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Walker Kessler or Jalen Smith

Who Should I Start? - Week 28 • Start New
Walker Kessler

Walker Kessler

C • Utah Jazz UTA
Jalen Smith

Jalen Smith

PF • Indiana Pacers IND
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kessler over Smith

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Walker Kessler
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jalen Smith
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
1.000.004.008.000.000.002
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Walker Kessler
OWN
77%
+4.19 compared to last week
START
31%
+3.5 compared to last week
OWN/START Jalen Smith
OWN
70%
+15.45 compared to last week
START
20%
+1.82 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Walker Kessler
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jalen Smith
19th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Walker Kessler

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among C's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 28th with 1489 total points (23.27 avg).
  • He is currently 3187 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 23.3.

    • Performance Stats

  • Assists per game numbers are 0 apg.
  • He does not have enough rebounds this month to be analyzed. This could be due to an injury.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 16 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: -0.26, APG: +0.09, RPG: -0.1, MPG: +2.43 STLS: +0.14 BLKS: +0.25
Breakdown Jalen Smith

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 19th among PF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 40th with 1175 total points (18.65 avg).
  • He is currently 2757 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 14.2.

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 51.72% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 30.00% from beyond the arc this month.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.55 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are bad for a center / power forward at 2.45 rpg this month.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 18 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +1.83, APG: +0.21, RPG: +0.76, MPG: +1.43 STLS: +0.01 BLKS: --0.12
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Walker Kessler

