Donovan Mitchell vs. David Thompson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Thompson 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.
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 and David Thompson both played 8 years in the NBA. Donovan Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while David Thompson had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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.
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +3 | +3.2 | +5.4 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.3 | | -0.2 | +2.5 | +2.6 | +.070 | | | | +2.8 | +3.8 | +.039 |
| David Thompson |
82 |
36.6 |
25.9 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
- |
2.9 |
10.0 |
19.8 |
.507 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
7.6 |
.766 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +5 | +2.1 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +2.1 | +0.7 | +0.2 | | +0.3 | | -0.5 | | +1.9 | +.043 | | | | +2.5 | +4.9 | +.228 |
| David Thompson |
6 |
39.5 |
24.7 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
5.2 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
- |
3.7 |
9.3 |
20.2 |
.463 |
- |
- |
- |
6.0 |
8.8 |
.679 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +3 | +4.1 | +3.4 | +1.2 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.8 | -0.3 | | +1.7 | +0.1 | +.089 | | | | +2.4 | +3.3 | +.028 |
| David Thompson |
80 |
37.8 |
27.2 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
10.3 |
19.8 |
.521 |
- |
- |
- |
6.5 |
8.4 |
.778 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +8 | +1.6 | +3.8 | | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.4 | -1.2 | -0.4 | +2.9 | | +.129 | | | | +0.3 | +0.4 | +.098 |
| David Thompson |
13 |
37.0 |
25.2 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
10.1 |
22.4 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
6.2 |
.825 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +7 | +0.8 | | +0.6 | +1.4 | +0.8 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +0.9 | -0.3 | -0.1 | +0.4 | +1.6 | +.063 | | | | +1.8 | +3.0 | +.110 |
| David Thompson |
76 |
35.1 |
24.0 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
9.1 |
17.8 |
.512 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
7.7 |
.753 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +4 | +3.0 | +8.3 | +1.4 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +0.9 | +0.3 | | -0.1 | -2.4 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +.022 | | | | +5.2 | +4.6 | +.221 |
| David Thompson |
3 |
40.7 |
28.0 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
7.0 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
12.7 |
23.0 |
.551 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.7 |
.727 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +14 | +1.6 | +4.9 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +2.0 | | +0.7 | -0.2 | -0.5 | +1.6 | +4.8 | +.030 | +3.2 | +8.2 | +.018 | +1.5 | +2.6 | +.087 |
| David Thompson |
39 |
31.8 |
21.5 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
7.4 |
15.8 |
.468 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.368 |
6.5 |
8.6 |
.758 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| David Thompson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +10 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +2.3 | +0.8 | +0.6 | -0.2 | -0.6 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +.058 | +3.4 | +9.3 | +.099 | +2.4 | +3.3 | +.058 |
| David Thompson |
77 |
34.0 |
25.5 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
9.5 |
18.8 |
.506 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.256 |
6.4 |
8.0 |
.795 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| David Thompson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +7 | +15.4 | +13.4 | | +1.8 | +1.9 | +2.5 | +0.9 | +0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | +4.9 | +10.0 | +.002 | +3.5 | +9.1 | +.100 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +.053 |
| David Thompson |
61 |
20.4 |
14.9 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
5.1 |
10.6 |
.486 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.286 |
4.5 |
5.6 |
.814 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +2 | +19.4 | +11.5 | +0.7 | +2.4 | +1.7 | +5.2 | +1.7 | +0.6 | -1.1 | -0.1 | +4.0 | +9.8 | +.022 | +2.3 | +8.0 | +.044 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +.151 |
| David Thompson |
3 |
22.0 |
11.7 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
11.0 |
.455 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.333 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
.571 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +20 | +6.6 | +10.7 | +0.5 | +2.0 | +1.5 | +3.1 | +1.2 | +0.1 | -0.6 | -0.2 | +3.2 | +7.5 | +.019 | +3.3 | +8.9 | +.168 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +.081 |
| David Thompson |
75 |
28.7 |
15.9 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
5.9 |
12.3 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
4.0 |
5.1 |
.784 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +8 | +5.7 | +17.6 | +0.6 | +4.8 | +5.4 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +0.2 | -0.8 | -0.6 | +6.2 | +10.0 | +.116 | +2.9 | +8.2 | | +2.3 | +1.5 | +.215 |
| David Thompson |
2 |
32.5 |
12.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
12.5 |
.360 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
5.0 |
.600 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +52 | +13.0 | +11.4 | +0.1 | +2.3 | +2.2 | +4.3 | +0.8 | +0.5 | -0.7 | -0.4 | +3.5 | +9.9 | +.096 | +3.3 | +8.8 | +.368 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +.026 |
| David Thompson |
19 |
18.4 |
12.6 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
4.7 |
8.7 |
.539 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
.849 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
| David Thompson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
All-NBA First Team