DeAndre Jordan vs. Walker Kessler Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Walker Kessler and DeAndre Jordan, 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.

DeAndre Jordan played 17 years in the NBA, 14 more than Walker Kessler, who played 3. DeAndre Jordan had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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
DeAndre Jordan 17 10 2008-09 to 2024-25
Walker Kessler 3 0 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
DeAndre Jordan Walker Kessler
Season 2008-092022-23
Team Los Angeles ClippersUtah 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%
DeAndre Jordan 53 14.5 4.3 1.4 3.1 4.5 0.2 0.2 1.1 0.8 1.8 1.8 2.8 .633 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 2.1 .385
difference:+21+8.5+4.9+1.7+2.2+3.9+0.7+0.2+1.2-0.5+2.2+2.8+.087+0.3+.131
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 DeAndre Jordan nor Walker Kessler played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
DeAndre Jordan Walker Kessler
Season 2009-102023-24
Team Los Angeles ClippersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
DeAndre Jordan 70 16.2 4.8 1.7 3.3 5.0 0.3 0.2 0.9 1.1 2.2 2.1 3.4 .605 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.8 .375
difference:+6+7.1+3.3+0.9+1.6+2.5+0.6+0.3+1.5-0.1-0.1+1.5+2.1+.049+0.1+0.3+0.2+0.3+.227
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
* Neiher DeAndre Jordan nor Walker Kessler played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
DeAndre Jordan Walker Kessler
Season 2010-112024-25
Team Los Angeles ClippersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
DeAndre Jordan 80 25.6 7.1 2.6 4.6 7.2 0.5 0.5 1.8 1.3 3.2 2.9 4.3 .686 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.7 .452
difference:+22+4.4+4.0+2.0+3.0+5.0+1.2+0.1+0.6-0.2-1.0+1.9+2.9+.023+0.1+0.6+0.2+0.1+.068
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
* Neiher DeAndre Jordan nor Walker Kessler played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* DeAndre Jordan played 14 seasons more than Walker Kessler in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 17, from 2012 to 2025—DeAndre Jordan played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 14 extra years over Walker Kessler, DeAndre Jordan got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 2 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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