Zaid Abdul-Aziz vs. Nickeil Alexander-Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Zaid Abdul-Aziz, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Zaid Abdul-Aziz played 10 years in the NBA, 5 more than Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who played 5. Zaid Abdul-Aziz had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, while Nickeil Alexander-Walker had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 10 3 1968-69 to 1977-78
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Season 1968-692019-20
Team Cincinnati Royals, Milwaukee BucksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 49 19.3 7.3 - - 8.3 0.8 - - - 2.3 2.9 8.0 .369 - - - 1.4 2.3 .619
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 47 12.6 5.7 0.2 1.6 1.8 1.9 0.4 0.2 1.1 1.2 2.1 5.7 .368 1.0 2.8 .346 0.5 0.8 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Nickeil Alexander-Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Season 1969-702020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 80 20.5 7.4 - - 7.5 0.8 - - - 2.1 3.0 6.8 .434 - - - 1.5 2.3 .643
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 46 21.9 11.0 0.3 2.8 3.1 2.2 1.0 0.5 1.5 1.9 4.2 10.0 .419 1.7 4.8 .347 1.0 1.4 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 7 11.7 4.3 - - 3.7 0.6 - - - 0.7 1.6 2.7 .579 - - - 1.1 1.4 .800
Nickeil Alexander-Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Season 1970-712021-22
Team Seattle SupersonicsNew Orleans Pelicans, Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 61 20.9 10.9 - - 7.7 0.7 - - - 1.9 4.3 9.8 .441 - - - 2.3 3.1 .739
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 65 22.6 10.6 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.4 0.7 0.4 1.4 1.6 3.9 10.5 .372 1.6 5.2 .311 1.2 1.7 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 1 5.0 5.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 4
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Season 1971-722022-23
Team Seattle SupersonicsUtah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 58 30.7 13.8 - - 11.3 2.1 - - - 3.1 5.6 12.9 .429 - - - 2.7 3.7 .720
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 59 15.0 6.2 0.3 1.5 1.7 1.8 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.5 2.2 5.0 .444 1.0 2.7 .384 0.7 1.0 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 5 29.6 8.4 0.2 1.8 2.0 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.8 3.0 7.0 .429 2.0 5.0 .400 0.4 0.6 .667

Season 5
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Season 1972-732023-24
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 48 18.8 8.7 - - 6.3 1.1 - - - 2.3 3.1 7.8 .397 - - - 2.5 3.4 .735
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 82 23.4 8.0 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.5 0.8 0.5 0.9 1.7 2.9 6.6 .439 1.6 4.1 .391 0.6 0.8 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 16 23.6 7.3 0.3 1.4 1.8 2.3 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.5 2.6 7.0 .366 1.5 5.1 .296 0.6 0.6 1.000

Season 6
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Season 1973-74-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 79 31.1 10.9 3.3 8.4 11.7 2.1 1.0 1.3 - 2.9 4.3 9.3 .459 - - - 2.4 3.0 .804
Nickeil Alexander-Walker ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Nickeil Alexander-Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Season 1974-75-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 65 22.3 9.7 2.4 5.1 7.5 1.3 0.6 1.1 - 2.0 3.6 8.3 .437 - - - 2.4 3.1 .783
Nickeil Alexander-Walker ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 6 11.3 4.3 1.2 1.7 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.5 - 0.8 2.0 5.2 .387 - - - 0.3 0.8 .400
Nickeil Alexander-Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Season 1975-76-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 27 8.3 3.2 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.6 0.3 0.6 - 1.1 1.3 2.8 .467 - - - 0.6 1.1 .552
Nickeil Alexander-Walker ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 5 12.0 7.2 0.8 3.4 4.2 0.4 0.0 1.0 - 0.4 2.8 4.0 .700 - - - 1.6 2.2 .727
Nickeil Alexander-Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Season 1976-77-
Team Buffalo Braves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 22 8.9 3.8 1.9 2.2 4.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 - 1.0 1.1 3.4 .338 - - - 1.5 2.0 .767
Nickeil Alexander-Walker ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Nickeil Alexander-Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Season 1977-78-
Team Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 16 9.9 3.9 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.8 1.4 3.8 .383 - - - 1.1 1.4 .739
Nickeil Alexander-Walker ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Nickeil Alexander-Walker ------- --- ----------
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