Chucky Brown vs. Donovan Mitchell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Donovan Mitchell and Chucky Brown, 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.

Chucky Brown played 13 years in the NBA, 6 more than Donovan Mitchell, who played 7. Chucky Brown had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, 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 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
Chucky Brown 13 6 1989-90 to 2001-02
Donovan Mitchell 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chucky Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 1989-902017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
Chucky Brown 75 17.9 7.3 1.1 2.0 3.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.9 2.0 2.8 6.0 .470 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.2 .762
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chucky Brown ------- --- ----------
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

Season 2

Chucky Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 1990-912018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
Chucky Brown 74 20.1 8.5 1.1 1.8 2.9 1.1 0.4 0.3 1.3 1.8 3.6 6.8 .524 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.9 .701
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chucky Brown ------- --- ----------
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

Season 3

Chucky Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 1991-922019-20
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz 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 %
Chucky Brown 42 10.3 3.6 0.7 1.2 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.1 1.4 3.0 .469 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.2 .612
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chucky Brown 3 14.7 6.3 1.0 2.7 3.7 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.7 6.3 .421 0.0 0.3 .000 1.0 2.0 .500
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

Season 4

Chucky Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 1992-932020-21
Team New Jersey NetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East 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 %
Chucky Brown 77 15.4 5.1 1.1 1.9 3.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.5 2.1 4.3 .483 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.3 .724
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chucky Brown 4 15.5 6.0 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.3 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.5 2.3 5.5 .409 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.8 .857
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

Season 5

Chucky Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 1993-942021-22
Team Dallas MavericksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
Chucky Brown 1 10.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chucky Brown ------- --- ----------
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

Season 6

Chucky Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 1994-952022-23
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCavaliers 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 %
Chucky Brown 41 19.9 6.1 1.6 3.0 4.6 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.6 2.6 4.2 .603 0.0 0.1 .333 0.9 1.5 .613
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chucky Brown 21 15.5 4.5 1.0 2.1 3.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.6 2.2 1.6 3.6 .447 0.0 0.1 .500 1.2 1.8 .676
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

Season 7

Chucky Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 1995-962023-24
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers 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 %
Chucky Brown 82 24.6 8.6 1.6 3.7 5.4 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.1 2.0 3.7 6.8 .541 0.0 0.1 .125 1.3 1.8 .693
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chucky Brown 8 21.0 8.1 0.8 2.3 3.0 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.5 2.1 3.1 5.6 .556 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.3 .833
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

Season 8

Chucky Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 1996-97-
Team Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Chucky Brown 70 10.8 2.9 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.3 1.4 1.1 2.2 .506 0.0 0.1 .167 0.7 1.0 .671
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chucky Brown ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Chucky Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 1997-98-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Chucky Brown 77 15.6 5.0 0.7 1.6 2.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.3 2.1 4.8 .433 0.0 0.1 .250 0.8 1.1 .724
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chucky Brown 4 12.5 4.0 0.3 1.3 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 3.8 .467 0.3 0.5 .500 0.3 0.5 .500
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Chucky Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 1998-99-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Chucky Brown 48 24.8 8.5 0.8 2.9 3.6 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.8 2.2 3.7 7.8 .472 0.3 0.8 .375 0.8 1.2 .678
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chucky Brown ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Chucky Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 1999-00-
Team San Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Chucky Brown 63 17.4 5.3 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.8 2.3 5.2 .451 0.0 0.2 .200 0.6 0.8 .692
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chucky Brown ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Chucky Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 2000-01-
Team Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Chucky Brown 26 13.0 3.9 0.3 1.8 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.4 1.5 3.7 .421 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.3 .647
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chucky Brown ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Chucky Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 2001-02-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings 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 %
Chucky Brown 18 5.1 1.2 0.6 1.3 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.6 1.5 .370 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 .500
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chucky Brown 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------