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Nets · F · 28
Michael Porter Jr.
vs
2025-26
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Hawks · G · 28
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Michael Porter Jr. vs Nickeil Alexander-Walker

7-10categories
Porter Jr. · Alexander-Walker
17
Porter Jr.
Nets
2025-26
Alexander-Walker
Hawks
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
52
Games
availability
78
32.5
Minutes
per game
33.4
24.2
Points
per game
20.8
7.1
Rebounds
per game
3.4
3.0
Assists
per game
3.7
1.4
Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
2.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.1
46.3%
Field goal %
45.9%
36.3%
Three-point %
9.3 vs 8.1 attempts
39.9%
85.9%
Free throw %
90.2%
59.5%
True shooting
TS%
61.0%
29.2%
Usage
USG%
23.0%
16.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.5%
11.0%
Rebound %
of available
4.9%
-6.6
Net rating
on court
+4.0
14.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.5%
-3.9
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

Michael Porter Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 3.4 points a game apart (24.2 vs 20.8), on Porter Jr.'s heavier usage (29.2% vs 23.0%).

Alexander-Walker is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% to 59.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Alexander-Walker (3.7 vs 3.0 assists), the glass to Porter Jr. (7.1 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Alexander-Walker played 26 more games (78 vs 52 of 82).

With Alexander-Walker on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.0 per 100 possessions, against -6.6 for Porter Jr.; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Porter Jr. $40.8M through 2026-27, 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
Porter Jr.
2025-26
Alexander-Walker
14-38
Record when playing
43-35
25.2
Points at home
20.7
23.3
Points on the road
20.9
28.5
Points in wins
20.5
22.6
Points in losses
21.2
38
Season high
41
14
30-point games
10
12
Double-doubles
2

Last games & contracts

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Porter Jr. · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs CHA26 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIA27 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at WAS22 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at CHA16 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Mar 10 vs DET19 pts · 2 reb · 1 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
Porter Jr. · contract
2026-27$40.8M
Alexander-Walker · contract
2026-27$14.4M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29player option$15.9M

More comparisons

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Porter Jr. vs
Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Victor Wembanyama · Jalen Johnson
Alexander-Walker vs
Shaedon Sharpe · Tyler Herro · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball
Porter Jr. 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 · 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 · 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).