Donovan Mitchell vs. Alonzo Mourning Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alonzo Mourning and Donovan Mitchell, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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 Mitchell played 9 years in the NBA, 6 less than Alonzo Mourning, who played 15. Donovan Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Alonzo Mourning had his rookie season in 1992-93. 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 Mitchell 9 8 2017-18 to 2025-26
Alonzo Mourning 15 11 1992-93 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Donovan Mitchell Alonzo Mourning
Season 2017-181992-93
Team Utah JazzCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisHornets Lost East Conf Semis
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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 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
difference:+1+0.5+0.5+2.7+3.8+6.6+2.7+1.2+3.2-0.3-1.0+0.2+2.9+.074+2.4+7.0+3.3+4.3+.024
Alonzo Mourning 78 33.9 21.0 3.4 6.9 10.3 1.0 0.3 3.5 3.0 3.7 7.3 14.3 .511 0.0 0.0 - 6.3 8.1 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+2+3.4+0.6+2.3+1.7+4.0+2.8+0.8+3.0-1.2-0.9+1.4+5.7+.060+2.3+7.1+.313+4.5+6.4+.133
Alonzo Mourning 9 40.8 23.8 3.1 6.8 9.9 1.4 0.7 3.4 4.1 4.1 7.9 16.4 .480 0.0 0.2 .000 8.0 10.3 .774

Season 2

Donovan Mitchell Alonzo Mourning
Season 2018-191993-94
Team Utah JazzCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
difference:+17+0.1+2.3+2.2+3.9+6.1+2.8+0.9+2.7-0.5-0.8+1.5+5.8+.073+2.4+6.7+3.1+4.4+.044
Alonzo Mourning 60 33.6 21.5 3.0 7.2 10.2 1.4 0.5 3.1 3.3 3.5 7.1 14.1 .505 0.0 0.0 - 7.2 9.5 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Alonzo Mourning DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Donovan Mitchell Alonzo Mourning
Season 2019-201994-95
Team Utah JazzCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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
difference:+8+3.9+2.7+1.8+3.7+5.5+2.9+0.4+2.7-0.4-1.1+1.3+5.1+.070+2.4+6.5+.042+2.4+3.7+.102
Alonzo Mourning 77 38.2 21.3 2.6 7.3 9.9 1.4 0.6 2.9 3.1 3.6 7.4 14.3 .519 0.1 0.4 .324 6.4 8.4 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+3+5.8+14.3+2.6+5.7+8.3+2.1+0.2+3.0-0.6-2.7+5.9+8.1+.108+3.7+7.1+.016+1.1+2.5+.111
Alonzo Mourning 4 43.5 22.0 3.5 9.8 13.3 2.8 0.8 3.3 3.5 4.3 6.0 14.3 .421 1.0 2.0 .500 9.0 10.8 .837

Season 4

Donovan Mitchell Alonzo Mourning
Season 2020-211995-96
Team Utah JazzMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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
difference:+17+4.8+3.2+2.2+3.8+6.0+2.9+2.4-0.9-1.3+1.0+5.2+.085+3.3+8.3+.086+2.0+4.2+.160
Alonzo Mourning 70 38.2 23.2 3.1 7.3 10.4 2.3 1.0 2.7 3.7 3.5 8.0 15.4 .523 0.1 0.4 .300 7.0 10.2 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+7+3.9+14.3+0.7+1.1+1.8+4.2+0.4+0.8-2.5-2.3+4.8+11.8+.039+5.0+11.5+0.4+1.7+.115
Alonzo Mourning 3 30.7 18.0 1.0 5.0 6.0 1.3 0.7 1.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 11.7 .486 0.0 0.0 - 6.7 9.3 .714

Season 5

Donovan Mitchell Alonzo Mourning
Season 2021-221996-97
Team Utah JazzMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat Lost East Conf Finals
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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%
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
difference:+1+1.4+6.1+2.1+3.7+5.7+3.7+0.7+2.7-0.4-1.7+2.0+7.1+.086+3.5+9.7+.244+1.5+3.9+.211
Alonzo Mourning 66 35.2 19.8 2.9 7.1 9.9 1.6 0.8 2.9 3.4 4.1 7.2 13.4 .534 0.0 0.1 .111 5.5 8.6 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+11+1.1+7.7+1.6+4.3+5.9+4.6+0.1+2.2-1.4-2.0+2.5+9.4+.093+1.5+7.5+.167+1.1+2.1+.326
Alonzo Mourning 17 37.1 17.8 2.6 7.6 10.2 1.1 0.6 2.7 4.1 4.3 6.3 12.8 .491 0.2 0.5 .375 5.1 9.1 .555

