Carmelo Anthony vs. Donovan Mitchell Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Donovan Mitchell and Carmelo Anthony, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Carmelo Anthony played 19 years in the NBA, 10 more than Donovan Mitchell, who played 9. Carmelo Anthony had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Donovan Mitchell had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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 achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Carmelo Anthony |
82 |
36.5 |
21.0 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
6.1 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
7.6 |
17.9 |
.426 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
.322 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
.777 |
| difference: | +3 | +3.1 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +0.7 | +2.4 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -0.3 | | +0.1 | +0.7 | +.011 | +1.6 | +4.4 | +.018 | +2.0 | +2.6 | +.028 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Carmelo Anthony |
4 |
36.3 |
15.0 |
1.8 |
6.5 |
8.3 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
4.3 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
16.0 |
.328 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
.182 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
.800 |
| difference: | +7 | +1.1 | +9.4 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +2.4 | +1.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -1.4 | -0.4 | +4.0 | +6.1 | +.092 | +1.8 | +4.5 | +.131 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +.107 |
| 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 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Carmelo Anthony |
75 |
34.8 |
20.8 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
5.7 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
7.1 |
16.4 |
.431 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
.266 |
6.1 |
7.6 |
.796 |
| difference: | +2 | +1.1 | +3.0 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +1.6 | +1.6 | +0.5 | | -0.2 | -0.4 | +1.5 | +3.5 | +.001 | +1.8 | +4.6 | +.096 | +2.0 | +2.5 | +.010 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Carmelo Anthony |
5 |
36.2 |
19.2 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
16.6 |
.422 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
5.2 |
6.4 |
.813 |
| difference: | | +2.4 | +2.2 | +1.4 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +1.0 | | -1.6 | -1.0 | +0.2 | +5.8 | +.101 | +2.2 | +8.4 | +.256 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +.086 |
| 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 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Carmelo Anthony |
80 |
36.8 |
26.5 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
4.9 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
9.5 |
19.7 |
.481 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
.243 |
7.2 |
8.9 |
.808 |
| difference: | +11 | +2.5 | +2.5 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +1.6 | +0.1 | +0.3 | | -0.4 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +.032 | +2.0 | +5.0 | +.123 | +3.2 | +4.2 | +.055 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Carmelo Anthony |
5 |
38.6 |
21.0 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
6.6 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
6.6 |
19.8 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
.000 |
7.8 |
10.4 |
.750 |
| difference: | +2 | +0.9 | +15.3 | +1.5 | +0.1 | +1.6 | +2.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -1.1 | -2.4 | +5.3 | +2.6 | +.196 | +4.7 | +8.3 | +.516 | +0.1 | +2.1 | +.198 |
| 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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Carmelo Anthony |
65 |
38.2 |
28.9 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
10.6 |
22.4 |
.476 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
.268 |
7.1 |
8.7 |
.808 |
| difference: | +12 | +4.8 | +2.5 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +1.6 | +1.4 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -0.8 | -0.9 | +1.6 | +1.8 | +.038 | +2.8 | +6.4 | +.118 | +2.1 | +2.7 | +.037 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Carmelo Anthony |
5 |
42.0 |
26.8 |
3.6 |
5.0 |
8.6 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
3.8 |
2.4 |
9.4 |
19.6 |
.480 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
.500 |
6.2 |
7.8 |
.795 |
| difference: | +5 | +7.4 | +5.5 | +3.3 | +1.1 | +4.4 | +4.3 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -1.0 | -0.4 | +1.1 | +3.9 | +.033 | +3.2 | +7.9 | +.065 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.034 |
| 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 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Carmelo Anthony |
77 |
36.4 |
25.7 |
2.3 |
5.1 |
7.4 |
3.4 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
9.5 |
19.2 |
.492 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
.354 |
6.0 |
7.7 |
.786 |
| difference: | +10 | +2.6 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +3.2 | +1.9 | +0.2 | +0.3 | -0.3 | -0.9 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +.044 | +2.7 | +7.7 | +.001 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +.067 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Carmelo Anthony |