No Injury Reported

Injury Jalen Smith

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Walker Kessler
DateOpponentResult
Oct 25VS SACL 130-114
Oct 27VS LACW 120-118
Oct 28@PHOL 126-104
Oct 30@DENL 110-102
Nov 01VS MEMW 133-109
Nov 02VS ORLL 115-113
Nov 04@MINL 123-95
Nov 06@CHIL 130-113
Nov 08@INDL 134-118
Nov 10@MEMW 127-121
Nov 14VS PORW 115-99
Nov 17VS PHOL 131-128
Nov 19VS PHOL 140-137
Nov 21@LALL 131-99
Nov 22@PORL 121-105
Nov 25VS NOW 105-100
Nov 27VS NOW 114-112
Nov 29@MEML 105-91
Nov 30@MINL 101-90
Dec 02VS PORW 118-113
Dec 06@DALL 147-97
Dec 08VS LACL 117-103
Dec 11@OKCL 134-120
Dec 13VS NYW 117-113
Dec 14@PORW 122-114
Dec 16@SACL 125-104
Dec 18VS BKNW 125-108
Dec 20@CLEL 124-116
Dec 21@DETW 119-111
Dec 23@TORW 126-119
Dec 26@SAW 130-118
Dec 28@NOL 112-105
Dec 30VS MIAW 117-109
Jan 01VS DALW 127-90
Jan 03VS DETW 154-148
Jan 05@BOSL 126-97
Jan 06@PHIW 120-109
Jan 08@MILW 132-116
Jan 10VS DENW 124-111
Jan 12VS TORW 145-113
Jan 13VS LALW 132-125
Jan 15VS INDW 132-105
Jan 17VS GS
Jan 18VS OKCL 134-129
Jan 20@HOUL 127-126
Jan 23@NOL 153-124
Jan 25@WASW 123-108
Jan 27@CHAW 134-122
Jan 29@BKNL 147-114
Jan 30@NYL 118-103
Feb 01VS PHIL 127-124
Feb 04VS MILW 123-108
Feb 06VS OKCW 124-117
Feb 08@PHOL 129-115
Feb 12VS GSL 129-107
Feb 14VS LALL 138-122
Feb 15VS GSL 140-137
Feb 22VS CHAL 115-107
Feb 25VS SAW 128-109
Feb 27@ATLL 124-97
Feb 29@ORLL 115-107
Mar 02@MIAL 126-120
Mar 04VS WASW 127-115
Mar 06VS CHIL 119-117
Mar 09@DENL 142-121
Mar 12VS BOSL 123-107
Mar 15VS ATLW 124-122
Mar 16VS MINL 119-100
Mar 18VS MINL 114-104
Mar 20@OKCL 119-107
Mar 21@DALL 113-97
Mar 23@HOUL 147-119
Mar 25VS DALL 115-105
Mar 27VS SAL 118-111
Mar 29VS HOUL 101-100
Mar 31@SACL 127-106
Apr 02VS CLEL 129-113
Apr 05@LACL 131-102
Apr 07@GSL 118-110
Apr 09VS DENL 111-95
Apr 11VS HOUW 124-121
Apr 12@LACW 110-109
Apr 14@GSL 123-116
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
8.090.947.5022.890.472.3964
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jalen Smith
DateOpponentResult
Oct 25VS WASW 143-120
Oct 28@CLEW 125-113
Oct 30VS CHIL 112-105
Nov 01@BOSL 155-104
Nov 03VS CLEW 121-116
Nov 04VS CHAL 125-124
Nov 06VS SAW 152-111
Nov 08VS UTAW 134-118
Nov 09VS MILW 126-124
Nov 12@PHIL 137-126
Nov 14@PHIW 132-126
Nov 19VS ORLL 128-116
Nov 21@ATLW 157-152
Nov 22VS TORL 132-131
Nov 24VS DETW 136-113
Nov 27VS PORL 114-110
Nov 30@MIAL 142-132
Dec 02@MIAW 144-129
Dec 04VS BOSW 122-112
Dec 07@MILW 128-119
Dec 09VS LALL 123-109
Dec 11@DETW 131-123
Dec 13@MILL 140-126
Dec 15@WASL 137-123
Dec 16@MINL 127-109
Dec 18VS LACL 151-127
Dec 20VS CHAW 144-113
Dec 21@MEML 116-103
Dec 23VS ORLL 117-110
Dec 26@HOUW 123-117
Dec 28@CHIW 120-104
Dec 30VS NYW 140-126
Jan 01@MILW 122-113
Jan 03VS MILW 142-130
Jan 05VS ATLW 150-116
Jan 06VS BOSL 118-101
Jan 08VS BOSW 133-131
Jan 10VS WASW 112-104
Jan 12@ATLW 126-108
Jan 14@DENL 117-109
Jan 15@UTAL 132-105
Jan 18@SACW 126-121
Jan 19@PORL 118-115
Jan 21@PHOL 117-110
Jan 23VS DENL 114-109
Jan 25VS PHIW 134-122
Jan 26VS PHOW 133-131
Jan 28VS MEMW 116-110
Jan 30@BOSL 129-124
Feb 01@NYL 109-105
Feb 02VS SACL 133-122
Feb 04@CHAW 115-99
Feb 06VS HOUW 132-129
Feb 08VS GSL 131-109
Feb 10@NYW 125-111
Feb 12@CHAL 111-102
Feb 14@TORW 127-125
Feb 22VS DETW 129-115
Feb 25VS DALW 133-111
Feb 26VS TORL 130-122
Feb 28VS NOW 123-114
Mar 01@NOL 129-102
Mar 03@SAL 117-105
Mar 05@DALW 137-120
Mar 07VS MINL 113-111
Mar 10@ORLW 111-97
Mar 12@OKCW 121-111
Mar 13VS CHIL 132-129
Mar 16VS BKNW 121-100
Mar 18VS CLEL 108-103
Mar 20@DETW 122-103
Mar 22@GSW 123-111
Mar 24@LALL 150-145
Mar 25@LACW 133-116
Mar 27@CHIL 125-99
Mar 29VS LALW 109-90
Apr 01VS BKNW 133-111
Apr 03@BKNL 115-111
Apr 05VS OKCW 126-112
Apr 07VS MIAW 117-115
Apr 09@TORW 140-123
Apr 12@CLEL 129-120
Apr 14VS ATLW 157-115
Apr 21@MILL 109-94
Apr 23@MILW 125-108
Apr 26VS MILW 121-118
Apr 28VS MILW 126-113
Apr 30@MILL 115-92
May 02VS MILW 120-98
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.571.005.4816.370.270.6063
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Walker Kessler
9.28
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jalen Smith
8.73
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Walker Kessler
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
22-23 UTA 72 22.7 .720 .333 .516 9.3 0.9 8.4 2.4 0.4 0.8
23-24 UTA 64 22.9 .654 .211 .602 8.1 0.9 7.5 2.4 0.5 1.0
3-YEAR AVG 45 22.8 .690 .227 .548 8.7 0.9 8.0 2.4 0.4 0.9
Totals 136 22.8 .690 .227 .548 8.7 0.9 8.0 2.4 0.4 0.9
Career Jalen Smith
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
20-21 PHO 21 4.0 .438 .273 .333 1.5 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.2
21-22 PHO 53 18.4 .493 .311 .782 9.5 0.5 6.3 0.8 0.3 0.9
22-23 IND 67 18.1 .475 .277 .759 9.4 1.0 5.7 0.9 0.3 1.0
23-24 IND 63 16.4 .588 .421 .698 9.6 1.0 5.5 0.6 0.3 0.7
3-YEAR AVG 61 17.6 .516 .332 .748 9.5 0.8 5.8 0.8 0.3 0.9
Totals 213 15.8 .513 .331 .747 8.4 0.7 5.2 0.7 0.3 0.8
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