Donovan Mitchell vs. Clarence Weatherspoon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Clarence Weatherspoon 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, 6 less than Clarence Weatherspoon, who played 13. Donovan Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Clarence Weatherspoon 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 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
Clarence Weatherspoon 13 4 1992-93 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Donovan Mitchell Clarence Weatherspoon
Season 2017-181992-93
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second 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
Clarence Weatherspoon 82 32.4 15.6 2.2 5.0 7.2 1.8 1.0 0.8 2.1 2.3 6.0 12.8 .469 0.0 0.0 .250 3.5 5.0 .713
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
Clarence Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Donovan Mitchell Clarence Weatherspoon
Season 2018-191993-94
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
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
Clarence Weatherspoon 82 38.4 18.4 3.1 7.0 10.1 2.3 1.2 1.4 2.4 1.9 7.3 15.2 .483 0.0 0.2 .235 3.6 5.2 .693
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
Clarence Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Donovan Mitchell Clarence Weatherspoon
Season 2019-201994-95
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
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
Clarence Weatherspoon 76 39.4 18.1 1.9 5.0 6.9 2.8 1.5 0.9 2.5 2.6 7.1 16.3 .439 0.1 0.3 .190 3.7 5.0 .751
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
Clarence Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Donovan Mitchell Clarence Weatherspoon
Season 2020-211995-96
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
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
Clarence Weatherspoon 78 39.7 16.7 3.0 6.6 9.7 2.0 1.4 1.4 2.3 2.7 6.3 13.0 .484 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.5 .746
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
Clarence Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Donovan Mitchell Clarence Weatherspoon
Season 2021-221996-97
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
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
Clarence Weatherspoon 82 36.0 12.2 2.7 5.6 8.3 1.7 0.9 1.0 1.7 2.3 4.9 9.9 .491 0.0 0.1 .167 2.5 3.4 .738
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
Clarence Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Donovan Mitchell Clarence Weatherspoon
Season 2022-231997-98
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors
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
Clarence Weatherspoon 79 29.4 9.3 2.5 5.0 7.5 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.5 2.5 3.4 7.7 .441 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.5 .722
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
Clarence Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Donovan Mitchell Clarence Weatherspoon
Season 2023-241998-99
Team Cleveland CavaliersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisHeat 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 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
Clarence Weatherspoon 49 21.2 8.1 1.5 3.5 5.0 0.7 0.6 0.3 1.2 2.2 2.9 5.4 .534 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 2.9 .804
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
Clarence Weatherspoon 5 22.2 5.8 0.8 3.4 4.2 0.4 1.4 0.2 0.6 1.6 1.8 5.2 .346 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.4 .647

Season 8

Donovan Mitchell Clarence Weatherspoon
Season -1999-00
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Heat 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 ------- --- ----------
Clarence Weatherspoon 78 20.7 7.2 1.6 4.1 5.8 1.2 0.7 0.6 1.3 2.1 2.8 5.4 .513 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.3 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Clarence Weatherspoon 10 16.8 6.4 1.8 2.3 4.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.8 2.3 2.5 6.0 .417 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.4 .583

Season 9

Donovan Mitchell Clarence Weatherspoon
Season -2000-01
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
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 ------- --- ----------
Clarence Weatherspoon 82 33.8 11.3 2.7 7.0 9.7 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.4 2.1 4.2 8.4 .501 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 3.5 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Clarence Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Donovan Mitchell Clarence Weatherspoon
Season -2001-02
Team -New York Knicks
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 ------- --- ----------
Clarence Weatherspoon 56 30.9 8.8 2.7 5.6 8.2 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.8 2.4 3.4 8.1 .418 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 2.6 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Clarence Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Donovan Mitchell Clarence Weatherspoon
Season -2002-03
Team -New York Knicks
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 ------- --- ----------
Clarence Weatherspoon 79 25.6 6.6 2.7 4.9 7.6 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.8 2.2 2.4 5.2 .449 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.5 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Clarence Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Donovan Mitchell Clarence Weatherspoon
Season -2003-04
Team -New York Knicks, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Rockets Lost West 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 ------- --- ----------
Clarence Weatherspoon 52 16.7 5.0 1.4 2.5 3.9 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.7 1.4 2.0 4.1 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Clarence Weatherspoon 2 11.0 3.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.0 2.5 .400 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 3.0 .500

Season 13

Donovan Mitchell Clarence Weatherspoon
Season -2004-05
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Rockets Lost West 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 ------- --- ----------
Clarence Weatherspoon 40 13.1 3.1 0.9 2.2 3.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.9 1.2 2.9 .412 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.9 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Clarence Weatherspoon 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -