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

Nickeil Alexander-Walker vs Tyler Herro

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Alexander-Walker · Herro
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Alexander-Walker
Hawks
2025-26
Herro
Bucks
Tyler Herro
78
Games
availability
33
33.4
Minutes
per game
31.3
20.8
Points
per game
20.5
3.4
Rebounds
per game
4.8
3.7
Assists
per game
4.1
1.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.1
2.1
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.9
45.9%
Field goal %
48.0%
39.9%
Three-point %
8.1 vs 6.7 attempts
37.8%
90.2%
Free throw %
91.7%
61.0%
True shooting
TS%
60.2%
23.0%
Usage
USG%
24.8%
15.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
19.9%
4.9%
Rebound %
of available
7.1%
+4.0
Net rating
on court
-2.0
10.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
+3.1
Plus-minus
per game
-1.2
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

Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (20.8 vs 20.5), on Herro's heavier usage (24.8% vs 23.0%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (61.0% vs 60.2%).

Playmaking goes to Herro (4.1 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Herro (4.8 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Alexander-Walker played 45 more games (78 vs 33 of 82).

With Alexander-Walker on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.0 per 100 possessions, against -2.0 for Herro; 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, Herro $33.0M through 2026-27. 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
Herro
43-35
Record when playing
14-19
20.7
Points at home
20.6
20.9
Points on the road
20.4
20.5
Points in wins
22.3
21.2
Points in losses
19.2
41
Season high
33
10
30-point games
3
2
Double-doubles
0
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
Herro · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at WAS24 pts · 2 reb · 9 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at IND25 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CHA18 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at OKC13 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Alexander-Walker · contract
2026-27$14.4M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29player option$15.9M
Herro · contract
2026-27$33.0M

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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).