Donovan Mitchell vs. Mike O'Koren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike O'Koren 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 less than Mike O'Koren, who played 8. Donovan Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Mike O'Koren had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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
Mike O'Koren 8 5 1980-81 to 1987-88

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Donovan Mitchell Mike O'Koren
Season 2017-181980-81
Team Utah JazzNew Jersey Nets
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
Mike O'Koren 79 31.3 11.0 2.3 3.8 6.1 3.2 1.1 0.3 1.8 3.1 4.6 9.5 .486 0.1 0.2 .278 1.7 2.7 .637
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
Mike O'Koren ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Donovan Mitchell Mike O'Koren
Season 2018-191981-82
Team Utah JazzNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNets 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 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
Mike O'Koren 80 25.2 11.4 1.4 2.4 3.8 2.4 1.0 0.2 1.8 2.2 4.8 9.7 .492 0.1 0.3 .348 1.7 2.4 .714
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
Mike O'Koren 2 22.0 3.5 0.0 4.0 4.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 1.0 4.0 1.5 5.5 .273 0.0 0.5 .000 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 3
Donovan Mitchell Mike O'Koren
Season 2019-201982-83
Team Utah JazzNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNets 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 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
Mike O'Koren 46 17.5 6.7 0.9 1.6 2.5 1.8 0.9 0.2 1.3 1.5 3.0 5.6 .525 0.0 0.2 .222 0.7 1.0 .708
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
Mike O'Koren 2 9.0 2.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 4.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Donovan Mitchell Mike O'Koren
Season 2020-211983-84
Team Utah JazzNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisNets 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
Mike O'Koren 73 16.3 5.9 1.0 1.4 2.4 1.3 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.0 2.5 5.3 .483 0.1 0.4 .179 0.7 1.2 .609
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
Mike O'Koren 11 19.6 5.0 1.6 1.5 3.2 1.9 0.3 0.4 1.1 3.4 2.3 5.4 .424 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.5 .833

Season 5
Donovan Mitchell Mike O'Koren
Season 2021-221984-85
Team Utah JazzNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNets 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
Mike O'Koren 43 26.0 10.2 1.1 2.8 3.9 2.4 0.7 0.4 1.2 2.7 4.5 9.1 .494 0.2 0.5 .381 1.0 1.6 .627
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
Mike O'Koren 3 11.3 2.0 0.3 3.0 3.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.0 1.0 2.3 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.7 .000

Season 6
Donovan Mitchell Mike O'Koren
Season 2022-231985-86
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdNets 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 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
Mike O'Koren 67 15.4 5.2 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.8 2.0 2.4 5.0 .476 0.1 0.4 .259 0.3 0.6 .590
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
Mike O'Koren 2 10.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 2.5 0.5 3.0 .167 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7
Donovan Mitchell Mike O'Koren
Season 2023-241986-87
Team Cleveland CavaliersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 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
Mike O'Koren 15 8.2 2.1 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.7 1.1 2.8 .381 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.1 .000
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
Mike O'Koren ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Donovan Mitchell Mike O'Koren
Season -1987-88
Team -New Jersey Nets
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 ------- --- ----------
Mike O'Koren 4 13.0 4.5 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.5 2.3 4.0 .563 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 1.0 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Mike O'Koren ------- --- ----------
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