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

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

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Jalen Suggs
Season 2019-202021-22
Team New Orleans PelicansOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
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:+1+14.6+6.1+0.3+1.4+1.8+2.5+0.8+0.2-1.9-1.8+2.0+5.7+.007+0.1+1.3+.132+2.1+2.6+.097
Jalen Suggs 48 27.2 11.8 0.5 3.0 3.6 4.4 1.2 0.4 3.0 3.0 4.1 11.4 .361 0.9 4.1 .214 2.6 3.4 .773
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nickeil Alexander-Walker nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Jalen Suggs
Season 2020-212022-23
Team New Orleans PelicansOrlando Magic
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:+7+1.6+1.1+0.7+0.8+0.1+0.7+0.3-0.3-0.4+0.7+1.6+0.5+1.0+.020+0.6+0.8+.004
Jalen Suggs 53 23.5 9.9 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.9 1.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.5 8.4 .419 1.2 3.8 .327 1.6 2.2 .723
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nickeil Alexander-Walker nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Jalen Suggs
Season 2021-222023-24
Team New Orleans Pelicans, Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+10+4.4+2.0+0.1+0.2+0.3+0.7+0.2-0.4-1.1+0.6+1.0+.099+0.4+0.1+.086+0.4+0.4+.013
Jalen Suggs 75 27.0 12.6 0.6 2.4 3.1 2.7 1.4 0.6 1.8 2.7 4.5 9.5 .471 2.0 5.1 .397 1.6 2.1 .756
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+28.1+9.7+1.6+2.6+4.1+2.3+0.3+0.4-2.9-2.6+2.7+9.7+.598+2.0+6.9+2.3+3.3+.233
Jalen Suggs 7 33.1 14.7 1.6 3.6 5.1 3.3 1.3 0.4 2.9 2.6 4.7 11.7 .402 2.0 6.9 .292 3.3 4.3 .767

Season 4
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Jalen Suggs
Season 2022-232024-25
Team Utah Jazz, Minnesota TimberwolvesOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+24+13.6+10.0+0.4+1.9+2.3+1.9+1.0+0.5-2.0-1.3+3.4+8.7+.034+1.2+4.2+.070+2.1+2.1+.215
Jalen Suggs 35 28.6 16.2 0.7 3.4 4.0 3.7 1.5 0.9 2.9 2.8 5.6 13.7 .410 2.2 6.9 .314 2.8 3.1 .882
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
Jalen Suggs DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Nickeil Alexander-Walker played 2 seasons more than Jalen Suggs 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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