Nickeil Alexander-Walker vs. Larry Bird Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Larry Bird 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.

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, 7 less than Larry Bird, who played 13. Nickeil Alexander-Walker had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Larry Bird had his rookie season in 1979-80. 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.

Rookie Season
	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Larry Bird
Season	2019-20	1979-80
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+35	+23.4	+15.6	+2.4	+6.2	+8.6	+2.6	+1.3	+0.4	-2.1	-2.2	+6.4	+12.1	+.106	+0.3	+1.1	+.060	+3.2	+3.6	+.160
Larry Bird	82	36.0	21.3	2.6	7.8	10.4	4.5	1.7	0.6	3.2	3.4	8.5	17.8	.474	0.7	1.7	.406	3.7	4.4	.836
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Larry Bird	9	41.3	21.3	2.4	8.8	11.2	4.7	1.6	0.9	3.7	3.3	9.2	19.7	.469	0.4	1.7	.267	2.4	2.8	.880

Season 2
	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Larry Bird
Season	2020-21	1980-81
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+36	+17.6	+10.2	+2.0	+5.8	+7.8	+3.3	+1.0	+0.3	-2.0	-1.0	+4.6	+8.3	+.059	+1.5	+3.9	+.077	+2.5	+2.6	+.136
Larry Bird	82	39.5	21.2	2.3	8.6	10.9	5.5	2.0	0.8	3.5	2.9	8.8	18.3	.478	0.2	0.9	.270	3.5	4.0	.863
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Larry Bird	17	44.1	21.9	2.9	11.1	14.0	6.1	2.3	1.0	3.6	3.1	8.6	18.4	.470	0.2	0.5	.375	4.5	5.0	.894

Season 3
	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Larry Bird
Season	2021-22	1981-82
Team	New Orleans Pelicans, Utah Jazz	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+12	+15.4	+12.3	+2.0	+6.0	+8.0	+3.4	+1.2	+0.5	-1.9	-1.6	+5.3	+7.9	+.131	+1.5	+4.5	+.099	+3.1	+3.2	+.120
Larry Bird	77	38.0	22.9	2.6	8.3	10.9	5.8	1.9	0.9	3.3	3.2	9.2	18.4	.503	0.1	0.7	.212	4.3	4.9	.863
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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	+35.8	+12.8	+2.8	+8.8	+11.5	+4.6	+0.9	+1.4	-3.2	-3.6	+5.3	+15.2	+.573	+0.1	+0.5		+2.1	+2.8	+.178
Larry Bird	12	40.8	17.8	2.8	9.8	12.5	5.6	1.9	1.4	3.2	3.6	7.3	17.2	.427	0.1	0.5	.167	3.1	3.8	.822

Season 4
	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Larry Bird
Season	2022-23	1982-83
Team	Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+20	+22.7	+17.4	+2.1	+7.1	+9.3	+4.0	+1.4	+0.5	-2.1	-1.0	+7.3	+13.7	+.060	+0.7	+1.7	+.098	+3.7	+4.3	+.173
Larry Bird	79	37.7	23.6	2.4	8.6	11.0	5.8	1.9	0.9	3.0	2.5	9.5	18.7	.504	0.3	1.0	.286	4.4	5.3	.840
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+1	+10.4	+12.1	+3.1	+7.4	+10.5	+5.4	+1.6	+0.3	-2.4	-0.7	+5.2	+12.3	+.007	+1.8	+4.3	+.150	+3.6	+4.2	+.161
Larry Bird	6	40.0	20.5	3.3	9.2	12.5	6.8	2.2	0.5	3.2	2.5	8.2	19.3	.422	0.2	0.7	.250	4.0	4.8	.828

Season 5
	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Larry Bird
Season	2023-24	1983-84
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+3	+14.9	+16.2	+1.9	+6.2	+8.1	+4.1	+1.0	+0.4	-2.1	-0.8	+6.7	+12.9	+.053	+1.4	+3.2	+.144	+4.1	+4.5	+.088
Larry Bird	79	38.3	24.2	2.3	7.8	10.1	6.6	1.8	0.9	3.0	2.5	9.6	19.5	.492	0.2	0.9	.247	4.7	5.3	.888
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+7	+18.2	+20.2	+2.4	+6.9	+9.2	+3.6	+1.7	+0.8	-2.9	-1.6	+7.4	+12.0	+.158	+1.2	+4.4	+.116	+6.7	+7.7	+.121
Larry Bird	23	41.8	27.5	2.7	8.3	11.0	5.9	2.3	1.2	3.8	3.1	10.0	19.0	.524	0.3	0.7	.412	7.3	8.3	.879

Season 6
	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Larry Bird
Season	2024-25	1984-85
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+2	+14.2	+19.3	+1.4	+5.9	+7.3	+3.9	+1.0	+0.8	-1.9	-0.9	+8.2	+14.5	+.084	+1.0	+2.9	+.046	+3.9	+4.3	+.102
Larry Bird	80	39.5	28.7	2.1	8.5	10.5	6.6	1.6	1.2	3.1	2.6	11.5	22.0	.522	0.7	1.6	.427	5.0	5.7	.882
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+5	+20.1	+17.7	+2.2	+5.2	+7.3	+3.5	+1.3	+0.7	-1.4	-1.1	+6.9	+13.8	+.072	+1.1	+2.9	+.069	+5.1	+5.7	+.008
Larry Bird	20	40.8	26.0	2.7	6.5	9.1	5.8	1.7	1.0	2.9	2.7	9.8	21.3	.461	0.4	1.3	.280	6.1	6.8	.890

Additional Years
* Larry Bird played 7 seasons more than Nickeil Alexander-Walker in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 7 to 13, from 1986 to 1992—Larry Bird played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 7 extra years over Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Larry Bird got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Finals MVP 1 Season MVP 3 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 6 All-Star Game