Donovan Clingan vs. T.J. McConnell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of T.J. McConnell and Donovan Clingan, 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.

Donovan Clingan played 2 years in the NBA, 9 less than T.J. McConnell, who played 11. Donovan Clingan had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, while T.J. McConnell had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Donovan Clingan 2 0 2024-25 to 2025-26
T.J. McConnell 11 5 2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Donovan Clingan T.J. McConnell
Season 2024-252015-16
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
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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%
Donovan Clingan 67 19.8 6.5 3.2 4.6 7.9 1.1 0.5 1.6 1.1 2.8 2.7 5.0 .539 0.2 0.7 .286 0.9 1.6 .596
difference:+14+0.4+2.7+2.0+4.8+3.4+0.7+1.5-0.6-1.4+0.7+.069+0.2+0.4+.062+0.6+1.1+.038
T.J. McConnell 81 19.8 6.1 0.5 2.6 3.1 4.5 1.2 0.1 1.7 1.4 2.7 5.7 .470 0.4 1.1 .348 0.3 0.5 .634
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Donovan Clingan nor T.J. McConnell played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Donovan Clingan T.J. McConnell
Season 2025-262016-17
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not play
(season in progress)
Did not play
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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%
Donovan Clingan 28 26.5 10.7 4.5 6.1 10.6 1.8 0.6 1.5 0.9 2.6 4.1 7.8 .528 0.8 2.6 .319 1.6 2.5 .657
difference:+53+0.2+3.8+4.0+3.5+7.5+4.8+1.1+1.4-1.1-0.9+1.2+1.5+.067+0.7+1.9+.119+0.7+1.4+.154
T.J. McConnell 81 26.3 6.9 0.5 2.6 3.1 6.6 1.7 0.1 2.0 1.7 2.9 6.3 .461 0.1 0.7 .200 0.9 1.1 .811
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Donovan Clingan nor T.J. McConnell played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* T.J. McConnell played 9 seasons more than Donovan Clingan in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 11, from 2018 to 2026—T.J. McConnell played in 5 Playoffs.