4 |
36.5 |
22.5 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
9.5 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
8.0 |
22.0 |
.364 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.250 |
6.0 |
7.3 |
.828 |
| difference: | +2 | +1.7 | +3.0 | +3.8 | +1.5 | +5.2 | +3.7 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -0.3 | -2.0 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +.034 | +1.2 | +6.0 | +.042 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +.053 |
| 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 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Carmelo Anthony |
66 |
34.5 |
22.8 |
1.6 |
5.2 |
6.8 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
8.1 |
18.3 |
.443 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
.371 |
5.6 |
7.1 |
.793 |
| difference: | +2 | +1.3 | +5.5 | +0.7 | +1.9 | +2.5 | +1.0 | +0.4 | | -0.4 | -0.5 | +1.9 | +2.3 | +.041 | +2.6 | +6.7 | +.015 | +0.9 | +1.7 | +.074 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Carmelo Anthony |
16 |
38.3 |
27.2 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
5.8 |
4.1 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
9.1 |
20.1 |
.453 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
.364 |
7.4 |
9.0 |
.826 |
| difference: | +11 | +3.1 | +4.0 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +3.1 | +0.2 | | -1.5 | -1.0 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +.020 | +1.1 | +4.9 | +.075 | +4.8 | +5.4 | +.104 |
| 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 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Carmelo Anthony |
69 |
38.2 |
28.2 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
6.6 |
3.2 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
10.0 |
21.8 |
.458 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
.316 |
7.4 |
8.9 |
.830 |
| difference: | +14 | +2.9 | +1.6 | +1.4 | +0.1 | +1.5 | +2.9 | +0.5 | +0.1 | -0.2 | -1.2 | +0.9 | +2.0 | +.004 | +2.4 | +6.3 | +.052 | +2.4 | +3.1 | +.035 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Carmelo Anthony |
6 |
42.3 |
30.7 |
2.3 |
6.2 |
8.5 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
10.7 |
23.0 |
.464 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
.316 |
8.3 |
9.5 |
.877 |
| difference: | +4 | +4.1 | +1.1 | +1.7 | +1.4 | +3.1 | +1.4 | +0.7 | +0.2 | -0.7 | -1.4 | | +0.5 | +.012 | +1.9 | +5.0 | +.038 | +3.0 | +3.0 | +.062 |
| 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 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Carmelo Anthony |
77 |
35.7 |
25.6 |
1.5 |
5.8 |
7.3 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
8.9 |
19.5 |
.455 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
.378 |
6.6 |
7.9 |
.838 |
| difference: | +6 | +4.3 | +1.6 | +0.7 | +2.1 | +2.8 | +2.1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | -0.6 | -0.9 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +.012 | +2.1 | +5.6 | +.010 | +2.4 | +2.8 | +.015 |
| Donovan Mitchell |
71 |
31.4 |
24.0 |
0.8 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
8.2 |
18.6 |
.443 |
3.3 |
8.9 |
.368 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
.823 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Carmelo Anthony |
4 |
39.0 |
26.0 |
3.3 |
7.0 |
10.3 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
8.3 |
22.0 |
.375 |
2.3 |
6.5 |
.346 |
7.3 |
8.5 |
.853 |
| difference: | +5 | +7.0 | +3.6 | +2.1 | +3.6 | +5.6 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.5 | -1.4 | -2.0 | +1.3 | +0.4 | +.068 | +0.8 | +2.8 | +.013 | | +1.4 | +.111 |
| Donovan Mitchell |
9 |
32.0 |
29.6 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
3.9 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
9.6 |
21.6 |
.443 |
3.1 |
9.3 |
.333 |
7.3 |
9.9 |
.742 |
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9th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Carmelo Anthony |
55 |
34.1 |
22.6 |
1.6 |
4.7 |
6.3 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
8.0 |
18.6 |
.430 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
.335 |
5.4 |
6.7 |
.804 |
| difference: | +40 | | +7.7 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +0.4 | | -0.8 | -0.4 | +2.3 | +1.7 | +.077 | +2.7 | +6.6 | +.048 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +.018 |
| Donovan Mitchell |
15 |
34.1 |
30.3 |
0.8 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
5.3 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
10.3 |
20.3 |
.507 |
3.9 |
10.3 |
.383 |
5.9 |
7.1 |
.822 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Carmelo Anthony |
5 |
40.8 |
27.8 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
8.2 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
10.4 |
24.8 |
.419 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
.222 |
6.2 |
8.2 |
.756 |
| Donovan Mitchell |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Carmelo Anthony played 10 seasons more than Donovan Mitchell in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 10 to 19, from 2013 to 2022—Carmelo Anthony played in 4 Playoffs. In those 10 extra years over Donovan Mitchell, Carmelo Anthony got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Second Team
1 Scoring Leader
5 All-Star Game
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