Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

James Harden vs Nickeil Alexander-Walker

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Harden · Alexander-Walker

Harden

Cavaliers

2025-26

Alexander-Walker

Hawks

Games

availability

34.8

Minutes

per game

33.4

23.6

Points

per game

20.8

4.8

Rebounds

per game

3.4

8.0

Assists

per game

3.7

1.5

Steals + blocks

per game

1.8

3.5

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

2.1

43.4%

Field goal %

45.9%

37.5%

Three-point %

8.2 vs 8.1 attempts

39.9%

88.4%

Free throw %

90.2%

61.0%

True shooting

TS%

61.0%

27.9%

Usage

USG%

23.0%

34.7%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

15.5%

7.0%

Rebound %

of available

4.9%

+1.8

Net rating

on court

+4.0

14.3%

PIE

player impact estimate

10.5%

+1.4

Plus-minus

per game

+3.1

Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

James Harden scored more in 2025-26, 2.8 points a game apart (23.6 vs 20.8), on Harden's heavier usage (27.9% vs 23.0%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (61.0% vs 61.0%).

Playmaking goes to Harden (8.0 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Harden (4.8 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Alexander-Walker played 8 more games (78 vs 70 of 82).

With Alexander-Walker on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.0 per 100 possessions, against +1.8 for Harden; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Harden $30.6M through 2028-29, Alexander-Walker $14.4M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Harden

2025-26

Alexander-Walker

40-30

Record when playing

43-35

21.9

Points at home

20.7

25.1

Points on the road

20.9

24.3

Points in wins

20.5

22.7

Points in losses

21.2

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Harden · last 5

Tue, Oct 13 at ORL13 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast

Sun, Oct 11 vs ORL24 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast

Thu, Oct 8 vs BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Mon, May 25 vs NYK12 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast

Sat, May 23 vs NYK19 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast

Alexander-Walker · last 5

Wed, Oct 21 at ORL31 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast

Fri, Oct 16 at DAL25 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast

Mon, Oct 12 vs OKC16 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast

Thu, Oct 8 at SAS7 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast

Mon, Oct 5 vs MEM14 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast

Harden · contract

2026-27$30.6M

2027-28$32.2M

2028-29player option$33.7M

Alexander-Walker · contract

2026-27$14.4M

2027-28$15.2M

2028-29player option$15.9M

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Harden vs
Keyonte George · Cade Cunningham · Austin Reaves · Jamal Murray

Alexander-Walker vs
Shaedon Sharpe · Tyler Herro · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball

Harden vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

Alexander-Walker vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).