Alex Caruso vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter 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.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 2 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.