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Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Hawks · G · 28
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
vs
2025-26
25
Pelicans · F · 26
Trey Murphy III
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Nickeil Alexander-Walker vs Trey Murphy III

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Alexander-Walker · Murphy III
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Alexander-Walker
Hawks
2025-26
Murphy III
Pelicans
25
78
Games
availability
66
33.4
Minutes
per game
35.5
20.8
Points
per game
21.5
3.4
Rebounds
per game
5.7
3.7
Assists
per game
3.8
1.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.9
2.1
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
45.9%
Field goal %
47.0%
39.9%
Three-point %
8.1 vs 8.6 attempts
37.9%
90.2%
Free throw %
88.6%
61.0%
True shooting
TS%
61.3%
23.0%
Usage
USG%
22.3%
15.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.0%
4.9%
Rebound %
of available
7.8%
+4.0
Net rating
on court
-3.6
10.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
+3.1
Plus-minus
per game
-2.6
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

Trey Murphy III scored more in 2025-26, 0.7 points a game apart (21.5 vs 20.8), on Alexander-Walker's heavier usage (23.0% vs 22.3%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (61.0% vs 61.3%).

Playmaking goes to Murphy III (3.8 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Murphy III (5.7 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Alexander-Walker played 12 more games (78 vs 66 of 82).

With Alexander-Walker on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.0 per 100 possessions, against -3.6 for Murphy III; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Alexander-Walker $14.4M through 2028-29, Murphy III $27.0M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Alexander-Walker
2025-26
Murphy III
43-35
Record when playing
21-45
20.7
Points at home
22.1
20.9
Points on the road
20.9
20.5
Points in wins
22.1
21.2
Points in losses
21.2
41
Season high
44
10
30-point games
10
2
Double-doubles
4

Last games & contracts

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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
Murphy III · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs IND11 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS11 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL5 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC11 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Alexander-Walker · contract
2026-27$14.4M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29player option$15.9M
Murphy III · contract
2026-27$27.0M
2027-28$29.0M
2028-29$31.0M

More comparisons

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Alexander-Walker vs
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Murphy III vs
Brandon Ingram · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · LeBron James
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
Murphy III 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 · 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

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).