Donovan Mitchell vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Donovan Mitchell that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Donovan Mitchell

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donovan Mitchell: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donovan Mitchell 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Donovan Mitchell 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Donovan Mitchell 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Donovan Mitchell 5 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Donovan Mitchell 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Donovan Mitchell 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Donovan Mitchell 1 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Donovan Mitchell 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Donovan Mitchell 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Donovan Mitchell 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Donovan Mitchell 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 24.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donovan Mitchell 11,619 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Donovan Mitchell 2,002 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Donovan Mitchell 2,176 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Donovan Mitchell 645 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Donovan Mitchell 156 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Donovan Mitchell 468 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donovan Mitchell .450 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Donovan Mitchell .366 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donovan Mitchell .843 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 28.3 (2023) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.1 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 6.1 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.8 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.5 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 27.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donovan Mitchell 1,287 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Donovan Mitchell 233 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Donovan Mitchell 235 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Donovan Mitchell 60 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Donovan Mitchell 16 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Donovan Mitchell 47 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donovan Mitchell .431 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Donovan Mitchell .353 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donovan Mitchell .851 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 36.3 (2020) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.9 (2018) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 7.2 (2023) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 2.0 (2023) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.6 (2023) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.