Daniel Gafford vs. Patty Mills Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Patty Mills and Daniel Gafford, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Daniel Gafford played 6 years in the NBA, 10 less than Patty Mills, who played 16. Daniel Gafford had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Patty Mills had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Daniel Gafford 6 2 2019-20 to 2024-25
Patty Mills 16 14 2009-10 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Daniel Gafford Patty Mills
Season 2019-202009-10
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Daniel Gafford 43 14.2 5.1 1.2 1.3 2.5 0.5 0.3 1.3 0.7 2.3 2.2 3.1 .701 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .533
difference:+33+10.4+2.5+1.1+1.2+2.3+0.3+1.3-0.3-1.7+1.2+0.7+.284+0.2+0.4+0.3+0.7+.038
Patty Mills 10 3.8 2.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.4 .417 0.2 0.4 .500 0.4 0.7 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Daniel Gafford DNP------ --- ----------
Patty Mills 3 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.3 .500 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 2
Daniel Gafford Patty Mills
Season 2020-212010-11
Team Chicago Bulls, Washington WizardsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Daniel Gafford 54 14.6 7.0 1.7 2.5 4.3 0.5 0.5 1.4 0.8 1.8 2.9 4.2 .684 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .667
difference:+10+2.4+1.5+1.4+2.0+3.5+1.2+0.1+1.4-0.2-0.8+0.8+0.9+.272+0.7+2.1+0.7+1.3+.099
Patty Mills 64 12.2 5.5 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.7 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.1 5.1 .412 0.7 2.1 .353 0.6 0.7 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Daniel Gafford 5 23.4 11.8 2.8 3.0 5.8 0.6 1.0 2.0 0.6 3.4 4.4 5.2 .846 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.8 .625
difference:+3+20.9+11.8+2.8+2.5+5.3+0.6+1.0+2.0-0.1-3.4+4.4+4.2+.846+0.5+3.0+4.8
Patty Mills 2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Daniel Gafford Patty Mills
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Washington WizardsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Daniel Gafford 72 20.1 9.4 2.2 3.5 5.7 0.9 0.4 1.4 0.9 2.4 4.0 5.7 .693 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.1 .699
difference:+56+3.8+0.9+1.9+2.0+3.9+1.5+0.2+1.3-0.7-1.5+0.1+2.4+.208+1.5+3.5+0.6+1.2+.301
Patty Mills 16 16.3 10.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.4 0.6 0.1 1.6 0.9 3.9 8.1 .485 1.5 3.5 .429 0.9 0.9 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Daniel Gafford DNP------ --- ----------
Patty Mills 8 3.9 1.9 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.4 .545 0.4 0.6 .600 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Daniel Gafford Patty Mills
Season 2022-232012-13
Team Washington WizardsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost NBA Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Daniel Gafford 78 20.6 9.0 2.1 3.5 5.6 1.1 0.4 1.3 1.1 2.4 3.7 5.1 .732 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.4 .679
difference:+20+9.3+3.9+1.9+2.8+4.7+1.2-0.4-1.5+1.8+0.9+.263+0.9+2.2+1.3+2.1+.163
Patty Mills 58 11.3 5.1 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.9 1.9 4.2 .469 0.9 2.2 .400 0.3 0.3 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Daniel Gafford DNP------ --- ----------
Patty Mills 9 3.4 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.1 .500 0.2 0.8 .286 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Daniel Gafford Patty Mills
Season 2023-242013-14
Team Washington Wizards, Dallas MavericksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Daniel Gafford 74 24.5 11.0 2.6 5.0 7.6 1.6 0.9 2.1 1.0 3.1 4.7 6.5 .725 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.4 .674
difference:+7+5.6+0.8+2.2+3.3+5.5+0.2+0.1+2.0-0.2-1.7+0.9+1.7+.261+1.7+3.9+0.7+1.4+.216
Patty Mills 81 18.9 10.2 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.8 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.4 3.8 8.2 .464 1.7 3.9 .425 0.9 1.0 .890
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Daniel Gafford 22 20.2 9.0 1.9 3.6 5.5 0.7 0.3 1.5 0.9 1.7 3.5 5.6 .634 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.0 .631
difference:+1+4.9+1.7+1.8+2.2+4.0+0.7+0.4+1.5-0.3-0.4+0.8+0.5+.187+1.4+3.4+1.5+2.4+.138
Patty Mills 23 15.3 7.3 0.1 1.4 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.0 0.6 1.3 2.7 6.1 .447 1.4 3.4 .405 0.4 0.6 .769

Season 6
Daniel Gafford Patty Mills
Season 2024-252014-15
Team Dallas MavericksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Daniel Gafford 57 21.5 12.3 2.7 4.1 6.8 1.4 0.4 1.8 1.2 2.7 5.0 7.1 .702 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .689
difference:+6+5.8+5.4+2.3+3.0+5.3+0.3+0.1+1.8-0.5-1.6+2.5+0.5+.321+1.2+3.6+1.8+2.6+.136
Patty Mills 51 15.7 6.9 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.7 1.1 2.5 6.6 .381 1.2 3.6 .341 0.6 0.8 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Daniel Gafford DNP------ --- ----------
Patty Mills 7 16.0 10.1 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.1 3.0 6.0 .500 2.3 4.0 .571 1.9 1.9 1.000

Additional Years

* Patty Mills played 10 seasons more than Daniel Gafford in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 16, from 2016 to 2025—Patty Mills played in 8 Playoffs.

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