Kemba Walker Stats, Shot Chart & Advanced Analytics — 2022-23

Inside his season

Through Jan. 5

Tonight at Boston

Last time, Jan. 5, 2023: 2 points on 1 for 1 shooting, no assists and no rebounds in a 124-95 loss.
In 16 games against the Celtics, he has averaged 21.8 points, 4.6 assists and 3.8 rebounds.
Of the Celtics, Marcus Smart has guarded him the most in their careers: 130 possessions over 9 games. Walker has 25 points on 8 for 19 shooting against him, well under his usual scoring rate.
On the Celtics' injury report as of Nov. 15: Marcus Smart (out).

What changed from last season shows after nine games and 200 minutes.

Lineup numbers leave garbage time out and count points per 100 the NBA’s way; ages are exact, game by game, from 2015-16 on.

Inside his season

His last game

Jan. 5, 2023, a 124-95 loss to Boston

Kemba Walker

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His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Before this game he averaged 8.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 8 regular-season games.

Shot making: 2 points from the field on 1 shot0.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a driving layup2nd quarter, 8:25 leftchance to win 29% to 34%
On the move: 0.20 miles4.46 mph on average3 touches
Rating: Performance Score +0.2100.0% true shooting16.7% usage

His last game

His season

Career

8 seasons since 2015-16, the seasons the site has

All-NBA once, All-Star four times.

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	3PM	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−	Honors
2015-16CHA	CHA	81	35.6	20.9	4.4	5.2	1.6	0.5	2.1	.427	2.2	.371	.847	.554	+2.9
2016-17CHA	CHA	79	34.7	23.2	3.9	5.5	1.1	0.3	2.1	.444	3.0	.399	.847	.569	+2.4	All-Star
2017-18CHA	CHA	80	34.2	22.1	3.1	5.5	1.1	0.3	2.2	.431	2.9	.384	.864	.572	+2.5	All-Star
2018-19CHA	CHA	82	34.9	25.6	4.4	5.9	1.2	0.4	2.6	.434	3.2	.356	.844	.558	+0.3	All-NBA 3rdAll-Star
2019-20BOS	BOS	56	31.1	20.4	3.9	4.8	0.9	0.5	2.1	.425	3.2	.381	.864	.575	+4.4	All-Star
2020-21BOS	BOS	43	31.8	19.3	4.0	4.9	1.1	0.3	2.0	.420	3.0	.360	.899	.559	+2.2
2021-22NYK	NYK	37	25.6	11.6	3.0	3.5	0.7	0.2	1.3	.403	2.0	.367	.845	.537	−4.9
2022-23DAL	DAL	9	16.0	8.0	1.8	2.1	0.2	0.2	0.4	.421	0.8	.250	.810	.543	−0.1
Career8 seasons	8 seasons	467	33.0	21.1	3.8	5.2	1.1	0.4	2.1	.430	2.8	.374	.855	.563	+1.7

Blue: his best season in each column (20 games or more, four in the playoffs; 3P% with two tries a game, FT% with one).

Career bests

Performance Score, 495 games since 2015-16

Best game+23.546 points on 13 for 18 shooting against Memphis, March 22, 2018The story Best four games+44.933.0 points a game, March 2 to 9, 2016Last game

Where his points come from

This season, against the league

Source	Walker	NBA avg
Paint	33.3%	44.0%
Mid-range	13.9%	7.7%
Threes	29.2%	32.3%
Free throws	23.6%	16.0%
Fast break	0.0%	12.2%
Off turnovers	16.7%	14.8%
Unassisted makes	75.0%	39.7%

Who stops him, and who he stops

Every matchup since 2016-17

Toughest defenders on him

Fred VanVleet

Walker scored 95 points on 34 for 90 shooting in 576 possessions against him, over 19 games.

The games

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
Nov. 1, 2021	8	3-4	24.5
Feb. 11, 2021	9	3-4	20.2
Sept. 11, 2020	5	2-6	36.9
Sept. 9, 2020	0	0-5	49.5
Sept. 7, 2020	2	1-2	31.3
Sept. 5, 2020	7	2-4	41.5
Sept. 3, 2020	8	3-6	39.5
Sept. 1, 2020	5	2-5	43.3
Aug. 30, 2020	2	0-2	35.3
Aug. 7, 2020	6	2-3	26.6
Dec. 28, 2019	4	2-7	42.0
Dec. 25, 2019	7	3-9	30.8
Oct. 25, 2019	10	4-12	47.0
April 5, 2019	4	2-4	41.7
March 24, 2019	6	1-7	24.0
Oct. 22, 2018	5	2-4	11.7
March 4, 2018	4	1-3	19.0
Feb. 11, 2018	3	1-2	5.4
Dec. 20, 2017	0	0-1	6.1

Josh Richardson

Walker scored 50 points on 15 for 44 shooting in 308 possessions against him, over 17 games.

