Donovan Mitchell vs. Kevin Stacom Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Stacom 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 Kevin Stacom, who played 6. Donovan Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Kevin Stacom had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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
Kevin Stacom 6 3 1974-75 to 1981-82

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Donovan Mitchell Kevin Stacom
Season 2017-181974-75
Team Utah JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 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
Kevin Stacom 61 7.3 2.8 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.8 0.2 0.0 - 1.1 1.2 2.6 .453 - - - 0.5 0.5 .879
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
Kevin Stacom 4 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Donovan Mitchell Kevin Stacom
Season 2018-191975-76
Team Utah JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Kevin Stacom 77 14.5 5.3 0.8 1.3 2.1 1.7 0.3 0.1 - 1.5 2.2 5.0 .439 - - - 0.9 1.2 .747
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
Kevin Stacom 17 11.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.9 0.3 0.0 - 1.2 0.8 2.6 .289 - - - 0.5 0.6 .727

Season 3
Donovan Mitchell Kevin Stacom
Season 2019-201976-77
Team Utah JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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
Kevin Stacom 79 13.3 5.1 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.5 0.2 0.0 - 0.8 2.3 5.5 .409 - - - 0.6 0.7 .793
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
Kevin Stacom 5 5.0 1.4 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.6 1.2 .500 - - - 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 4
Donovan Mitchell Kevin Stacom
Season 2020-211977-78
Team Utah JazzBoston Celtics
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
Kevin Stacom 55 18.3 8.5 0.5 1.5 1.9 2.0 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.1 3.7 8.8 .426 - - - 1.0 1.3 .761
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
Kevin Stacom ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Donovan Mitchell Kevin Stacom
Season 2021-221978-79
Team Utah JazzIndiana Pacers, Boston Celtics
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
Kevin Stacom 68 12.2 4.4 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.6 0.4 0.0 1.2 0.7 1.9 5.0 .374 - - - 0.6 0.9 .733
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
Kevin Stacom ------- --- ----------

Note: Kevin Stacom didn't play in 1979-80 and 1980-81.

Season 6
Donovan Mitchell Kevin Stacom
Season 2022-231981-82
Team Cleveland CavaliersMilwaukee Bucks
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
Kevin Stacom 7 12.9 4.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.1 0.0 1.3 0.9 2.0 4.9 .412 0.1 0.3 .500 0.1 0.3 .500
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
Kevin Stacom ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Donovan Mitchell Kevin Stacom
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
Kevin Stacom ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell 8 37.4 29.3 0.8 4.4 5.1 4.5 1.4 0.4 3.4 3.1 10.6 23.0 .462 2.1 7.9 .270 5.9 7.0 .839
Kevin Stacom ------- --- ----------
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