RJ Barrett vs. Walker Kessler Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Walker Kessler and RJ Barrett, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
RJ Barrett played 6 years in the NBA, 3 more than Walker Kessler, who played 3. RJ Barrett 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 |
| RJ Barrett |
6 |
2 |
2019-20 to 2024-25 |
| Walker Kessler |
3 |
0 |
2022-23 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| RJ Barrett |
56 |
30.4 |
14.3 |
0.9 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
5.2 |
13.0 |
.402 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
.320 |
2.8 |
4.5 |
.614 |
| difference: | +18 | +7.4 | +5.1 | +2.2 | +1.2 | +3.4 | +1.7 | +0.6 | +2.0 | -1.4 | -0.1 | +1.2 | +7.4 | +.318 | +1.1 | +3.5 | | +1.7 | +2.4 | +.098 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher RJ Barrett nor Walker Kessler played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| RJ Barrett |
72 |
34.9 |
17.6 |
0.9 |
4.8 |
5.8 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
6.5 |
14.7 |
.441 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
.401 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
.746 |
| difference: | +8 | +11.6 | +9.5 | +1.7 | +0.1 | +1.7 | +2.1 | +0.2 | +2.1 | -0.9 | -0.5 | +2.9 | +9.2 | +.213 | +1.6 | +4.0 | +.190 | +2.0 | +2.3 | +.144 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| RJ Barrett |
5 |
32.4 |
14.4 |
0.8 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
5.2 |
13.4 |
.388 |
1.6 |
5.6 |
.286 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
.800 |
| Walker Kessler |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| RJ Barrett |
70 |
34.5 |
20.0 |
0.9 |
4.9 |
5.8 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
7.0 |
17.1 |
.408 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
.342 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
.714 |
| difference: | +12 | +4.5 | +8.9 | +3.7 | +2.7 | +6.4 | +1.3 | | +2.2 | -0.7 | -0.2 | +2.2 | +9.9 | +.255 | +1.9 | +5.2 | +.166 | +2.7 | +3.2 | +.194 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher RJ Barrett nor Walker Kessler played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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Additional Years |
* RJ Barrett played 3 seasons more than Walker Kessler in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 4 to 6, from 2023 to 2025—RJ Barrett played in one postseason. |
All-Rookie First Team