Walker Kessler vs. T.J. McConnell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of T.J. McConnell 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, 7 less than T.J. McConnell, who played 10. Walker Kessler had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while T.J. McConnell had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
T.J. McConnell 10 5 2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Walker Kessler T.J. McConnell
Season 2022-232015-16
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
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:+7+3.2+3.1+2.6+2.7+5.3+3.6+0.8+2.2-0.9-0.9+1.3+0.1+.250+0.4+1.1+0.8+1.6+.118
T.J. McConnell 81 19.8 6.1 0.5 2.6 3.1 4.5 1.2 0.1 1.7 1.4 2.7 5.7 .470 0.4 1.1 .348 0.3 0.5 .634
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Walker Kessler nor T.J. McConnell played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Walker Kessler T.J. McConnell
Season 2023-242016-17
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
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:+17+3.0+1.2+2.1+2.3+4.4+5.7+1.2+2.3-1.0-0.4+0.7+0.8+.193+0.4+.011+0.4+.209
T.J. McConnell 81 26.3 6.9 0.5 2.6 3.1 6.6 1.7 0.1 2.0 1.7 2.9 6.3 .461 0.1 0.7 .200 0.9 1.1 .811
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Walker Kessler nor T.J. McConnell played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Walker Kessler T.J. McConnell
Season 2024-252017-18
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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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+7.6+4.8+4.1+5.1+9.2+2.3+0.6+2.2-0.6+2.0+1.7+.164+0.3+0.2+.259+1.0+2.1+.275
T.J. McConnell 76 22.4 6.3 0.5 2.5 3.0 4.0 1.2 0.2 1.5 1.6 2.8 5.5 .499 0.4 0.8 .435 0.4 0.5 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Walker Kessler DNP------ --- ----------
T.J. McConnell 10 15.5 5.5 0.6 2.0 2.6 2.3 0.6 0.0 0.6 1.3 2.5 3.6 .694 0.2 0.3 .667 0.3 0.5 .600

Additional Years

* T.J. McConnell played 7 seasons more than Walker Kessler in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 10, from 2019 to 2025—T.J. McConnell played in 4 Playoffs.

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