Nickeil Alexander-Walker vs. Evan Mobley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Evan Mobley 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, 2 more than Evan Mobley, who played 5. Nickeil Alexander-Walker had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Evan Mobley had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Evan Mobley 5 3 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Evan Mobley
Season 2019-202021-22
Team New Orleans PelicansCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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:+22+21.2+9.3+1.9+4.6+6.5+0.6+0.4+1.5-0.8-0.9+4.0+6.3+.140+0.7+1.5+.096+1.9+2.9+.013
Evan Mobley 69 33.8 15.0 2.1 6.2 8.3 2.5 0.8 1.7 1.9 2.1 6.1 12.0 .508 0.3 1.3 .250 2.4 3.7 .663
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nickeil Alexander-Walker nor Evan Mobley played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Evan Mobley
Season 2020-212022-23
Team New Orleans PelicansCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East 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:+33+12.5+5.2+2.1+3.8+5.9+0.6+0.2+1.0-0.3-0.9+2.4+2.0+.135+1.4+3.5+.131+1.6+2.4+.053
Evan Mobley 79 34.4 16.2 2.4 6.6 9.0 2.8 0.8 1.5 1.8 2.8 6.6 12.0 .554 0.3 1.3 .216 2.6 3.8 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker DNP------ --- ----------
Evan Mobley 5 37.6 9.8 3.0 7.0 10.0 2.0 0.6 1.2 2.4 2.6 4.4 9.6 .458 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.6 .625

Season 3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Evan Mobley
Season 2021-222023-24
Team New Orleans Pelicans, Utah JazzCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+15+8.0+5.1+1.6+4.8+6.5+0.8+0.2+1.0-0.4-1.1+2.5+0.5+.208+1.2+4.0+.062+1.3+1.7+.024
Evan Mobley 50 30.6 15.7 2.2 7.1 9.4 3.2 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.7 6.4 11.0 .580 0.4 1.2 .373 2.5 3.4 .719
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
difference:+11+30.2+11.0+2.5+5.8+8.3+1.3+0.2+2.2-1.8-2.8+4.8+10.2+.445+0.4+1.5+1.1+2.0+.306
Evan Mobley 12 35.2 16.0 2.5 6.8 9.3 2.3 0.8 2.2 1.8 2.8 6.8 12.2 .555 0.4 1.5 .278 2.1 3.0 .694

Season 4
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Evan Mobley
Season 2022-232024-25
Team Utah Jazz, Minnesota TimberwolvesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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4th 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 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
difference:+12+15.5+12.3+2.0+5.5+7.6+1.4+0.4+1.2-1.1-0.5+4.9+7.8+.113+0.2+0.5+.014+2.4+3.3+.058
Evan Mobley 71 30.5 18.5 2.3 7.0 9.3 3.2 0.9 1.6 2.0 2.0 7.1 12.8 .557 1.2 3.2 .370 3.1 4.3 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+3+2.5+8.7+2.4+3.7+6.1+0.2+0.5+0.8-0.6-0.5+3.4+3.9+.157+0.2+1.1+.052+2.2+2.5+.173
Evan Mobley 8 32.1 17.1 2.6 5.5 8.1 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 6.4 10.9 .586 1.8 3.9 .452 2.6 3.1 .840

Season 5
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Evan Mobley
Season 2023-242025-26
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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5th 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 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
difference:+57+10.8+11.1+2.2+5.1+7.3+1.6+0.2+1.1-1.3-0.7+4.1+7.5+.057+0.1+0.2+.039+3.0+4.8+.160
Evan Mobley 25 34.2 19.1 2.6 6.7 9.3 4.1 1.0 1.6 2.2 2.4 7.0 14.1 .496 1.5 4.3 .352 3.6 5.6 .640
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Evan Mobley DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Nickeil Alexander-Walker played 2 seasons more than Evan Mobley in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2025 to 2026—Nickeil Alexander-Walker played in one postseason.

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