Donovan Mitchell vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. 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.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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 8 years in the NBA, 2 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 6. Donovan Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Michael Porter Jr. had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Donovan Mitchell 8 8 2017-18 to 2024-25
Michael Porter Jr. 6 5 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Donovan Mitchell Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2017-182019-20
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+24+17.0+11.2+0.5+0.4+1.0+2.9+1.0+0.2-1.8-0.9+4.0+10.2+.072+1.3+4.3+.082+1.9+2.5+.028
Michael Porter Jr. 55 16.4 9.3 1.2 3.5 4.7 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.9 1.8 3.5 7.0 .509 1.1 2.7 .422 1.1 1.3 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+8+13.7+13.0+0.3+0.5+0.8+3.4+0.8+0.1-1.6-0.9+5.2+13.5+.056+0.5+2.6+.069+2.1+2.1+.164
Michael Porter Jr. 19 23.7 11.4 1.1 5.6 6.7 0.8 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.3 4.1 8.6 .476 1.8 4.7 .382 1.4 1.8 .743

Season 2
Donovan Mitchell Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2018-192020-21
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+16+2.4+4.8+0.7+2.5+3.2+3.1+0.7+0.5-1.5-0.6+1.3+6.5+.110+0.4+0.4+.083+2.4+2.9+.015
Michael Porter Jr. 61 31.3 19.0 1.5 5.8 7.3 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.3 2.1 7.3 13.4 .542 2.8 6.3 .445 1.7 2.2 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+5+5.4+4.0+0.2+1.4+1.2+1.9+0.5+0.1-2.6-0.1+0.8+8.9+.153+0.7+1.3+.141+3.1+4.5+.083
Michael Porter Jr. 10 33.2 17.4 1.2 5.0 6.2 1.3 1.1 0.3 1.6 3.1 6.4 13.5 .474 2.9 7.3 .397 1.7 2.1 .810

Season 3
Donovan Mitchell Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2019-202021-22
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+60+4.9+14.1+0.2+2.0+2.2+2.4+0.1-1.4-0.7+4.6+8.0+.090+1.4+1.6+.158+3.4+3.7+.307
Michael Porter Jr. 9 29.4 9.9 1.0 5.6 6.6 1.9 1.1 0.2 1.3 1.8 4.1 11.4 .359 1.1 5.3 .208 0.6 1.0 .556
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Michael Porter Jr. DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Donovan Mitchell Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+9+4.4+9.0+0.1+1.0+1.1+4.2+0.4+0.2-1.7-0.3+2.6+7.4+.049+0.4+1.4+.028+3.5+4.1+.045
Michael Porter Jr. 62 29.0 17.4 1.0 4.5 5.5 1.0 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.9 6.4 13.2 .487 3.0 7.3 .414 1.5 1.9 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+10+1.9+18.9+0.7+3.2+3.9+3.9+0.6+0.4-2.3-0.1+5.5+11.8+.024+2.7+4.9+.084+5.1+6.1+.036
Michael Porter Jr. 20 32.7 13.4 1.0 7.1 8.1 1.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 2.1 5.0 11.7 .423 2.3 6.6 .351 1.2 1.5 .793

Season 5
Donovan Mitchell Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+14+2.1+9.2+0.5+2.3+2.8+3.8+1.0+0.5-1.9-0.6+2.8+7.2+.036+0.8+3.0+.042+2.9+3.3+.017
Michael Porter Jr. 81 31.7 16.7 1.3 5.7 7.0 1.5 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.8 6.4 13.3 .484 2.7 6.8 .397 1.1 1.4 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+6+1.3+9.7+0.3+2.9+2.5+4.6+0.2+0.3-1.2+3.1+10.0+.068+1.1+1.2+.199+4.5+4.8+.112
Michael Porter Jr. 12 36.9 15.8 0.7 6.2 6.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.5 2.3 5.7 12.2 .466 2.8 6.8 .407 1.7 2.2 .769

Season 6
Donovan Mitchell Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2022-232024-25
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+9+2.1+10.1+0.9+1.9+2.7+2.3+0.9+0.1-1.2-0.5+3.1+7.0+.020+1.1+2.9+.009+2.8+2.9+.099
Michael Porter Jr. 77 33.7 18.2 1.8 5.2 7.0 2.1 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.0 6.9 13.6 .504 2.5 6.4 .395 1.9 2.5 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+9+10.3+14.1+0.4+0.1+0.5+6.6+1.4+0.2-2.9-0.9+5.6+12.2+.041+0.9+4.0+.054+1.9+2.6+.008
Michael Porter Jr. 14 31.1 9.1 1.0 4.5 5.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.9 3.4 8.6 .392 1.7 5.0 .343 0.7 1.0 .714

Additional Years

* Donovan Mitchell played 2 seasons more than Michael Porter Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2024 to 2025—Donovan Mitchell played in two Playoffs.

In those 2 extra years over Michael Porter Jr., Donovan Mitchell got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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