Donovan Mitchell vs. Eddie Lee Wilkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Eddie Lee Wilkins 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 Eddie Lee Wilkins, who played 6. Donovan Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Eddie Lee Wilkins had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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
Eddie Lee Wilkins 6 3 1984-85 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Donovan Mitchell Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season 2017-181984-85
Team Utah JazzNew York Knicks
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
Eddie Lee Wilkins 54 17.0 5.5 1.6 3.3 4.9 0.3 0.4 0.3 1.2 2.9 2.1 4.3 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.3 .541
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
Eddie Lee Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Note: Eddie Lee Wilkins didn't play in 1985-86.

Season 2

Donovan Mitchell Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season 2018-191986-87
Team Utah JazzNew York Knicks
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
Eddie Lee Wilkins 24 18.9 5.8 1.9 2.6 4.5 0.3 0.4 0.1 1.2 2.8 2.3 5.3 .441 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 2.4 .466
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
Eddie Lee Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Note: Eddie Lee Wilkins didn't play in 1987-88.

Season 3

Donovan Mitchell Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season 2019-201988-89
Team Utah JazzNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks 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 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
Eddie Lee Wilkins 71 8.2 4.1 1.0 1.1 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.8 1.5 1.6 3.5 .465 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.6 .550
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
Eddie Lee Wilkins 7 3.7 2.1 0.7 0.9 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.6 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .500

Season 4

Donovan Mitchell Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season 2020-211989-90
Team Utah JazzNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisKnicks 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 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
Eddie Lee Wilkins 79 12.3 4.7 1.4 1.9 3.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.9 1.8 3.9 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.9 .605
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
Eddie Lee Wilkins 7 7.7 3.4 0.7 0.9 1.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.6 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.6 .545

Season 5

Donovan Mitchell Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season 2021-221990-91
Team Utah JazzNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks 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
Eddie Lee Wilkins 68 9.8 4.1 1.0 1.6 2.6 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.3 1.7 3.8 .447 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.3 .567
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
Eddie Lee Wilkins 1 13.0 9.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500

Note: Eddie Lee Wilkins didn't play in 1991-92.

Season 6

Donovan Mitchell Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season 2022-231992-93
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
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
Eddie Lee Wilkins 26 7.4 6.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.3 2.1 3.7 .567 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 3.0 .615
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
Eddie Lee Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Donovan Mitchell Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season 2023-24-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers TBD-
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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
Eddie Lee Wilkins ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell 9 37.7 29.2 0.7 4.7 5.3 4.9 1.2 0.3 3.1 3.0 10.6 22.6 .468 2.4 7.8 .314 5.7 6.9 .823
Eddie Lee Wilkins ------- --- ----------