Samaki Walker vs. Kel'el Ware Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kel'el Ware and Samaki Walker that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Samaki Walker: 1996-97 to 2005-06
Kel'el Ware: 2024-25 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Samaki Walker 1 Kel'el Ware 0

NBA Seasons Samaki Walker 10 Kel'el Ware 2

Playoffs Played Samaki Walker 5 Kel'el Ware 1

All-Star Games Samaki Walker 0 Kel'el Ware 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Samaki Walker 5.3 Kel'el Ware 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Samaki Walker 4.7 Kel'el Ware 8.2

Assists Per Game Samaki Walker 0.6 Kel'el Ware 0.8

Steals Per Game Samaki Walker 0.3 Kel'el Ware 0.7

Blocks Per Game Samaki Walker 0.7 Kel'el Ware 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Samaki Walker 2,376 Kel'el Ware 877

Total Rebounds Samaki Walker 2,089 Kel'el Ware 726

Total Assists Samaki Walker 252 Kel'el Ware 74

Total Steals Samaki Walker 134 Kel'el Ware 63

Total Blocks Samaki Walker 316 Kel'el Ware 104

Total Games Samaki Walker 445 Kel'el Ware 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Samaki Walker .462 Kel'el Ware .549

3-Point Percentage Samaki Walker .111 Kel'el Ware .351

Free Throw Percentage Samaki Walker .630 Kel'el Ware .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Samaki Walker 8.9 (1998) Kel'el Ware 11.3 (2026)

Rebounds Per Game Samaki Walker 7.4 (1998) Kel'el Ware 10.1 (2026)

Assists Per Game Samaki Walker 1.0 (2003) Kel'el Ware 0.9 (2025)

Steals Per Game Samaki Walker 0.7 (1998) Kel'el Ware 1.0 (2026)

Blocks Per Game Samaki Walker 1.3 (2002) Kel'el Ware 1.3 (2026)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Samaki Walker 2.4 Kel'el Ware 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Samaki Walker 3.1 Kel'el Ware 4.8

Assists Per Game Samaki Walker 0.2 Kel'el Ware 1.0

Steals Per Game Samaki Walker 0.1 Kel'el Ware 0.3

Blocks Per Game Samaki Walker 0.4 Kel'el Ware 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Samaki Walker 116 Kel'el Ware 19

Total Rebounds Samaki Walker 151 Kel'el Ware 19

Total Assists Samaki Walker 11 Kel'el Ware 4

Total Steals Samaki Walker 5 Kel'el Ware 1

Total Blocks Samaki Walker 21 Kel'el Ware 2

Total Games Samaki Walker 48 Kel'el Ware 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Samaki Walker .429 Kel'el Ware .444

3-Point Percentage Samaki Walker 1.000 Kel'el Ware .273

Free Throw Percentage Samaki Walker .676 Kel'el Ware -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Samaki Walker 9.0 (2000) Kel'el Ware 4.8 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game Samaki Walker 11.3 (2000) Kel'el Ware 4.8 (2025)

Assists Per Game Samaki Walker 0.5 (2000) Kel'el Ware 1.0 (2025)

Steals Per Game Samaki Walker 0.3 (2000) Kel'el Ware 0.3 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Samaki Walker 3.0 (2000) Kel'el Ware 0.5 (2025)