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Walker Kessler

Utah Jazz

Birthdate:

7/26/2001 (24)

Position:

C

Primary Role:

Secondary Role:

Defensive Role:

Rim Protector

Height:

7'0.25"

Weight:

256

Wingspan:

7'4.25"

Positional Size:

B+

Hometown:

Atlanta, GA

Walker Kessler Stats

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Per 36
Plus Minus

Season	GP	MPG	FGM-FGA	FG%	3PM-3PA	3P%	FTM-FTA	FT%	REB	APG	STL	BLK	PF	TOV	PTS
2023	74	23	4 - 5.6	72	0 - 0	33.3	1.1 - 2.1	51.6	8.4	0.9	0.4	2.3	2.3	0.8	9.2
2024	64	23.3	3.6 - 5.5	65.4	0.1 - 0.3	21.1	0.9 - 1.5	60.2	7.5	0.9	0.5	2.4	2.1	1	8.1
2025	58	30	4.8 - 7.2	66.3	0.1 - 0.6	17.6	1.4 - 2.6	52	12.2	1.7	0.6	2.4	2.2	1.5	11.1
2025	4	31.4 ↑	6 - 8 ↑	75.0 ↑	1.5 - 2 ↑	75.0 ↑	3.5 - 5 ↑	70.0 ↑	10.3 ↑	3.5 ↑	1.5 ↑	2.3 ↓	4.5 ↑	3.3 ↑	17 ↑
Career	200	25.3	4.1 - 6.1	68.2	0.1 - 0.3	26.6	1.2 - 2.1	54.5	9.2	1.2	0.5	2.4	2.2	1.1	9.5

Season	MP	TS%	3PAR	FTR	SQ	BOXCR	OLOAD	PR	PORT	VERS	CWARP	VORP
2023	1703	70.2	0.7	38.4	19.7	1.2	17.7	2.5	3.3	10	3.95	2.1
2024	1493	66.3	5.4	26.6	20.6	1	16.6	1.3	1.3	13	2.11	1.1
2025	1740	66	8.1	36.3	11.8	1.3	19.1	2.6	1.1	9	3.62	1.7
2025	125	83.3	25	62.5	18.4	8	30.8	53	3.8	8.7	0.25	0.2

Season	MP	COPM	CDPM	CPM	ODARKO	DDARKO	DARKO	ODRIP	DDRIP	DRIP	OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2023	1703	0.3	2.1	2.4	0.4	0.8	1.2				1.4	1.5	2.9
2024	1493	-1.1	1.5	0.4	-0.6	1.3	0.7	-1.5	1	-0.5	-0.4	1.3	0.9
2025	1740	0	1.8	1.7	0.1	1.1	1.2	-0.6	1.4	0.8	1.1	0.7	1.8
2025	125	-0.1 65%	1.8 89%	1.6 86%	-0.2	1.1	1	-0.6	1.4	0.8	3.6	2.1	5.8

Scouting Report

Stat	Value
TS%	70.5%	98
SQ	20.1	7
FTr	35.6%	85
3PAr	10.3%	11
ORB	1.3	93
cTOV	13.5%	4
Load	20.2	30
Creation	2.8	55
Portability	1.9	19
Passer Rating	14.2	62
CraftedOPM	-0.9	36

Stat	Value
Deflections	1.4	16
raDTOV	-0.6	7
DRB	0.1	68
Rim Defense	-11.6	97
Rim Frequency	43.5	88
BLKpct	8.8	100
Versatility	11.9	12
rPF	0.3	36
CraftedDPM	1.6	88

*hover or click any stat for a detailed description.

*This scouting report combines the player's last two seasons of performance, with greater emphasis on the most recent 125 minutes played during the 2024-25 season. Compared to all other players who played over 48 minutes.

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offense

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1	Day'Ron Sharpe	89
2	Rudy Gobert	88
3	Isaiah Jackson	88
4	Marvin Bagley III	88
5	Jarred Vanderbilt	87
6	Ivica Zubac	87
7	Clint Capela	87
8	Dereck Lively II	86
9	Nick Richards	85
10	Jalen Duren	85

defense

	Player	Score
1	Kristaps Porziņģis	88
2	Chet Holmgren	87
3	Jericho Sims	87
4	Clint Capela	86
5	Trayce Jackson-Davis	86
6	Jock Landale	85
7	Joel Embiid	85
8	Luke Kornet	85
9	Nic Claxton	85
10	Rudy Gobert	85

overall

	Player	Score
1	Rudy Gobert	88
2	Ivica Zubac	88
3	Clint Capela	88
4	Jock Landale	86
5	Nic Claxton	86
6	Dereck Lively II	85
7	Trayce Jackson-Davis	85
8	Marvin Bagley III	85
9	Day'Ron Sharpe	84
10	Nick Richards	83

*Similarity Score | The difference between the percentile scores of this player and that of all other players in his position group (guards, wings, forwards, bigs). Converted to a 1-100 scale where 100 is most similar, and 1 is least similar.