Nickeil Alexander-Walker vs. Michael Jordan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Jordan 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, 9 less than Michael Jordan, who played 15. Nickeil Alexander-Walker had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Michael Jordan had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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	Michael Jordan
Season	2019-20	1984-85
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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	+25.7	+22.5	+1.8	+2.9	+4.7	+4.0	+2.0	+0.6	-2.4	-2.3	+8.1	+14.1	+.147	+0.9	+2.2	+.173	+7.2	+8.3	+.169
Michael Jordan	82	38.3	28.2	2.0	4.5	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	3.5	3.5	10.2	19.8	.515	0.1	0.6	.173	7.7	9.1	.845
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Jordan	4	42.8	29.3	1.8	4.0	5.8	8.5	2.8	1.0	3.8	3.8	8.5	19.5	.436	0.3	2.0	.125	12.0	14.5	.828

Season 2
	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Michael Jordan
Season	2020-21	1985-86
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+28	+3.2	+11.7	+1.0	+0.5	+0.5	+0.7	+1.1	+0.7	-1.0	-0.7	+4.1	+8.2	+.038	+1.5	+3.8	+.180	+4.8	+5.5	+.113
Michael Jordan	18	25.1	22.7	1.3	2.3	3.6	2.9	2.1	1.2	2.5	2.6	8.3	18.2	.457	0.2	1.0	.167	5.8	6.9	.840
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Jordan	3	45.0	43.7	1.7	4.7	6.3	5.7	2.3	1.3	4.7	4.3	16.0	31.7	.505	0.3	0.3	1.000	11.3	13.0	.872

Season 3
	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Michael Jordan
Season	2021-22	1986-87
Team	New Orleans Pelicans, Utah Jazz	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bulls 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	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:	+17	+17.4	+26.5	+1.4	+0.9	+2.3	+2.2	+2.2	+1.1	-1.9	-1.3	+9.5	+17.3	+.110	+1.5	+4.4	+.129	+9.0	+10.2	+.114
Michael Jordan	82	40.0	37.1	2.0	3.2	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	3.3	2.9	13.4	27.8	.482	0.1	0.8	.182	10.2	11.9	.857
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:	+2	+37.7	+30.7	+2.3	+3.7	+6.0	+5.0	+1.0	+2.3	-2.7	-3.7	+9.7	+26.0	+.583	+0.7	+1.7		+10.7	+12.0	+.103
Michael Jordan	3	42.7	35.7	2.3	4.7	7.0	6.0	2.0	2.3	2.7	3.7	11.7	28.0	.417	0.7	1.7	.400	11.7	13.0	.897

Season 4
	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Michael Jordan
Season	2022-23	1987-88
Team	Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bulls 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:	+23	+25.4	+28.8	+1.4	+2.3	+3.8	+4.1	+2.7	+1.2	-2.2	-1.8	+10.8	+19.4	+.091	+0.9	+2.1	+.252	+8.1	+9.5	+.174
Michael Jordan	82	40.4	35.0	1.7	3.8	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	3.1	3.3	13.0	24.4	.535	0.1	0.6	.132	8.8	10.5	.841
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:	+5	+13.1	+27.9	+2.1	+3.0	+5.1	+3.3	+1.8	+0.9	-3.1	-2.0	+10.8	+19.0	+.102	+1.9	+4.7	+.067	+8.2	+9.3	+.202
Michael Jordan	10	42.7	36.3	2.3	4.8	7.1	4.7	2.4	1.1	3.9	3.8	13.8	26.0	.531	0.1	0.3	.333	8.6	9.9	.869

Season 5
	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Michael Jordan
Season	2023-24	1988-89
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals	Bulls Lost East Conf Finals

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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:	+1	+16.8	+24.5	+1.4	+4.6	+6.0	+5.5	+2.1	+0.3	-2.7	-1.3	+9.0	+15.6	+.099	+1.3	+2.9	+.115	+7.7	+9.0	+.050
Michael Jordan	81	40.2	32.5	1.8	6.2	8.0	8.0	2.9	0.8	3.6	3.0	11.9	22.2	.538	0.3	1.2	.276	8.3	9.8	.850
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:	+1	+18.6	+27.5	+1.2	+4.1	+5.2	+5.3	+1.9	+0.4	-3.1	-2.3	+9.1	+15.9	+.144	+0.9	+3.0	+.010	+10.2	+12.9	+.201
Michael Jordan	17	42.2	34.8	1.5	5.5	7.0	7.6	2.5	0.8	4.0	3.8	11.7	22.9	.510	0.6	2.1	.286	10.8	13.5	.799

Season 6
	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Michael Jordan
Season	2024-25	1989-90
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals	Bulls 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:		+13.7	+24.2	+1.0	+2.5	+3.7	+3.6	+2.2	+0.3	-1.8	-1.2	+9.3	+16.5	+.088	+0.6	+1.5	+.005	+6.1	+7.1	+.068
Michael Jordan	82	39.0	33.6	1.7	5.1	6.9	6.3	2.8	0.7	3.0	2.9	12.6	24.0	.526	1.1	3.0	.376	7.2	8.5	.848
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	+21.4	+28.4	+1.0	+4.4	+5.4	+4.5	+2.4	+0.6	-2.0	-1.8	+10.8	+19.1	+.125	+0.5	+1.1	+.029	+7.3	+8.8	+.046
Michael Jordan	16	42.1	36.7	1.5	5.7	7.2	6.8	2.8	0.9	3.5	3.4	13.7	26.6	.514	1.0	3.1	.320	8.3	9.9	.836

Additional Years
* Michael Jordan played 9 seasons more than Nickeil Alexander-Walker in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 7 to 15, from 1991 to 2003—Michael Jordan played in 7 Playoffs and won 6 NBA Championships. In those 9 extra years over Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Michael Jordan got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	6 Finals MVP 4 Season MVP 6 All-NBA First Team 6 All-Defensive First Team 6 Scoring Leader 1 Steals Leader 8 All-Star Game 2 All-Star Game MVP