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Walker Kessler
UTA · Big · 2025-26 · Auburn · Year 4 · age 24 · born Jul 26, 2001 · unqualified
14.4 PPG10.8 RPG3.0 APG3.2 TPG30.8 MPG
- Height
- 7'2"
Wingspan7'4"Reach9'5"Weight245Walker Kessler, 2025-26 with UTA: 14.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 30.8 minutes a game. He fell short of the qualifying floor (20 games at 15 minutes a game), so the percentiles below set a small sample against the 349 players who cleared it.
Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 64 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 81 | 83 | 30.8 |
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| Minutes share | 1 | 1 | 3.9% |
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| Availability | 1 | 1 | 6.1% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 99 | 99 | .786 |
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| Effective FG% | 99 | 99 | .784 |
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| Points per shot | 99 | 99 | 1.95 |
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| 3-point % | 99 | 96 | 75.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 13 | 41 | 1.6 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 15 | 44 | 21.6% |
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| 2-point % | 97 | 88 | 69.0% |
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| Free throw % | 17 | 36 | 70.0% |
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| FT attempts / g | 83 | 77 | 4.0 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 98 | 95 | 54.1% |
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| % points from 3 | 27 | 61 | 25.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 60 | 63 | 17.2 |
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| Assist % | 56 | 75 | 15.5% |
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| Assists / 75 | 53 | 73 | 3.6 |
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| Assist / turnover | 3 | 11 | 0.94 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 60 | 83 | 6.9 |
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| Usage % | 36 | 38 | 16.7% |
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| Turnover % | 1 | 1 | 25.9% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 3 | 1 | 3.8 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 99 | 95 | 14.9% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 7 | 31 | 1.0 |
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| Self-creation | 84 | 50 | elite |
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| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 56 | 51 | 55 |
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| Defender difficulty | 59 | 9 | avg (+0.0) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 99 | 97 | 13.5 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 95 | 75 | 12.9 |
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| Def. rebound % | 85 | 46 | 18.3% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 85 | 97 | 1.7 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 96 | 80 | 2.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 98 | 92 | 3.8 |
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| Steal % | 81 | 95 | 2.1% |
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| Block % | 96 | 81 | 5.6% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 67 | 42 | −3.4% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 49 | 66 | avg (12.5) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 75 | 67 | −1.8% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 88 | 97 | 3.8 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Length (wingspan) | 96 | 67 | 7'4" |
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| Height | 99 | 97 | 7'2" |
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| Strength (weight) | 87 | 42 | 245 |
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| Standing reach | 99 | 91 | 9'5" |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 92 | 79 | 20.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 83 | 58 | .148 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 92 | 85 | +3.3 |
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| Offensive BPM | 81 | 75 | +1.6 |
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| Defensive BPM | 93 | 89 | +1.7 |
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| VORP | 34 | 10 | 0.2 |
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| Game Score / g | 88 | 83 | 15.7 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2022-23★ | UTA | 21 | 74 | 23.0 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 0.9 | .702 | +2.9 | 89 | All-Rookie 1st |
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| 2023-24 | UTA | 22 | 64 | 23.3 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 0.9 | .663 | +0.9 | 68 | |
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| 2024-25 | UTA | 23 | 58 | 30.0 | 11.1 | 12.2 | 1.7 | .660 | +1.8 | 79 | |
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| 2025-26 | UTA | 24 | 5 | 30.8 | 14.4 | 10.8 | 3.0 | .786 | +3.3 | 92 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.