The games

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
Dec. 18, 2021	3	0-2	11.4
March 31, 2021	3	1-2	40.3
Feb. 23, 2021	7	3-7	23.3
Aug. 23, 2020	3	1-1	8.4
Aug. 21, 2020	2	1-1	11.9
Aug. 19, 2020	3	1-2	13.5
Aug. 17, 2020	0	0-0	24.1
Jan. 9, 2020	5	2-3	20.2
Dec. 12, 2019	3	1-1	15.1
Oct. 23, 2019	0	0-5	28.5
March 17, 2019	0	0-1	21.2
March 6, 2019	3	1-3	21.5
Oct. 30, 2018

Dennis Schröder

Walker scored 46 points on 14 for 35 shooting in 275 possessions against him, over 11 games.

The games

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
Oct. 20, 2021	0	0-0	12.0
April 15, 2021	5	2-2	25.7
Jan. 30, 2021	2	0-4	28.6
March 8, 2020	4	2-4	21.3
Feb. 9, 2020	1	0-3	18.2
Nov. 23, 2018	0	0-1	10.0
Nov. 1, 2018	2	1-2	17.1
March 15, 2018	7	2-5	34.9
Jan. 31, 2018	9	3-5	37.1
Jan. 26, 2018	7	1-3	28.8
Oct. 20, 2017	9	3-6	40.8

Scorers he held down most

Fred VanVleet

Scored 62 points on 24 for 85 shooting in 510 possessions with Walker guarding him, over 19 games.

The games

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
Nov. 1, 2021	6	3-5	25.0
Feb. 11, 2021	0	0-2	28.0
Sept. 11, 2020	6	2-7	38.6
Sept. 9, 2020	5	2-4	43.4
Sept. 7, 2020	5	2-6	33.4
Sept. 5, 2020	6	2-7	36.7
Sept. 3, 2020	0	0-4	40.1
Sept. 1, 2020	15	6-11	45.4
Aug. 30, 2020	0	0-5	34.4
Aug. 7, 2020	5	2-5	21.7
Dec. 28, 2019	2	1-7	29.3
Dec. 25, 2019	2	1-6	28.3

The NBA’s matchup counts: possessions one man guarded another, and the points and shots that came of them. Usual is a scorer’s rate on everyone else who guarded him in the same years. Ranked with 250 possessions or more, about four full games of one man on the other, and a long record counts for more than a short one.

Advanced

2022-23, 9 games

Usage rate	21.5%
Assist rate	21.6%
Assists per turnover	4.75
Turnover rate (per 100 plays)	4.5
Offensive rating	110.5
Defensive rating	112.4
Net rating	−1.9
Offensive rebound rate	2.0%
Defensive rebound rate	9.0%
Effective FG%	48.2%
Fouls drawn a game	1.8

Not ranked: NBA ranks need 58+ games, and he has played 9.

Shot profile

Where he shoots, against the league

Zone	Walker	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
At the rim	22.8%	29.9%	61.5%	66.6%
Paint (non-rim)	14.0%	19.5%	50.0%	44.4%
Mid-range	14.0%	11.9%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	FG	3P	FT	TO	PF	+/−
Jan 5	vs BOS	L95–124	2:25	2	0	0	0	0	1–1	0–0	0–0	0	1	−1
Jan 2	@ HOU	W111–106	4:59	2	0	0	2	0	1–2	0–1	0–0	0	0	0
Dec 29	vs HOU	W129–114	12:57	3	0	2	0	0	1–3	1–2	0–0	0	0	−7
Dec 27	vs NYK	W126–121	4:55	1	0	0	0	0	0–1	0–1	1–2	0	0	0
Dec 21	@ MIN	W104–99

Distance	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Under 8 ft	9–17	29.8%	41.4%	52.9%	60.2%
8–16 ft	5–7	12.3%	13.5%	71.4%	44.6%
16–24 ft	3–5	8.8%	6.4%	60.0%	41.4%
24+ ft	7–28	49.1%	38.5%	25.0%	36.2%

