Cameron Johnson vs. Walker Kessler Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Walker Kessler and Cameron Johnson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Cameron Johnson played 7 years in the NBA, 3 more than Walker Kessler, who played 4. Cameron Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Walker Kessler had his rookie season in 2022-23. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Cameron Johnson 7 3 2019-20 to 2025-26
Walker Kessler 4 0 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cameron Johnson Walker Kessler
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Phoenix SunsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 57 22.0 8.8 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.5 3.1 7.1 .435 1.9 4.8 .390 0.8 1.0 .807
difference:+17+1.0+0.4+2.2+2.9+5.1+0.3+0.2+1.9-0.2-0.8+0.9+1.5+.285+1.9+4.8+0.3+1.1+.291
Walker Kessler 74 23.0 9.2 3.1 5.3 8.4 0.9 0.4 2.3 0.8 2.3 4.0 5.6 .720 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.1 .516
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Cameron Johnson nor Walker Kessler played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Cameron Johnson Walker Kessler
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Phoenix SunsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 60 24.0 9.6 0.6 2.8 3.3 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.7 1.4 3.4 8.1 .420 2.0 5.6 .349 0.8 1.0 .847
difference:+4+0.7+1.5+2.0+2.1+4.2+0.5+0.1+2.1-0.3-0.7+0.2+2.6+.234+1.9+5.3+.138+0.1+0.5+.245
Walker Kessler 64 23.3 8.1 2.6 4.9 7.5 0.9 0.5 2.4 1.0 2.1 3.6 5.5 .654 0.1 0.3 .211 0.9 1.5 .602
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 21 21.1 8.2 0.8 2.4 3.1 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.3 2.6 5.2 .500 1.6 3.5 .446 1.4 1.5 .906
Walker Kessler DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Cameron Johnson Walker Kessler
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Phoenix SunsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 66 26.2 12.5 0.6 3.5 4.1 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.7 4.2 9.2 .460 2.5 5.9 .425 1.5 1.7 .860
difference:+8+3.8+1.4+4.0+4.1+8.1+0.2+0.3+2.2-0.8-0.5+0.6+2.0+.203+2.4+5.3+.249+0.1+0.9+.340
Walker Kessler 58 30.0 11.1 4.6 7.6 12.2 1.7 0.6 2.4 1.5 2.2 4.8 7.2 .663 0.1 0.6 .176 1.4 2.6 .520
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 13 24.6 10.8 0.7 2.8 3.5 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.9 2.4 3.5 7.6 .465 1.7 4.5 .373 2.0 2.5 .813
Walker Kessler DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Cameron Johnson Walker Kessler
Season 2022-232025-26
Team Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn NetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 42 28.6 15.5 0.8 3.6 4.4 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.9 2.0 5.3 11.3 .470 2.5 6.1 .404 2.4 2.9 .842
difference:+37+2.2+1.1+3.8+2.6+6.4+1.1+0.2+1.5-2.3-2.4+0.1+3.9+.233+1.3+4.5+.346+0.4+1.1+.142
Walker Kessler 5 30.8 14.4 4.6 6.2 10.8 3.0 1.4 1.8 3.2 4.4 5.2 7.4 .703 1.2 1.6 .750 2.8 4.0 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 4 38.0 18.5 0.8 5.0 5.8 2.8 0.8 0.3 1.3 2.5 7.0 13.8 .509 3.0 7.0 .429 1.5 1.8 .857
Walker Kessler DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Cameron Johnson played 3 seasons more than Walker Kessler in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 7, from 2024 to 2026—Cameron Johnson didn't play in the postseason.

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