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Alex Caruso
Thunder · G · 32
Alex Caruso
vs
2025-26
Rob Dillingham
Free agent · G · 21
Rob Dillingham
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Alex Caruso vs Rob Dillingham

11-6categories
Caruso · Dillingham
Alex Caruso
Caruso
Thunder
2025-26
Dillingham
Free agent
Rob Dillingham
56
Games
availability
65
18.2
Minutes
per game
14.9
6.2
Points
per game
6.3
2.8
Rebounds
per game
2.0
2.0
Assists
per game
2.2
1.6
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
0.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.5
42.3%
Field goal %
39.6%
29.3%
Three-point %
3.2 vs 2.0 attempts
31.6%
80.4%
Free throw %
74.5%
54.0%
True shooting
TS%
46.9%
15.2%
Usage
USG%
21.8%
14.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
20.6%
7.3%
Rebound %
of available
6.2%
+17.6
Net rating
on court
-7.4
9.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.0%
+6.8
Plus-minus
per game
-2.2
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Rob Dillingham scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (6.3 vs 6.2), on Dillingham's heavier usage (21.8% vs 15.2%).

Caruso is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 54.0% to 46.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Dillingham (2.2 vs 2.0 assists), the glass to Caruso (2.8 vs 2.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Dillingham played 9 more games (65 vs 56 of 82).

With Caruso on the floor his team outscored opponents by +17.6 per 100 possessions, against -7.4 for Dillingham; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Caruso $19.6M through 2028-29, Dillingham $6.9M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Caruso
2025-26
Dillingham
47-9
Record when playing
29-36
7.0
Points at home
5.8
5.4
Points on the road
6.8
6.0
Points in wins
4.8
7.2
Points in losses
7.5
17
Season high
26
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Caruso · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at SAS9 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 15 at HOU3 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs IND6 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs MIL12 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Sat, May 30 vs SAS12 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Dillingham · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at DAL25 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs ORL13 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 9 at WAS5 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at WAS26 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs PHX10 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Caruso · contract
2026-27$19.6M
2027-28$21.0M
2028-29$22.4M
Dillingham · contract
2026-27$6.9M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).