Willie Anderson vs. Alex Caruso Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alex Caruso and Willie Anderson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Willie Anderson played 9 years in the NBA, 2 more than Alex Caruso, who played 7. Willie Anderson had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, 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 |
Willie Anderson |
9 |
7 |
1988-89 to 1996-97 |
Alex Caruso |
7 |
3 |
2017-18 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Willie Anderson |
Alex Caruso |
Season |
1988-89 | 2017-18 |
Team |
San Antonio Spurs | Los Angeles Lakers |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Willie Anderson |
81 |
33.8 |
18.6 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
5.1 |
4.6 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
7.9 |
15.9 |
.498 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.190 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
.775 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
82 |
34.0 |
15.7 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
6.5 |
13.2 |
.492 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.269 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
.748 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
10 |
37.5 |
20.5 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
8.7 |
16.8 |
.518 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.400 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
.806 |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
75 |
34.6 |
14.4 |
0.9 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
13.2 |
.457 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.200 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.798 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
4 |
39.8 |
19.0 |
0.5 |
4.3 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
8.3 |
17.0 |
.485 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
.200 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
.615 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
57 |
33.1 |
13.1 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
5.5 |
12.0 |
.455 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.232 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.775 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
38 |
14.7 |
4.8 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
.430 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.125 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.786 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
10 |
21.9 |
9.5 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
8.2 |
.451 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
.545 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
.882 |
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 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
80 |
31.1 |
11.9 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
10.5 |
.471 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.324 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
.848 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
4 |
26.5 |
8.3 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
9.3 |
.378 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
.571 |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
38 |
14.6 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
.469 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.158 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.732 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
11 |
8.8 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.450 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.667 |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
76 |
27.1 |
9.8 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
8.7 |
.436 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.283 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
.810 |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
4 |
16.0 |
5.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
5.5 |
.318 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
.167 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.857 |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
28 |
10.8 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.453 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.421 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.850 |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
9 |
13.2 |
3.7 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
.367 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.250 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
.900 |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |