Dillon Brooks vs. Walker Kessler Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Walker Kessler and Dillon Brooks, 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.

Dillon Brooks played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Walker Kessler, who played 3. Dillon Brooks had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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
Dillon Brooks 8 4 2017-18 to 2024-25
Walker Kessler 3 0 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dillon Brooks Walker Kessler
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesUtah 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%
Dillon Brooks 82 28.7 11.0 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.6 0.9 0.2 1.5 2.8 4.1 9.4 .440 1.1 3.2 .356 1.5 2.0 .747
difference:+8+5.7+1.8+2.5+2.8+5.3+0.7+0.5+2.1-0.7-0.5+0.1+3.8+.280+1.1+3.2+0.4+0.1+.231
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 Dillon Brooks nor Walker Kessler played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Dillon Brooks Walker Kessler
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesUtah 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%
Dillon Brooks 18 18.3 7.5 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.1 2.8 2.7 6.8 .402 0.8 2.2 .375 1.2 1.7 .733
difference:+46+5.0+0.6+2.1+3.7+5.8+0.1+2.2-0.1-0.7+0.9+1.3+.252+0.7+1.9+.164+0.3+0.2+.131
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 Dillon Brooks nor Walker Kessler played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Dillon Brooks Walker Kessler
Season 2019-202024-25
Team Memphis GrizzliesUtah 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%
Dillon Brooks 73 28.9 16.2 0.9 2.4 3.3 2.1 0.9 0.4 1.7 3.8 6.0 14.6 .407 2.0 5.6 .358 2.2 2.8 .808
difference:+15+1.1+5.1+3.7+5.2+8.9+0.4+0.3+2.0-0.2-1.6+1.2+7.4+.256+1.9+5.0+.182+0.8+0.2+.288
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 Dillon Brooks nor Walker Kessler played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Dillon Brooks played 5 seasons more than Walker Kessler in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 8, from 2021 to 2025—Dillon Brooks played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Walker Kessler, Dillon Brooks got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team