Walker Kessler vs. Jordan Poole Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jordan Poole 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.

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.

Walker Kessler played 3 years in the NBA, 3 less than Jordan Poole, who played 6. Walker Kessler had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Jordan Poole had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Jordan Poole 6 2 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Walker Kessler Jordan Poole
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Utah JazzGolden State Warriors
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%
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:+17+0.6+0.4+2.9+3.4+6.3+1.5+0.2+2.1-0.5-0.7+1.1+3.2+.387+1.3+4.6+0.6+.282
Jordan Poole 57 22.4 8.8 0.2 1.9 2.1 2.4 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.6 2.9 8.8 .333 1.3 4.6 .279 1.7 2.1 .798
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Walker Kessler nor Jordan Poole played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Walker Kessler Jordan Poole
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Utah JazzGolden State Warriors
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%
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:+13+3.9+3.9+2.3+3.4+5.7+1.0+2.2-0.4+0.4+3.8+.222+1.8+5.1+.140+1.2+0.8+.280
Jordan Poole 51 19.4 12.0 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.9 0.5 0.2 1.0 1.7 4.0 9.3 .432 1.9 5.4 .351 2.1 2.3 .882
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Walker Kessler nor Jordan Poole played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Walker Kessler Jordan Poole
Season 2024-252021-22
Team Utah JazzGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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%
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:+18+7.4+4.2+4.6+8.8+2.3+0.2+2.1-1.0-0.5+1.4+6.7+.215+2.7+7.0+.188+1.8+0.9+.405
Jordan Poole 76 30.0 18.5 0.4 3.0 3.4 4.0 0.8 0.3 2.5 2.7 6.2 13.9 .448 2.8 7.6 .364 3.2 3.5 .925
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Walker Kessler DNP------ --- ----------
Jordan Poole 22 27.5 17.0 0.5 2.4 2.8 3.8 0.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 5.9 11.5 .508 2.3 5.8 .391 3.0 3.2 .915

Additional Years

* Jordan Poole played 3 seasons more than Walker Kessler in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 6, from 2023 to 2025—Jordan Poole played in one postseason.

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