Alex Caruso
Garbage-time splits · 9 seasons · 536 career GP
Official PPG
7.1
as in the box score
Real PPG
6.8
garbage time removed
Garbage % of points
3.44%
130 garbage pts · Δ -0.2 PPG
Combined official /g
14.5
PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK · box-score sum
Combined real /g
13.9
garbage time removed
Combined garbage %
3.66%
garbage sum ÷ official sum
Scoring by season — per game
| Season | GP | Official PPG | Real PPG | Garbage PPG | Garbage % | Δ PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 70 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 2.92% | -0.2 |
| 2024-25 | 76 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 4.71% | -0.4 |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 0.1 | 0.98% | -0.1 |
| 2022-23 | 67 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 2.67% | -0.1 |
| 2021-22 | 45 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 3.65% | -0.3 |
| 2020-21 | 64 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 5.19% | -0.3 |
| 2019-20 | 85 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 2.88% | -0.2 |
| 2018-19 | 22 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 4.80% | -0.5 |
| 2017-18 | 36 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 8.96% | -0.3 |
| Career | 536 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 3.44% | -0.2 |
Career splits — per game
Official = real + garbage. Garbage % is garbage as a share of the official total; Δ is real minus official.
| Stat | Official | Real | Garbage | Garbage % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTS | 7.1 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 3.44% | -0.2 |
| REB | 2.9 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 3.40% | -0.1 |
| AST | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 4.34% | -0.1 |
| STL | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 4.14% | -0.1 |
| BLK | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.33% | -0.0 |
| TOV | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.97% | -0.0 |
| 3PM | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.29% | -0.0 |
| eFG% | 53.40% | 53.39% | 53.74% | — | — |
| FG% | 43.88% | 43.84% | 44.86% | — | — |
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