Season 6

Donovan Mitchell Alonzo Mourning
Season 2022-231997-98
Team Cleveland CavaliersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdHeat Lost East 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%
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
difference:+10+2.4+9.1+2.4+3.0+5.3+3.5+0.8+1.8-0.5-1.1+3.1+8.0+.067+3.6+9.3+0.6+2.6+.202
Alonzo Mourning 58 33.4 19.2 3.3 6.3 9.6 0.9 0.7 2.2 3.1 3.6 6.9 12.6 .551 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 8.0 .665
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+1+7.1+3.9+1.9+1.6+3.5+5.9+1.2+1.9-1.8-1.7+1.7+6.8+.085+2.6+9.0+2.2+3.7+.067
Alonzo Mourning 4 34.3 19.3 2.5 6.0 8.5 1.3 0.8 2.5 2.0 4.5 7.3 14.0 .518 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 7.3 .655

Season 7

Donovan Mitchell Alonzo Mourning
Season 2023-241998-99
Team Cleveland CavaliersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+9+2.8+6.5+2.8+3.1+5.9+4.5+1.1+3.4-0.2-1.4+2.1+6.0+.049+3.3+9.0+1.0+3.4+.213
Alonzo Mourning 46 38.1 20.1 3.6 7.4 11.0 1.6 0.7 3.9 3.0 3.5 7.0 13.8 .511 0.0 0.0 - 6.0 9.2 .652
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+5+0.6+8.0+0.8+2.0+2.8+3.9+0.3+2.5-0.4-0.9+3.1+7.9+.045+2.9+8.2+1.1+3.3+.162
Alonzo Mourning 5 38.8 21.6 1.4 6.8 8.2 0.8 1.6 2.8 2.4 3.8 7.6 14.6 .521 0.0 0.0 - 6.4 9.8 .653

Season 8

Donovan Mitchell Alonzo Mourning
Season 2024-251999-00
Team Cleveland CavaliersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisHeat Lost East Conf Semis
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+8+3.4+2.3+1.9+3.1+5.0+3.4+0.8+3.5-0.6-1.9+0.1+3.6+.108+3.3+8.8+.368+1.0+2.3+.112
Alonzo Mourning 79 34.8 21.7 2.7 6.8 9.5 1.6 0.5 3.7 2.7 3.9 8.3 15.0 .551 0.0 0.1 .000 5.2 7.4 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+1+5.5+8.0+1.9+3.5+5.3+2.5+1.7+3.0-0.5-2.0+2.0+5.9+.041+3.1+9.2+.333+0.9+0.3+.075
Alonzo Mourning 10 37.5 21.6 3.1 6.9 10.0 1.4 0.2 3.3 2.4 4.0 7.6 15.7 .484 0.0 0.1 .000 6.4 9.6 .667

Season 9

Donovan Mitchell Alonzo Mourning
Season 2025-262000-01
Team Cleveland CavaliersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donovan Mitchell 5 33.2 28.0 0.0 2.4 2.4 4.4 1.2 0.4 3.8 1.8 9.8 18.0 .544 3.2 8.0 .400 5.2 7.0 .743
difference:+8+9.7+14.4+2.7+2.7+5.4+3.5+0.9+2.0-1.6+4.2+7.2+.026+3.2+7.9+.400+2.8+2.8+.179
Alonzo Mourning 13 23.5 13.6 2.7 5.1 7.8 0.9 0.3 2.4 2.2 1.8 5.6 10.8 .518 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 4.2 .564
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donovan Mitchell DNP------ --- ----------
Alonzo Mourning 3 30.3 11.7 1.0 4.3 5.3 1.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 3.0 4.0 8.3 .480 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 6.3 .579

Additional Years

* Alonzo Mourning played 6 seasons more than Donovan Mitchell in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 15, from 2002 to 2008—Alonzo Mourning played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 6 extra years over Donovan Mitchell, Alonzo Mourning got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game