Nickeil Alexander-Walker vs. Tyson Chandler Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tyson Chandler 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, 13 less than Tyson Chandler, who played 19. Nickeil Alexander-Walker had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Tyson Chandler had his rookie season in 2001-02. 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
Tyson Chandler 19 10 2001-02 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Tyson Chandler
Season 2019-202001-02
Team New Orleans PelicansChicago Bulls
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:+24+7.0+0.4+1.4+1.6+3.0+1.1+1.1-0.3-1.3+1.4+.129+1.0+2.8+1.4+2.3+.072
Tyson Chandler 71 19.6 6.1 1.6 3.2 4.8 0.8 0.4 1.3 1.4 2.5 2.1 4.3 .497 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.1 .604
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nickeil Alexander-Walker nor Tyson Chandler played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Tyson Chandler
Season 2020-212002-03
Team New Orleans PelicansChicago Bulls
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:+29+2.5+1.8+2.0+1.8+3.8+1.2+0.5+0.9-0.3-1.0+0.8+3.5+.112+1.7+4.8+1.4+2.5+.119
Tyson Chandler 75 24.4 9.2 2.3 4.6 6.9 1.0 0.5 1.4 1.8 2.9 3.4 6.5 .531 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.9 .608
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nickeil Alexander-Walker nor Tyson Chandler played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Tyson Chandler
Season 2021-222003-04
Team New Orleans Pelicans, Utah JazzChicago Bulls
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:+30+0.3+4.5+1.7+3.1+4.8+1.7+0.2+0.8-0.3-0.9+2.0+6.0+.052+1.6+5.2+1.1+1.7+.074
Tyson Chandler 35 22.3 6.1 2.3 5.4 7.7 0.7 0.5 1.2 1.1 2.5 1.9 4.5 .424 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.4 .669
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
Tyson Chandler DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Tyson Chandler
Season 2022-232004-05
Team Utah Jazz, Minnesota TimberwolvesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+21+12.4+1.8+3.0+4.9+8.0+1.0+0.4+1.4-0.6-1.9+0.4+0.2+.050+1.0+2.7+2.1+3.2+.006
Tyson Chandler 80 27.4 8.0 3.3 6.4 9.7 0.8 0.9 1.8 1.5 3.4 2.6 5.2 .494 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 4.2 .673
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:+1+0.6+3.3+4.6+3.0+7.7+0.1+0.4+2.0-0.5-2.7+0.2+0.3+.046+2.0+5.0+4.9+7.1+.029
Tyson Chandler 6 29.0 11.7 4.8 4.8 9.7 1.3 0.2 2.2 1.3 4.5 3.2 6.7 .475 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 7.7 .696

Season 5
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Tyson Chandler
Season 2023-242005-06
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsBulls 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:+3+3.4+2.7+3.0+4.1+7.0+1.5+0.3+0.8-0.7-2.1+0.9+3.0+.126+1.6+4.1+0.6+1.6+.297
Tyson Chandler 79 26.8 5.3 3.4 5.7 9.0 1.0 0.5 1.3 1.6 3.8 2.0 3.6 .565 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.4 .503
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:+10+6.3+5.5+1.0+1.8+2.7+1.8+0.3+0.1-0.1-3.3+1.9+6.0+.301+1.5+5.1+0.1+1.1+.700
Tyson Chandler 6 17.3 1.8 1.3 3.2 4.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.0 4.8 0.7 1.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.7 .300

Season 6
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Tyson Chandler
Season 2024-252006-07
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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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:+9+9.3+0.1+3.7+5.4+9.2+1.8+0.1+1.4-0.5-1.6+0.7+1.1+.186+1.7+4.5+0.4+1.4+.253
Tyson Chandler 73 34.6 9.5 4.4 8.0 12.4 0.9 0.5 1.8 1.7 3.3 4.0 6.4 .624 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.8 .527
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
Tyson Chandler DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Tyson Chandler played 13 seasons more than Nickeil Alexander-Walker in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 19, from 2008 to 2020—Tyson Chandler played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 13 extra years over Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Tyson Chandler got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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