Nickeil Alexander-Walker vs. LeBron James Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of LeBron James 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 7 years in the NBA, 16 less than LeBron James, who played 23. Nickeil Alexander-Walker had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while LeBron James had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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	LeBron James
Season	2019-20	2003-04
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+32	+26.9	+15.2	+1.1	+2.6	+3.7	+4.0	+1.2	+0.5	-2.4	-0.7	+5.8	+13.2	+.049	+0.2	+0.1	+.056	+3.9	+5.0	+.078
LeBron James	79	39.5	20.9	1.3	4.2	5.5	5.9	1.6	0.7	3.5	1.9	7.9	18.9	.417	0.8	2.7	.290	4.4	5.8	.754
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nickeil Alexander-Walker nor LeBron James played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	LeBron James
Season	2020-21	2004-05
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+34	+20.5	+16.2	+1.1	+3.2	+4.3	+5.0	+1.2	+0.2	-1.8	-0.1	+5.7	+11.1	+.053	+0.3	+0.9	+.004	+5.0	+6.6	+.023
LeBron James	80	42.4	27.2	1.4	6.0	7.4	7.2	2.2	0.7	3.3	1.8	9.9	21.1	.472	1.4	3.9	.351	6.0	8.0	.750
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nickeil Alexander-Walker nor LeBron James played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	LeBron James
Season	2021-22	2005-06
Team	New Orleans Pelicans, Utah Jazz	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+14	+19.9	+20.8	+0.3	+3.8	+4.1	+4.2	+0.9	+0.4	-1.9	-0.7	+7.2	+12.6	+.108		+0.4	+.024	+6.4	+8.6	+.005
LeBron James	79	42.5	31.4	0.9	6.1	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	3.3	2.3	11.1	23.1	.480	1.6	4.8	.335	7.6	10.3	.738
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:	+12	+41.5	+25.8	+1.7	+5.4	+7.1	+4.8	+0.4	+0.7	-5.0	-3.4	+9.2	+21.6	+.524	+1.6	+4.8		+5.7	+8.1	+.263
LeBron James	13	46.5	30.8	1.7	6.4	8.1	5.8	1.4	0.7	5.0	3.4	11.2	23.6	.476	1.6	4.8	.333	6.7	9.1	.737

Season 4
	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	LeBron James
Season	2022-23	2006-07
Team	Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals

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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:	+19	+25.9	+21.1	+0.8	+4.2	+5.0	+4.2	+1.1	+0.3	-2.3	-0.7	+7.7	+15.8	+.032	+0.3	+1.3	+.065	+5.6	+8.0	+.031
LeBron James	78	40.9	27.3	1.1	5.7	6.7	6.0	1.6	0.7	3.2	2.2	9.9	20.8	.476	1.3	4.0	.319	6.3	9.0	.698
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:	+15	+15.1	+16.7	+1.1	+5.0	+6.1	+6.6	+1.1	+0.3	-2.5	-0.2	+5.3	+13.0	+.013	+0.9	+1.2	+.120	+7.0	+9.2	+.088
LeBron James	20	44.7	25.1	1.3	6.8	8.1	8.0	1.7	0.5	3.3	2.0	8.3	20.0	.416	1.1	3.8	.280	7.4	9.8	.755

Season 5
	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	LeBron James
Season	2023-24	2007-08
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+7	+17.0	+22.0	+1.4	+4.5	+5.9	+4.7	+1.0	+0.6	-2.5	-0.5	+7.7	+15.3	+.045	+0.1	+0.7	+.076	+6.7	+9.5	+.088
LeBron James	75	40.4	30.0	1.8	6.1	7.9	7.2	1.8	1.1	3.4	2.2	10.6	21.9	.484	1.5	4.8	.315	7.3	10.3	.712
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:	+3	+18.9	+20.9	+0.9	+5.2	+6.0	+5.3	+1.2	+0.9	-3.3	-1.0	+6.1	+14.2	+.045	+0.1	+0.3	+.039	+8.8	+12.2	+.269
LeBron James	13	42.5	28.2	1.2	6.6	7.8	7.6	1.8	1.3	4.2	2.5	8.7	21.2	.411	1.4	5.4	.257	9.4	12.8	.731

Season 6
	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	LeBron James
Season	2024-25	2008-09
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 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:	+1	+12.4	+19.0	+0.6	+3.7	+4.4	+4.5	+1.1	+0.7	-1.8		+6.4	+12.4	+.051	+0.1	+0.2	+.037	+6.2	+8.0
LeBron James	81	37.7	28.4	1.3	6.3	7.6	7.2	1.7	1.1	3.0	1.7	9.7	19.9	.489	1.6	4.7	.344	7.3	9.4	.780
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:	+1	+20.7	+27.0	+0.9	+6.5	+7.3	+5.0	+1.2	+0.6	-1.2	-0.5	+8.5	+14.8	+.121	+0.4	+1.6	+.016	+9.6	+13.1	+.133
LeBron James	14	41.4	35.3	1.4	7.8	9.1	7.3	1.6	0.9	2.7	2.1	11.4	22.3	.510	1.9	5.8	.333	10.6	14.2	.749

Season 7
	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	LeBron James
Season	2025-26	2009-10
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis

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7th 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	27	32.7	20.7	0.9	2.9	3.7	3.4	0.9	0.6	2.2	2.2	7.0	15.4	.457	2.9	7.5	.384	3.8	4.4	.864
difference:	+49	+6.3	+9.0		+3.5	+3.6	+5.2	+0.7	+0.4	-1.2	-0.6	+3.1	+4.7	+.046	+1.2	+2.4	+.051	+4.0	+5.8	+.097
LeBron James	76	39.0	29.7	0.9	6.4	7.3	8.6	1.6	1.0	3.4	1.6	10.1	20.1	.503	1.7	5.1	.333	7.8	10.2	.767
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LeBron James	11	41.8	29.1	1.4	7.9	9.3	7.6	1.7	1.8	3.8	2.1	9.6	19.2	.502	1.8	4.5	.400	8.0	10.9	.733

Additional Years
* LeBron James played 16 seasons more than Nickeil Alexander-Walker in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 8 to 23, from 2011 to 2026—LeBron James played in 13 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships and one NBA Cup. In those 16 extra years over Nickeil Alexander-Walker, LeBron James got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	4 Finals MVP 2 Season MVP 9 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 4 All-NBA Third Team 3 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Assists Leader 1 Cup MVP 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 15 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP