Walker Kessler vs. Isaiah Thomas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaiah Thomas and Walker Kessler, 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.
Walker Kessler played 3 years in the NBA, 9 less than Isaiah Thomas, who played 12. Walker Kessler had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Isaiah Thomas had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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 |
| Walker Kessler |
3 |
0 |
2022-23 to 2024-25 |
| Isaiah Thomas |
12 |
4 |
2011-12 to 2023-24 |
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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +9 | +2.5 | +2.3 | +2.4 | +3.5 | +5.8 | +3.2 | +0.4 | +2.2 | -0.8 | -0.4 | +0.1 | +3.2 | +.272 | +1.3 | +3.4 | | +1.3 | +0.7 | +.316 |
| Isaiah Thomas |
65 |
25.5 |
11.5 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
8.8 |
.448 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
.379 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
.832 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Walker Kessler nor Isaiah Thomas 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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +15 | +3.6 | +5.8 | +2.2 | +3.2 | +5.5 | +3.1 | +0.3 | +2.4 | -0.8 | | +1.0 | +5.0 | +.214 | +1.4 | +3.8 | +.147 | +2.3 | +2.1 | +.280 |
| Isaiah Thomas |
79 |
26.9 |
13.9 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
4.6 |
10.5 |
.440 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
.358 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
.882 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Walker Kessler nor Isaiah Thomas played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +14 | +4.7 | +9.2 | +3.9 | +5.3 | +9.3 | +4.6 | +0.7 | +2.3 | -1.5 | -0.4 | +2.1 | +8.0 | +.210 | +1.7 | +4.5 | +.173 | +3.4 | +3.1 | +.330 |
| Isaiah Thomas |
72 |
34.7 |
20.3 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
6.9 |
15.2 |
.453 |
1.8 |
5.1 |
.349 |
4.8 |
5.7 |
.850 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Walker Kessler nor Isaiah Thomas played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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Additional Years |
* Isaiah Thomas played 9 seasons more than Walker Kessler in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 4 to 12, from 2015 to 2024—Isaiah Thomas played in 4 Playoffs. In those 9 extra years over Walker Kessler, Isaiah Thomas got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Second Team
2 All-Star Game
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