Donovan Mitchell vs. Delaney Rudd Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Delaney Rudd and Donovan Mitchell, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Donovan Mitchell played 7 years in the NBA, 3 more than Delaney Rudd, who played 4. Donovan Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Delaney Rudd had his rookie season in 1989-90. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Donovan Mitchell 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24
Delaney Rudd 4 3 1989-90 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Donovan Mitchell Delaney Rudd
Season 2017-181989-90
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell 79 33.4 20.5 0.7 3.1 3.7 3.7 1.5 0.3 2.7 2.7 7.5 17.2 .437 2.4 7.0 .340 3.0 3.8 .805
Delaney Rudd 77 11.0 3.5 0.2 0.6 0.7 2.3 0.3 0.0 1.1 1.1 1.4 3.4 .429 0.2 0.7 .286 0.5 0.7 .660
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell 11 37.4 24.4 0.8 5.1 5.9 4.2 1.5 0.4 2.9 3.2 9.3 22.1 .420 2.3 7.3 .313 3.5 3.9 .907
Delaney Rudd 5 9.0 3.6 0.2 0.4 0.6 2.6 0.2 0.0 0.6 2.0 1.6 4.6 .348 0.2 1.4 .143 0.2 0.4 .500

Season 2
Donovan Mitchell Delaney Rudd
Season 2018-191990-91
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell 77 33.7 23.8 0.8 3.3 4.1 4.2 1.4 0.4 2.8 2.7 8.6 19.9 .432 2.4 6.7 .362 4.1 5.1 .806
Delaney Rudd 82 10.7 4.0 0.2 0.6 0.8 2.6 0.4 0.0 1.2 1.1 1.5 3.5 .435 0.2 0.7 .279 0.7 0.9 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell 5 38.6 21.4 1.4 3.6 5.0 3.2 1.6 0.2 4.2 3.0 7.2 22.4 .321 2.2 8.6 .256 4.8 6.6 .727
Delaney Rudd 9 6.4 2.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.9 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.3 .429 0.4 1.3 .333 0.2 0.4 .500

Season 3
Donovan Mitchell Delaney Rudd
Season 2019-201991-92
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell 69 34.3 24.0 0.8 3.6 4.4 4.3 1.0 0.2 2.7 2.5 8.7 19.4 .449 2.5 6.9 .366 4.0 4.7 .863
Delaney Rudd 65 8.3 3.0 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.2 2.9 .399 0.2 0.7 .234 0.5 0.6 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell 7 37.7 36.3 0.9 4.1 5.0 4.9 1.0 0.3 4.1 1.6 11.9 22.4 .529 4.7 9.1 .516 7.9 8.3 .948
Delaney Rudd 10 8.4 2.5 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.9 0.3 0.0 0.4 1.1 1.0 2.1 .476 0.2 0.7 .286 0.3 0.4 .750

Season 4
Donovan Mitchell Delaney Rudd
Season 2020-211992-93
Team Utah JazzPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell 53 33.4 26.4 0.9 3.5 4.4 5.2 1.0 0.3 2.8 2.2 9.0 20.6 .438 3.4 8.7 .386 5.0 6.0 .845
Delaney Rudd 15 6.3 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.5 2.4 .194 0.1 0.7 .091 0.7 0.9 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell 10 34.6 32.3 0.3 3.9 4.2 5.5 1.1 0.2 2.8 2.0 10.5 23.5 .447 5.0 11.5 .435 6.3 7.6 .829
Delaney Rudd ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Donovan Mitchell Delaney Rudd
Season 2021-22-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell 67 33.8 25.9 0.8 3.4 4.2 5.3 1.5 0.2 3.0 2.4 9.2 20.5 .448 3.5 9.8 .355 4.0 4.7 .853
Delaney Rudd ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell 6 38.2 25.5 1.0 3.3 4.3 5.7 0.7 0.5 2.7 2.3 8.8 22.2 .398 1.7 8.0 .208 6.2 7.0 .881
Delaney Rudd ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Donovan Mitchell Delaney Rudd
Season 2022-23-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell 68 35.8 28.3 0.9 3.3 4.3 4.4 1.5 0.4 2.6 2.5 10.0 20.6 .484 3.6 9.3 .386 4.7 5.4 .867
Delaney Rudd ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell 5 41.4 23.2 0.6 4.4 5.0 7.2 2.0 0.6 3.8 2.8 9.0 20.8 .433 2.6 9.0 .289 2.6 3.6 .722
Delaney Rudd ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Donovan Mitchell Delaney Rudd
Season 2023-24-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell 55 35.3 26.6 0.8 4.3 5.1 6.1 1.8 0.5 2.8 2.1 9.1 19.8 .462 3.3 9.0 .368 5.0 5.8 .865
Delaney Rudd ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell 10 38.2 29.6 0.6 4.8 5.4 4.7 1.3 0.3 2.8 2.9 10.7 22.5 .476 2.9 8.2 .354 5.3 6.5 .815
Delaney Rudd ------- --- ----------
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