Marc Gasol vs. Walker Kessler Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Walker Kessler and Marc Gasol, 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

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.

Marc Gasol played 13 years in the NBA, 10 more than Walker Kessler, who played 3. Marc Gasol 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
Marc Gasol 13 9 2008-09 to 2020-21
Walker Kessler 3 0 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Marc Gasol Walker Kessler
Season 2008-092022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second 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%
Marc Gasol 82 30.7 11.9 2.5 4.9 7.4 1.7 0.8 1.1 2.0 3.2 4.3 8.1 .530 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 4.6 .733
difference:+8+7.7+2.7+0.6+0.4+1.0+0.8+0.4+1.2-1.2-0.9+0.3+2.5+.190+2.3+2.5+.217
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 Marc Gasol nor Walker Kessler played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Marc Gasol Walker Kessler
Season 2009-102023-24
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%
Marc Gasol 69 35.8 14.6 3.0 6.3 9.3 2.4 1.0 1.6 2.0 3.7 5.5 9.4 .581 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 5.4 .670
difference:+5+12.5+6.5+0.4+1.4+1.8+1.5+0.5+0.8-1.0-1.6+1.9+3.9+.073+0.1+0.3+2.8+3.9+.068
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 Marc Gasol nor Walker Kessler played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Marc Gasol Walker Kessler
Season 2010-112024-25
Team Memphis GrizzliesUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies 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%
Marc Gasol 81 31.9 11.7 1.9 5.1 7.0 2.5 0.9 1.7 1.8 3.3 4.5 8.5 .527 0.0 0.1 .429 2.7 3.6 .748
difference:+23+1.9+0.6+2.7+2.5+5.2+0.8+0.3+0.7-0.3-1.1+0.3+1.3+.136+0.1+0.5+.253+1.3+1.0+.228
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%
Marc Gasol 13 39.9 15.0 3.2 8.1 11.2 2.2 1.1 2.2 2.0 3.4 5.5 10.8 .511 0.0 0.2 .000 3.9 5.6 .699
Walker Kessler DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Marc Gasol played 10 seasons more than Walker Kessler in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 13, from 2012 to 2021—Marc Gasol played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 10 extra years over Walker Kessler, Marc Gasol got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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