Walker Kessler
- Seasons
- 2022-23 to 2025-26
- Position
- C
- Height
- 7′2″
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Born
- Jul 26, 2001
- College
- UNC, Auburn
- Draft
- 2022, round 1, pick 22
Career advanced
- PER
- 19.9
- True shooting
- .679
- Effective FG
- .688
- Usage rate
- 13.4
- Win shares
- 17.1
- WS per 48
- .161
- Box plus/minus
- 1.9
- VORP
- 5.1
- Best season, WS
- 7.1
- Best season, BPM
- 2.9
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 1 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | UTA | 21 | 74 | 1,703 | 21.5 | .702 | .721 | 13.3 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 7.1 | .200 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 140 | 111 |
| 2023-24 | UTA | 22 | 64 | 1,493 | 18.0 | .663 | .660 | 12.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 4.1 | .131 | -0.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 128 | 114 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 23 | 58 | 1,740 | 20.0 | .660 | .671 | 13.7 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 5.4 | .149 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 130 | 115 |
| 2025-26 | UTA | 24 | 5 | 154 | 20.6 | .786 | .784 | 16.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .148 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 128 | 117 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.