Nickeil Alexander-Walker vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

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

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:

1-2-3-4-5

Rookie Season
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Franz Wagner
Season 2019-202021-22
Team New Orleans PelicansOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
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:+32+18.1+9.5+0.9+1.8+2.7+1.0+0.5+0.2-0.4-0.9+3.7+6.6+.100+0.2+0.6+.008+1.9+2.0+.187
Franz Wagner 79 30.7 15.2 1.1 3.4 4.5 2.9 0.9 0.4 1.5 2.1 5.8 12.3 .468 1.2 3.4 .354 2.4 2.8 .863
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nickeil Alexander-Walker nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Franz Wagner
Season 2020-212022-23
Team New Orleans PelicansOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
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:+34+10.7+7.6+0.6+0.4+1.0+1.3+0.3-0.6-0.4+2.6+4.0+.066+0.1+0.3+.014+2.4+2.6+.115
Franz Wagner 80 32.6 18.6 0.9 3.2 4.1 3.5 1.0 0.2 2.1 2.3 6.8 14.0 .485 1.6 4.5 .361 3.4 4.0 .842
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nickeil Alexander-Walker nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Franz Wagner
Season 2021-222023-24
Team New Orleans Pelicans, Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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:+7+9.9+9.1+0.4+2.0+2.4+1.3+0.4-0.5-0.7+3.4+4.7+.110+0.3+0.6+.030+2.6+2.7+.107
Franz Wagner 72 32.5 19.7 1.0 4.3 5.3 3.7 1.1 0.4 1.9 2.3 7.3 15.2 .482 1.3 4.6 .281 3.8 4.4 .850
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:+6+32.0+13.9+1.4+4.4+5.9+3.4+0.3+1.3-1.3-2.9+4.0+12.7+.592+1.3+4.9+4.6+5.3+.114
Franz Wagner 7 37.0 18.9 1.4 5.4 6.9 4.4 0.7 1.3 1.3 2.9 6.0 14.7 .408 1.3 4.9 .265 5.6 6.3 .886

Season 4
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Franz Wagner
Season 2022-232024-25
Team Utah Jazz, Minnesota TimberwolvesOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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:+1+18.7+18.0+0.6+3.3+4.0+2.9+0.8-1.4-1.0+6.8+14.4+.019+0.7+3.2+.089+3.8+4.2+.204
Franz Wagner 60 33.7 24.2 0.9 4.8 5.7 4.7 1.3 0.4 2.3 2.5 9.0 19.4 .463 1.7 5.9 .295 4.5 5.2 .871
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:+9.4+17.4+0.4+2.4+2.8+4.2+0.6+0.2-1.2-1.4+7.2+16.0+.014+0.6+2.4+.211+3.6+4.6+.102
Franz Wagner 5 39.0 25.8 0.6 4.2 4.8 5.6 1.2 0.4 2.0 3.2 10.2 23.0 .443 1.4 7.4 .189 4.0 5.2 .769

Season 5
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Franz Wagner
Season 2023-242025-26
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
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:+58+10.0+14.7+1.1+3.0+4.1+1.2+0.4+0.1-0.9-0.5+4.9+9.3+.051+0.1+0.1+.031+5.0+6.0+.023
Franz Wagner 24 33.4 22.7 1.5 4.6 6.1 3.7 1.2 0.4 1.8 2.2 7.8 15.9 .490 1.5 4.2 .360 5.6 6.8 .823
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
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Nickeil Alexander-Walker played 2 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

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

Share: