Walker Kessler vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson 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, 2 less than Zion Williamson, who played 5. Walker Kessler had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Zion Williamson 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
Zion Williamson 5 0 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Walker Kessler Zion Williamson
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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:+50+4.8+13.3+0.4+1.7+2.1+1.2+0.3+1.9-1.7-0.5+4.8+9.4+.137+0.3+0.6+3.7+5.3+.124
Zion Williamson 24 27.8 22.5 2.7 3.6 6.3 2.1 0.7 0.4 2.5 1.8 8.8 15.0 .583 0.3 0.6 .429 4.8 7.4 .640
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Walker Kessler nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Walker Kessler Zion Williamson
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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:+3+9.9+18.9+0.1+0.4+0.3+2.8+0.4+1.8-1.7-0.1+6.8+11.5+.043+0.1+0.3+.083+5.1+7.2+.096
Zion Williamson 61 33.2 27.0 2.7 4.5 7.2 3.7 0.9 0.6 2.7 2.2 10.4 17.0 .611 0.2 0.6 .294 6.0 8.7 .698
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Walker Kessler nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 2

Note: Zion Williamson didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 3
Walker Kessler Zion Williamson
Season 2024-252022-23
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+29+3.0+14.9+2.6+2.6+5.2+2.9+0.5+1.8-1.9+5.0+9.0+.055+0.1+0.1+.192+4.7+6.0+.194
Zion Williamson 29 33.0 26.0 2.0 5.0 7.0 4.6 1.1 0.6 3.4 2.2 9.8 16.2 .608 0.2 0.7 .368 6.1 8.6 .714
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Walker Kessler nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Zion Williamson played 2 seasons more than Walker Kessler in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 5, from 2024 to 2025—Zion Williamson didn't play in the postseason.

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