Walker Kessler vs. Kemba Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kemba Walker 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, 9 less than Kemba Walker, who played 12. Walker Kessler had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Kemba Walker 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
Kemba Walker 12 4 2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Walker Kessler Kemba Walker
Season 2022-232011-12
Team Utah JazzCharlotte Bobcats
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:+8+4.2+2.9+2.6+2.2+4.9+3.5+0.5+2.0-1.0-1.1+0.3+6.0+.354+1.0+3.4+1.4+1.1+.273
Kemba Walker 66 27.2 12.1 0.5 3.1 3.5 4.4 0.9 0.3 1.8 1.2 4.3 11.6 .366 1.0 3.4 .305 2.5 3.2 .789
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Walker Kessler nor Kemba Walker played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Walker Kessler Kemba Walker
Season 2023-242012-13
Team Utah JazzCharlotte Bobcats
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:+18+11.6+9.6+1.9+2.2+4.0+4.8+1.5+2.0-1.4-0.2+2.8+9.7+.231+1.2+3.7+.111+2.7+3.0+.196
Kemba Walker 82 34.9 17.7 0.7 2.7 3.5 5.7 2.0 0.4 2.4 1.9 6.4 15.2 .423 1.3 4.0 .322 3.6 4.5 .798
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Walker Kessler nor Kemba Walker played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Walker Kessler Kemba Walker
Season 2024-252013-14
Team Utah JazzCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBobcats Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+15+5.8+6.6+4.1+3.9+8.0+4.4+0.6+2.0-0.8-0.4+1.4+8.5+.270+1.4+3.9+.157+2.5+2.0+.317
Kemba Walker 73 35.8 17.7 0.5 3.7 4.2 6.1 1.2 0.4 2.3 1.8 6.2 15.7 .393 1.5 4.5 .333 3.9 4.6 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Walker Kessler DNP------ --- ----------
Kemba Walker 4 38.3 19.5 0.3 3.5 3.8 6.0 2.0 0.8 3.8 1.5 6.5 13.8 .473 3.0 6.0 .500 3.5 4.5 .778

Additional Years

* Kemba Walker played 9 seasons more than Walker Kessler in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 12, from 2015 to 2023—Kemba Walker played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 9 extra years over Walker Kessler, Kemba Walker got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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