Donovan Mitchell vs. Chris Whitney Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Whitney 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, 4 less than Chris Whitney, who played 11. Donovan Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Chris Whitney had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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
Chris Whitney 11 2 1993-94 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Donovan Mitchell Chris Whitney
Season 2017-181993-94
Team Utah JazzSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 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
Chris Whitney 40 8.5 1.8 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.3 0.6 2.1 .305 0.3 0.8 .333 0.3 0.4 .800
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
Chris Whitney ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Donovan Mitchell Chris Whitney
Season 2018-191994-95
Team Utah JazzSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 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
Chris Whitney 25 7.2 1.7 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.4 0.6 1.9 .298 0.1 0.8 .158 0.4 0.4 1.000
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
Chris Whitney ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Donovan Mitchell Chris Whitney
Season 2019-201995-96
Team Utah JazzWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 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
Chris Whitney 21 16.0 7.1 0.1 1.5 1.6 2.4 0.9 0.0 1.1 2.2 2.1 4.7 .455 0.9 2.1 .432 2.0 2.1 .932
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
Chris Whitney ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Donovan Mitchell Chris Whitney
Season 2020-211996-97
Team Utah JazzWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisBullets 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 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
Chris Whitney 82 13.6 5.2 0.2 1.1 1.3 2.2 0.6 0.0 0.8 1.2 1.7 4.0 .421 0.7 2.0 .356 1.1 1.4 .832
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
Chris Whitney 3 6.7 2.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.3 0.7 1.7 .400 0.7 1.3 .500 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 5

Donovan Mitchell Chris Whitney
Season 2021-221997-98
Team Utah JazzWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 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
Chris Whitney 82 13.1 5.1 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.4 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.3 1.5 4.3 .355 0.6 2.1 .308 1.4 1.6 .915
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
Chris Whitney ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Donovan Mitchell Chris Whitney
Season 2022-231998-99
Team Cleveland CavaliersWashington Wizards
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
Chris Whitney 39 11.3 4.8 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.3 1.6 4.0 .410 0.8 2.4 .337 0.7 0.8 .871
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
Chris Whitney ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Donovan Mitchell Chris Whitney
Season 2023-241999-00
Team Cleveland CavaliersWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 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
Chris Whitney 82 19.8 7.8 0.2 1.4 1.6 3.8 0.7 0.1 1.3 2.0 2.6 6.4 .417 1.2 3.1 .376 1.4 1.6 .848
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
Chris Whitney ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Donovan Mitchell Chris Whitney
Season -2000-01
Team -Washington Wizards
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 %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Chris Whitney 59 26.0 9.5 0.2 1.6 1.8 4.2 0.9 0.1 1.7 2.5 3.1 8.0 .387 1.6 4.2 .375 1.7 1.9 .894
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Chris Whitney ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Donovan Mitchell Chris Whitney
Season -2001-02
Team -Washington Wizards
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 %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Chris Whitney 82 26.5 10.2 0.1 1.7 1.9 3.8 0.9 0.1 1.0 2.2 3.3 8.0 .418 1.6 3.9 .406 1.9 2.1 .880
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Chris Whitney ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Donovan Mitchell Chris Whitney
Season -2002-03
Team -Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Magic 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 ------- --- ----------
Chris Whitney 51 20.6 7.0 0.1 1.3 1.3 2.8 0.6 0.0 1.4 1.8 2.4 6.8 .355 1.0 3.2 .305 1.1 1.4 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Chris Whitney 7 15.7 3.1 0.4 1.1 1.6 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 3.0 1.1 3.0 .381 0.6 1.3 .444 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 11

Donovan Mitchell Chris Whitney
Season -2003-04
Team -Washington Wizards
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 %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Chris Whitney 16 11.6 2.9 0.2 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.1 2.8 .378 0.5 1.1 .444 0.3 0.3 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Chris Whitney ------- --- ----------