Type	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Dunks	0–0	0.0%

Stat	Avg	NBA rank
Deflections	1.0
Contested shots	1.6
Twos contested	0.3
Threes contested	1.3
Charges drawn	0.29
Loose balls recovered	0.4
Box outs	0.1
Screen assists	0.0
Points from screen assists	0.0

Per game	Walker	NBA avg
Distance (miles)	1.10	1.92
Average speed (mph)	4.01	4.17
Touches	28.7	43.5
Passes	19.6	30.3
Potential assists	3.3	4.9
Secondary assists	0.4	0.4
Offensive rebound chances	1.4	2.7
Defensive rebound chances	4.8	6.0

Stat	Walker	NBA avg
Rim shots defended per game

Split	GP	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
Location
Home	4	3.0	0.8	1.0	40.0%	40.0%	66.7%	53.0%	−2.3
Away	5	12.0	2.6	3.0	42.6%	21.7%	83.3%	54.6%	+1.6
Result

Corner three		5.3%	9.7%	33.3%	38.5%

Above-break three		43.9%	28.8%	24.0%	35.5%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	FT	TO	+/−
Jan 5	vs BOS	L95–124	2:25	2	0	0	1–1	0–0	0–0	0	−1
Jan 2	@ HOU	W111–106	4:59	2	0	0	1–2	0–1	0–0	0	0
Dec 29	vs HOU	W129–114	12:57	3	0	2	1–3	1–2	0–0	0	−7
Dec 27	vs NYK	W126–121	4:55	1	0	0	0–1	0–1	1–2	0	0
Dec 21	@ MIN	W104–99	20:08	4	4	0	2–6	0–1	0–0	1	+3
Dec 19	@ MIN	L106–116	23:59	14	2	3	3–9	1–6	7–7	0	−4
Dec 17	@ CLE	L99–100	41:58	32	5	7	12–25	4–13	4–6	2	+7
Dec 16	vs POR	W130–110	13:03	6	3	2	2–5	1–2	1–1	1	−1
Dec 10	@ CHI	L115–144	19:30	8	2	5	2–5	0–2	4–5	0	+2

Layups	8–13	22.8%	27.1%	61.5%	57.3%

Floaters	4–7	12.3%	8.7%	57.1%	45.8%

Hooks	0–0	0.0%	3.1%	—	49.2%

Pull-up jumpers	5–17	29.8%	13.7%	29.4%	39.7%

Step-backs	4–7	12.3%	4.8%	57.1%	39.0%

Turnarounds and fadeaways	0–1	1.8%	4.9%	0.0%	42.9%

Other jump shots	3–12	21.1%	31.7%	25.0%	37.0%

Opponent FG% at the rim	73.3%	67.9%

Games	Min	Pts	FG	FG%	3P	FT	+/−
1	10.0	6	2–6	33.3%	1–3	1–2	−3

Month

Dec

9.7

2.3

2.7

40.7%

25.9%

81.0%

53.8%

0.0

Jan

2.0

0.0

66.7%

0.0%

—

66.7%

−0.5

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
March 29, 2021	0	0-1	24.7
Feb. 21, 2021	0	0-1	24.6
Jan. 16, 2020	5	1-3	20.1
Oct. 30, 2019	2	1-4	24.6
March 9, 2019	3	1-5	28.5
Jan. 25, 2019	7	2-8	42.8
Nov. 26, 2018	11	4-8	42.2
Oct. 17, 2018	9	4-5	40.3
Dec. 23, 2017	5	2-4	34.6
Dec. 22, 2017	11	5-9	34.0

Kemba Walker

Inside his season

Tonight at Boston

Inside his season

His last game

His last game

His season

Career

Career bests

Where his points come from

Who stops him, and who he stops

Toughest defenders on him

Scorers he held down most

Advanced

Shot profile

Game log

Shot chart

By distance

By shot type

Hustle

Movement and touches

Rim defense

Pick your games

Splits

Last 9 games

Clutch

Trends

Career bests

Who stops him, and who he stops

Toughest defenders on him

Scorers he held down most

His last game

Inside his season

Tonight at Boston

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
Oct. 20, 2021	1	0-1	6.9
April 15, 2021	0	0-0	19.8
Jan. 30, 2021	2	0-0	20.1
March 8, 2020	4	2-3	12.3
Feb. 9, 2020	0	0-2	13.9
Nov. 23, 2018	5	2-4	19.7
Nov. 1, 2018	3	1-2	20.3
March 15, 2018	6	3-8	32.2
Jan. 31, 2018	10	5-11	37.6
Jan. 26, 2018	7	3-10	33.1
Oct. 20, 2017	12	6-11	36.8