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

LeBron James vs Nickeil Alexander-Walker

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James · Alexander-Walker
LeBron James
James
76ers
2025-26
Alexander-Walker
Hawks
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
60
Games
availability
78
33.2
Minutes
per game
33.4
20.9
Points
per game
20.8
6.1
Rebounds
per game
3.4
7.2
Assists
per game
3.7
1.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
3.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.1
51.5%
Field goal %
45.9%
31.7%
Three-point %
4.1 vs 8.1 attempts
39.9%
73.7%
Free throw %
90.2%
59.4%
True shooting
TS%
61.0%
26.2%
Usage
USG%
23.0%
33.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.5%
9.3%
Rebound %
of available
4.9%
+2.6
Net rating
on court
+4.0
15.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.5%
+2.0
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

LeBron James scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (20.9 vs 20.8), on James's heavier usage (26.2% vs 23.0%).

Alexander-Walker is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% to 59.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to James (7.2 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to James (6.1 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Alexander-Walker played 18 more games (78 vs 60 of 82).

With Alexander-Walker on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.0 per 100 possessions, against +2.6 for James; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: James $3.9M through 2027-28, 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
James
2025-26
Alexander-Walker
39-21
Record when playing
43-35
20.7
Points at home
20.7
21.2
Points on the road
20.9
21.3
Points in wins
20.5
20.2
Points in losses
21.2
36
Season high
41
6
30-point games
10
17
Double-doubles
2
James · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at NYK14 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS8 pts · 8 reb · 7 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at BKN10 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 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
James · contract
2026-27$3.9M
2027-28player option$4.1M
Alexander-Walker · contract
2026-27$14.4M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29player option$15.9M

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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).