Nickeil Alexander-Walker vs. Jalen Green Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Green 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 6 years in the NBA, 2 more than Jalen Green, who played 4. Nickeil Alexander-Walker had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Jalen Green 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 6 4 2019-20 to 2024-25
Jalen Green 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Jalen Green
Season 2019-202021-22
Team New Orleans PelicansHouston Rockets
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:+20+19.3+11.6+0.3+1.3+1.6+0.7+0.3+0.1-0.9-0.3+4.0+8.5+.058+1.3+4.0+.003+2.3+2.7+.121
Jalen Green 67 31.9 17.3 0.5 2.9 3.4 2.6 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.5 6.1 14.2 .426 2.3 6.8 .343 2.8 3.5 .797
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nickeil Alexander-Walker nor Jalen Green played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Jalen Green
Season 2020-212022-23
Team New Orleans PelicansHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+30+12.3+11.1+0.3+0.4+0.6+1.5+0.2+0.3-1.1-0.2+3.2+7.9+.003+0.8+2.5+.009+3.8+4.7+.059
Jalen Green 76 34.2 22.1 0.6 3.2 3.7 3.7 0.8 0.2 2.6 1.7 7.4 17.9 .416 2.5 7.3 .338 4.8 6.1 .786
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nickeil Alexander-Walker nor Jalen Green played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Jalen Green
Season 2021-222023-24
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:+17+9.1+9.0+0.1+2.4+2.3+1.1+0.1+0.1-0.9-0.2+3.0+5.7+.051+0.9+2.2+.021+2.3+2.6+.061
Jalen Green 82 31.7 19.6 0.5 4.7 5.2 3.5 0.8 0.3 2.3 1.4 6.9 16.2 .423 2.5 7.4 .332 3.5 4.3 .804
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
Jalen Green DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Jalen Green
Season 2022-232024-25
Team Utah Jazz, Minnesota TimberwolvesHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+23+17.9+14.8+0.2+2.5+2.9+1.6+0.4+0.1-1.6+5.2+12.5+.021+1.9+5.4+.030+2.6+3.1+.146
Jalen Green 82 32.9 21.0 0.5 4.0 4.6 3.4 0.9 0.3 2.5 1.5 7.4 17.5 .423 2.9 8.1 .354 3.3 4.1 .813
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:+2+1.7+4.9+0.2+3.2+3.4+1.5+0.1-0.6-0.9+1.6+5.3+.057+0.1+1.3+.105+1.9+2.8
Jalen Green 7 31.3 13.3 0.4 5.0 5.4 2.9 0.6 0.3 1.4 0.9 4.6 12.3 .372 1.9 6.3 .295 2.3 3.4 .667

Additional Years

* Nickeil Alexander-Walker played 2 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 6, from 2024 to 2025—Nickeil Alexander-Walker played in two Playoffs.

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