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Walker Kessler or Christian Wood

Who Should I Start? - Week 25 • Start New
Walker Kessler

Walker Kessler

C • Utah Jazz UTA
Christian Wood

Christian Wood

PF • Dallas Mavericks DAL
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Walker Kessler
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
15.672.339.3327.330.334.003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.712.008.5726.290.293.297
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Christian Wood
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
8.001.252.5013.250.250.754
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
12.142.434.1418.860.290.717
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Walker Kessler
OWN
99%
+3.69 compared to last week
START
78%
+31.46 compared to last week
OWN/START Christian Wood
OWN
96%
-0.52 compared to last week
START
79%
-3.9 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Walker Kessler
8th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Christian Wood
38th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Walker Kessler

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 8th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 19th with 1823 total points (25.68 avg).
  • He is currently 1718 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 8.9 PPG. That is great, but how long can he perform at this level? If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 75.70% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Assists per game numbers are alright for a center but nothing to brag about at 1.43 apg.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are good for a center / power forward with 9.29 rpg this month.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 71 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +9.32, APG: +0.96, RPG: +8.45, MPG: +22.76 STLS: +0.37 BLKS: +2.41
Breakdown Christian Wood

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 38th among PF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 13th with 1875 total points (29.76 avg).
  • He is currently 1324 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.2.

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 50.86% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 40.00% from beyond the arc this month. Pretty good.
  • Assists per game numbers are decent for a power forward with 2.14 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty bad for a center / power forward with 4.93 rpg this month.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 19 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +1.41, APG: -0.13, RPG: -1.52, MPG: --0.81 STLS: --0.23 BLKS: +0.19
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Walker Kessler

No Injury Reported

Injury Christian Wood

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Walker Kessler
DateOpponentResult
Mar 27VS PHOL 117-103
Mar 29@SAW 128-117
Mar 31@BOSL 122-114
Apr 02@BKN
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.781.569.1126.670.442.569
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Christian Wood
DateOpponentResult
Mar 27@INDW 127-104
Mar 29@PHIL 116-108
Apr 01@MIAL 129-122
Apr 02@ATL
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
11.171.503.8317.170.330.676
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Walker Kessler
21.15
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Christian Wood
18.90
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 71 22.8 .721 .500 .523 9.3 1.0 8.5 2.4 0.4 0.8
3-YEAR AVG 0 0.0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Totals 71 22.8 .721 .500 .523 9.3 1.0 8.5 2.4 0.4 0.8
Career Christian Wood
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
15-16 PHI 17 8.3 .415 .364 .619 3.6 0.2 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.1
16-17 CHA 13 8.2 .522 .0 .733 2.7 0.2 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.5
18-19 MIL 20 12.0 .526 .346 .741 8.6 0.4 4.1 0.5 0.4 0.8
19-20 DET 62 21.2 .567 .386 .745 13.1 1.0 6.3 0.9 0.5 1.4
20-21 HOU 40 31.8 .516 .383 .631 21.0 1.7 9.7 1.2 0.9 2.0
21-22 HOU 72 30.1 .500 .385 .605 17.7 2.3 10.1 1.0 0.8 1.9
22-23 DAL 63 25.6 .523 .370 .782 16.9 1.9 7.4 1.0 0.4 1.7
3-YEAR AVG 58 27.4 .521 .382 .654 16.8 1.7 8.7 1.0 0.7 1.7
Totals 288 23.9 .520 .376 .688 14.9 1.5 7.4 0.9 0.6 1.5
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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @LAD 4:10 PM EST
ATL @WAS 1:35 PM EST
BAL @BOS 1:35 PM EST
CHC vs MIL 2:20 PM EST
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CIN vs PIT 1:40 PM EST
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COL @SD 4:10 PM EST
DET @TB 1:10 PM EST
KC vs MIN 2:10 PM EST
LAA @OAK 4:07 PM EST
MIA vs NYM 1:40 PM EST
NYY vs SF 1:35 PM EST
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STL vs TOR 2:15 PM EST
Matchup Time
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CHA vs TOR 1:00 PM EST
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DET @ORL 6:00 PM EST
HOU vs LAL 7:00 PM EST
MIL vs PHI 8:00 PM EST
MIN vs POR 3:30 PM EST
NY vs WAS 6:00 PM EST
OKC vs PHO 7:00 PM EST
SA @SAC 6:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
ANA @CGY 8:00 PM EST
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DET @TOR 7:00 PM EST
LA @VAN 8:00 PM EST
NJ @WPG 7:00 PM EST
NYR @WAS 1:00 PM EST
PHI @PIT 6:00 PM EST