Malcolm Brogdon vs. Walker Kessler Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Walker Kessler and Malcolm Brogdon, 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.

Malcolm Brogdon played 9 years in the NBA, 5 more than Walker Kessler, who played 4. Malcolm Brogdon had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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
Malcolm Brogdon 9 5 2016-17 to 2024-25
Walker Kessler 4 0 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Malcolm Brogdon Walker Kessler
Season 2016-172022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Malcolm Brogdon 75 26.4 10.2 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.2 1.1 0.2 1.5 1.9 3.9 8.5 .457 1.0 2.6 .404 1.5 1.7 .865
difference:+1+3.4+1.0+2.5+3.1+5.6+3.3+0.7+2.1-0.7-0.4+0.1+2.9+.263+1.0+2.6+0.4+0.4+.349
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Malcolm Brogdon 6 30.5 9.0 0.5 3.8 4.3 3.5 0.5 0.3 2.0 2.0 3.7 9.2 .400 1.7 3.5 .476 0.0 0.0 -
Walker Kessler DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Malcolm Brogdon Walker Kessler
Season 2017-182023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Malcolm Brogdon 48 29.9 13.0 0.5 2.8 3.3 3.2 0.9 0.3 1.4 2.7 5.1 10.5 .485 1.3 3.4 .385 1.6 1.8 .882
difference:+16+6.6+4.9+2.1+2.1+4.2+2.3+0.4+2.1-0.4-0.6+1.5+5.0+.169+1.2+3.1+.174+0.7+0.3+.280
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%
Malcolm Brogdon 7 26.6 8.7 0.4 3.0 3.4 2.4 0.1 0.0 1.7 2.0 3.4 7.9 .436 0.7 2.7 .263 1.1 1.4 .800
Walker Kessler DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Malcolm Brogdon Walker Kessler
Season 2018-192024-25
Team Milwaukee BucksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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%
Malcolm Brogdon 64 28.6 15.6 1.0 3.5 4.5 3.2 0.7 0.2 1.4 1.6 5.9 11.7 .505 1.6 3.8 .426 2.2 2.4 .928
difference:+6+1.4+4.5+3.6+4.1+7.7+1.5+0.1+2.2-0.1-0.6+1.1+4.5+.158+1.5+3.2+.250+0.8+0.2+.408
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%
Malcolm Brogdon 7 28.3 13.0 0.9 4.0 4.9 3.4 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.3 5.0 11.1 .449 2.0 5.3 .378 1.0 1.6 .636
Walker Kessler DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Malcolm Brogdon Walker Kessler
Season 2019-202025-26
Team Indiana PacersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers 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%
Malcolm Brogdon 54 30.9 16.5 0.9 4.0 4.9 7.1 0.6 0.2 2.4 1.8 6.0 13.8 .438 1.4 4.3 .326 3.1 3.4 .892
difference:+49+0.1+2.1+3.7+2.2+5.9+4.1+0.8+1.6-0.8-2.6+0.8+6.4+.265+0.2+2.7+.424+0.3+0.6+.192
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%
Malcolm Brogdon 4 40.0 21.5 0.0 4.3 4.3 10.0 1.0 0.0 2.5 2.5 6.5 16.3 .400 2.3 6.0 .375 6.3 7.0 .893
Walker Kessler DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Malcolm Brogdon played 5 seasons more than Walker Kessler in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 9, from 2021 to 2025—Malcolm Brogdon played in one postseason.

In those 5 extra years over Walker Kessler, Malcolm Brogdon got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year