Career snapshot
4seasons
201games
1,915career pts
21.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Utah Jazz
· 201 games · 2022-23–2025-26
Position rank · 2024-25
#20PPG rank
#20PER rank
#20WS rank
Among 32 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
11.1
2024-25 · UTA
RPG
12.2
2024-25 · UTA
APG
1.7
2024-25 · UTA
PER
21.5
2022-23 · UTA
WS
7.1
2022-23 · UTA
Draft
2022
Round 1 ·
Pick 22
from Auburn
Honors & awards
1×
All-Rookie Team
2022
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | UTA | 74 | 40 | 23.0 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 72.0 | 33.3 | 51.6 | 21.5 | 7.1 |
| 2023-24 | UTA | 64 | 22 | 23.3 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 65.4 | 21.1 | 60.2 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 58 | 58 | 30.0 | 11.1 | 12.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 66.3 | 17.6 | 52.0 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | UTA | 5 | 5 | 30.8 | 14.4 | 10.8 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 70.3 | 75.0 | 70.0 | — | — |
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About Walker Kessler
Walker Ross Kessler is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and Auburn Tigers.