Nickeil Alexander-Walker vs. Amen Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amen Thompson and Nickeil Alexander-Walker, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Amen Thompson, who played 3. Nickeil Alexander-Walker had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Amen Thompson had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 achievements, 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
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 7 4 2019-20 to 2025-26
Amen Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Amen Thompson
Season 2019-202023-24
Team New Orleans PelicansHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+15+9.8+3.8+2.2+2.6+4.8+0.7+0.9+0.4-0.4-1.1+1.8+1.5+.168+0.9+1.9+.208+1.2+1.7+.008
Amen Thompson 62 22.4 9.5 2.4 4.2 6.6 2.6 1.3 0.6 1.5 2.3 3.9 7.2 .536 0.1 0.9 .138 1.7 2.5 .684
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nickeil Alexander-Walker nor Amen Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Amen Thompson
Season 2020-212024-25
Team New Orleans PelicansHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+23+10.3+3.1+2.5+2.6+5.1+1.6+0.4+0.8-0.5-0.5+1.4+0.1+.138+1.3+3.5+.072+1.4+2.2+.043
Amen Thompson 69 32.2 14.1 2.8 5.4 8.2 3.8 1.4 1.3 2.0 2.4 5.6 10.1 .557 0.4 1.3 .275 2.4 3.6 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker DNP------ --- ----------
Amen Thompson 7 33.0 15.7 2.7 4.1 6.9 3.3 1.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 6.0 12.1 .494 0.1 0.6 .250 3.6 5.1 .694

Season 3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Amen Thompson
Season 2021-222025-26
Team New Orleans Pelicans, Utah JazzHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+41+14.1+7.0+2.1+2.3+4.4+2.8+0.6+0.1-1.2-0.9+3.0+3.5+.121+1.2+3.2+.127+2.2+2.5+.067
Amen Thompson 24 36.7 17.6 2.7 4.6 7.3 5.2 1.3 0.5 2.6 2.5 6.9 14.0 .493 0.4 2.0 .184 3.4 4.2 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Amen Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Nickeil Alexander-Walker played 4 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 7, from 2023 to 2026—Nickeil Alexander-Walker played in 3 Playoffs.

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