Nickeil Alexander-Walker vs. John Collins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Collins 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 less than John Collins, who played 8. Nickeil Alexander-Walker had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while John Collins had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
John Collins 8 3 2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nickeil Alexander-Walker John Collins
Season 2019-202017-18
Team New Orleans PelicansAtlanta Hawks
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:+27+11.5+4.8+2.2+3.3+5.5+0.6+0.2+0.9-0.3-1.7+2.1+1.7+.208+0.8+2.2+.006+1.3+1.7+.039
John Collins 74 24.1 10.5 2.4 4.9 7.3 1.3 0.6 1.1 1.4 2.9 4.2 7.4 .576 0.2 0.6 .340 1.8 2.5 .715
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nickeil Alexander-Walker nor John Collins played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Nickeil Alexander-Walker John Collins
Season 2020-212018-19
Team New Orleans PelicansAtlanta Hawks
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:+15+8.1+8.5+3.3+3.4+6.7+0.2+0.6+0.1-0.5-1.4+3.4+3.6+.141+0.8+2.2+.001+2.3+3.0+.036
John Collins 61 30.0 19.5 3.6 6.2 9.8 2.0 0.4 0.6 2.0 3.3 7.6 13.6 .560 0.9 2.6 .348 3.3 4.4 .763
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nickeil Alexander-Walker nor John Collins played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker John Collins
Season 2021-222019-20
Team New Orleans Pelicans, Utah JazzAtlanta Hawks
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:+24+10.6+11.0+2.2+5.0+7.2+0.9+0.1+1.2-0.4-1.8+4.7+4.3+.211+0.2+1.6+.090+1.7+2.0+.057
John Collins 41 33.2 21.6 2.8 7.3 10.1 1.5 0.8 1.6 1.8 3.4 8.6 14.8 .583 1.4 3.6 .401 2.9 3.7 .800
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
John Collins DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Nickeil Alexander-Walker John Collins
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Utah Jazz, Minnesota TimberwolvesAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+4+14.3+11.4+1.6+4.0+5.7+0.6+0.6-0.4-1.6+4.6+7.2+.112+0.3+0.6+.015+2.0+2.2+.166
John Collins 63 29.3 17.6 1.9 5.5 7.4 1.2 0.5 1.0 1.3 3.1 6.8 12.2 .556 1.3 3.3 .399 2.7 3.2 .833
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:+13+2.4+5.5+1.8+4.9+6.7+0.5+0.2+0.4-0.5-1.5+2.6+3.1+.120+0.9+1.9+.043+1.3+1.4+.166
John Collins 18 32.0 13.9 2.0 6.7 8.7 0.9 0.4 0.6 1.3 3.3 5.6 10.1 .549 1.1 3.1 .357 1.7 2.0 .833

Season 5
Nickeil Alexander-Walker John Collins
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+28+7.4+8.2+1.3+4.5+5.8+0.7+0.2+0.5-0.2-1.3+3.4+5.3+.087+0.4+0.8+.027+1.9+2.3+.007
John Collins 54 30.8 16.2 1.7 6.1 7.8 1.8 0.6 1.0 1.1 3.0 6.3 11.9 .526 1.2 3.3 .364 2.5 3.1 .793
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
difference:+11+0.8+2.1+0.1+2.8+2.8+1.1+0.2+0.2-0.1-0.9+1.2+0.8+.121+0.7+2.9+.068+0.4+1.4+.500
John Collins 5 24.4 9.4 0.4 4.2 4.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 1.0 2.4 3.8 7.8 .487 0.8 2.2 .364 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 6
Nickeil Alexander-Walker John Collins
Season 2024-252022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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6th 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 25.3 9.4 0.7 2.6 3.2 2.7 0.6 0.4 1.2 1.7 3.3 7.5 .438 1.7 4.5 .381 1.1 1.4 .780
difference:+11+4.7+3.7+0.4+2.8+3.3+1.5+0.6-0.1-1.4+1.8+2.5+.070+0.7+1.1+.089+0.9+1.1+.023
John Collins 71 30.0 13.1 1.1 5.4 6.5 1.2 0.6 1.0 1.1 3.1 5.1 10.0 .508 1.0 3.4 .292 2.0 2.5 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 15 20.7 8.3 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.3 0.4 0.3 1.5 1.6 2.9 7.5 .389 1.5 4.2 .349 1.0 1.1 .882
difference:+9+6.6+3.0+0.7+1.9+2.5+1.5+0.1+0.7-0.6+1.4+2.5+.044+0.3+1.1+.005+0.2+0.1+.049
John Collins 6 27.3 11.3 1.2 3.2 4.3 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.5 2.2 4.3 10.0 .433 1.8 5.3 .344 0.8 1.0 .833

Additional Years

* John Collins played 2 seasons more than Nickeil Alexander-Walker in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2024 to 2025—John Collins didn't play in the postseason.

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