Donovan Mitchell vs. Brad Sellers Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brad Sellers 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

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 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Brad Sellers, who played 6. Donovan Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Brad Sellers had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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
Donovan Mitchell 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24
Brad Sellers 6 4 1986-87 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Donovan Mitchell Brad Sellers
Season 2017-181986-87
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisBulls 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 %
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
Brad Sellers 80 21.9 8.5 1.9 2.7 4.7 1.3 0.6 0.9 1.1 2.4 3.5 7.6 .455 0.0 0.1 .200 1.6 2.2 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Brad Sellers 3 22.7 5.0 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 2.7 2.0 6.3 .316 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 2

Donovan Mitchell Brad Sellers
Season 2018-191987-88
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls 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 %
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
Brad Sellers 82 27.0 9.5 1.3 1.7 3.0 1.7 0.4 0.8 1.1 2.1 4.0 8.7 .457 0.0 0.1 .143 1.5 1.9 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Brad Sellers 10 14.4 4.5 1.0 1.1 2.1 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.8 1.5 4.3 .349 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.7 .882

Season 3

Donovan Mitchell Brad Sellers
Season 2019-201988-89
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East 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 %
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
Brad Sellers 80 21.7 6.9 1.1 1.8 2.8 1.2 0.4 0.9 0.9 2.2 2.9 6.0 .485 0.0 0.1 .500 1.1 1.3 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Brad Sellers 13 13.6 4.2 1.2 1.2 2.4 1.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.6 1.7 4.5 .379 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.9 .833

Season 4

Donovan Mitchell Brad Sellers
Season 2020-211989-90
Team Utah JazzSeattle Supersonics, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
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
Brad Sellers 59 11.9 4.5 0.7 0.8 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.7 4.3 .406 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.2 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Brad Sellers ------- --- ----------

Note: Brad Sellers didn't play in 1990-91.

Season 5

Donovan Mitchell Brad Sellers
Season 2021-221991-92
Team Utah JazzDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons 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 %
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
Brad Sellers 43 5.3 2.4 0.3 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.0 2.0 .466 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.6 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Brad Sellers 2 6.5 3.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 6

Donovan Mitchell Brad Sellers
Season 2022-231992-93
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Brad Sellers 54 9.9 2.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.9 2.4 .377 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.7 .949
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Brad Sellers ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Donovan Mitchell Brad Sellers
Season 2023-24-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
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
Brad Sellers ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Brad Sellers ------- --- ----------