Walker Kessler vs. Kevin Love Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Love 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, 14 less than Kevin Love, who played 17. Walker Kessler had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Kevin Love had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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 |
| Kevin Love |
17 |
6 |
2008-09 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Walker Kessler |
Kevin Love |
| Season |
2022-23 | 2008-09 |
| Team |
Utah Jazz | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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: | +7 | +2.3 | +1.9 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.1 | | +1.7 | -0.7 | -0.2 | +0.1 | +2.9 | +.261 | | +0.2 | | +2.2 | +2.0 | +.273 |
| Kevin Love |
81 |
25.3 |
11.1 |
3.4 |
5.7 |
9.1 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
8.5 |
.459 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.105 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
.789 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Walker Kessler nor Kevin Love 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: | +4 | +5.3 | +5.9 | +1.2 | +2.3 | +3.5 | +1.4 | +0.2 | +2.0 | -1.0 | -0.2 | +1.3 | +5.3 | +.204 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +.119 | +2.9 | +3.1 | +.213 |
| Kevin Love |
60 |
28.6 |
14.0 |
3.8 |
7.2 |
11.0 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
10.8 |
.450 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.330 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
.815 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Walker Kessler nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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Additional Years |
* Kevin Love played 14 seasons more than Walker Kessler in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 4 to 17, from 2012 to 2025—Kevin Love played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 14 extra years over Walker Kessler, Kevin Love got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA Second Team
4 All-Star Game
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