 37 7.4 2.6 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.3 1.0 2.8 .346 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.1 .575
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Tom Burleson Alex Caruso
Season 1980-812023-24
Team Atlanta HawksChicago Bulls
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 %
Tom Burleson 31 11.7 3.3 1.4 1.6 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.8 2.4 1.3 3.2 .414 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.3 .488
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
Alex Caruso ------- --- ----------
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