Alex Caruso vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen and Alex Caruso that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Alex Caruso

vs.

Arnie Risen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 0 Arnie Risen 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 2 Arnie Risen 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.