Donovan Mitchell vs. Rajon Rondo Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rajon Rondo 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 / 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 9 years in the NBA, 7 less than Rajon Rondo, who played 16. Donovan Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Rajon Rondo had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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	9	8	2017-18 to 2025-26
Rajon Rondo	16	10	2006-07 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Donovan Mitchell	Rajon Rondo
Season	2017-18	2006-07
Team	Utah Jazz	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+1	+9.9	+14.1	+0.2	+0.3		+0.1	+0.1	+0.2	-0.9	-0.4	+5.1	+11.4	+.019	+2.3	+6.6	+.133	+1.5	+1.4	+.158
Rajon Rondo	78	23.5	6.4	0.9	2.8	3.7	3.8	1.6	0.1	1.8	2.3	2.4	5.8	.418	0.1	0.4	.207	1.5	2.4	.647

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
Rajon Rondo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Donovan Mitchell	Rajon Rondo
Season	2018-19	2007-08
Team	Utah Jazz	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:		+3.8	+13.2	+0.2	+0.1	+0.1	+0.9	+0.3	+0.2	-0.9	-0.3	+4.0	+10.6	+.060	+2.3	+6.5	+.099	+2.7	+2.8	+.195
Rajon Rondo	77	29.9	10.6	1.0	3.2	4.2	5.1	1.7	0.2	1.9	2.4	4.6	9.3	.492	0.1	0.2	.263	1.4	2.3	.611

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
difference:	+21	+6.6	+11.2	+0.1	+1.0	+0.9	+3.4	+0.1	+0.1	-2.4	-0.2	+3.1	+12.3	+.086	+2.0	+7.8	+.006	+3.0	+4.0	+.036
Rajon Rondo	26	32.0	10.2	1.5	2.6	4.1	6.6	1.7	0.3	1.8	2.8	4.1	10.1	.407	0.2	0.8	.250	1.8	2.6	.691


Season 3
	Donovan Mitchell	Rajon Rondo
Season	2019-20	2008-09
Team	Utah Jazz	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+11	+1.3	+12.1	+0.5	+0.4	+0.8	+3.9	+0.9	+0.1	-0.1	-0.1	+3.9	+9.9	+.056	+2.3	+6.3	+.053	+1.8	+1.3	+.221
Rajon Rondo	80	33.0	11.9	1.3	4.0	5.2	8.2	1.9	0.1	2.6	2.4	4.8	9.5	.505	0.2	0.6	.313	2.2	3.4	.642

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
difference:	+7	+3.5	+19.4	+1.4	+3.3	+4.7	+4.9	+1.5	+0.1	-1.4	-1.8	+5.3	+6.5	+.112	+4.3	+7.4	+.266	+4.8	+3.5	+.291
Rajon Rondo	14	41.2	16.9	2.3	7.4	9.7	9.8	2.5	0.2	2.7	3.4	6.6	15.9	.417	0.4	1.7	.250	3.1	4.8	.657


Season 4
	Donovan Mitchell	Rajon Rondo
Season	2020-21	2009-10
Team	Utah Jazz	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Steals Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+28	+3.2	+12.7	+0.3	+0.3		+4.6	+1.3	+0.2	-0.2	-0.2	+3.3	+9.4	+.070	+3.2	+7.7	+.173	+2.8	+2.5	+.224
Rajon Rondo	81	36.6	13.7	1.2	3.2	4.4	9.8	2.3	0.1	3.0	2.4	5.7	11.2	.508	0.2	1.0	.213	2.2	3.5	.621

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
difference:	+14	+6.0	+16.5	+1.3	+0.1	+1.4	+3.8	+0.8	+0.1	-0.2	-0.4	+4.2	+9.9	+.016	+4.6	+10.5	+.060	+3.5	+2.8	+.233
Rajon Rondo	24	40.6	15.8	1.6	4.0	5.6	9.3	1.9	0.1	3.0	2.4	6.3	13.6	.463	0.4	1.0	.375	2.8	4.8	.596


Season 5
	Donovan Mitchell	Rajon Rondo
Season	2021-22	2010-11
Team	Utah Jazz	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+1	+3.4	+15.3	+0.5	+0.3	+0.2	+5.9	+0.8		-0.4	-0.6	+4.5	+10.6	+.027	+3.4	+9.2	+.122	+2.9	+2.8	+.285
Rajon Rondo	68	37.2	10.6	1.3	3.1	4.4	11.2	2.3	0.2	3.4	1.8	4.7	9.9	.475	0.1	0.6	.233	1.1	1.9	.568

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
difference:	+3	+0.1	+11.5	+0.2	+0.9	+1.1	+3.9	+0.4	+0.5	-1.0	-0.5	+3.1	+10.3	+.079	+1.7	+7.7	+.208	+3.5	+2.8	+.249
Rajon Rondo	9	38.3	14.0	1.2	4.2	5.4	9.6	1.1	0.0	3.7	1.8	5.7	11.9	.477	0.0	0.3	.000	2.7	4.2	.632


Season 6
	Donovan Mitchell	Rajon Rondo
Season	2022-23	2011-12
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+15	+1.1	+16.4	+0.3	+0.4	+0.5	+7.3	+0.3	+0.3	-1.0	-0.6	+5.2	+9.8	+.036	+3.4	+8.5	+.148	+2.7	+2.0	+.270
Rajon Rondo	53	36.9	11.9	1.2	3.7	4.8	11.7	1.8	0.1	3.6	1.9	4.8	10.8	.448	0.2	0.8	.238	2.0	3.4	.597

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
difference:	+14	+1.2	+5.9	+1.2	+0.5	+1.7	+4.7	+0.4	+0.5		-0.7	+1.6	+5.0	+.035	+2.2	+7.4	+.022	+0.5	+0.7	+.026
Rajon Rondo	19	42.6	17.3	1.8	4.9	6.7	11.9	2.4	0.1	3.8	2.1	7.4	15.8	.468	0.4	1.6	.267	2.1	2.9	.696


Season 7
	Donovan Mitchell	Rajon Rondo
Season	2023-24	2012-13
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Assists Leader
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+17	+2.1	+12.9	+0.3	+0.1	+0.5	+5.0		+0.3	-1.1	-0.4	+3.2	+7.6	+.022	+3.0	+7.7	+.128	+3.4	+3.4	+.220
Rajon Rondo	38	37.4	13.7	1.1	4.4	5.6	11.1	1.8	0.2	3.9	2.5	5.9	12.2	.484	0.3	1.3	.240	1.6	2.4	.645

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
Rajon Rondo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Donovan Mitchell	Rajon Rondo
Season	2024-25	2013-14
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	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:	+41	+1.9	+12.3	+0.1	+1.0	+1.0	+4.8		+0.1	-1.2	-0.2	+3.5	+6.9	+.040	+2.4	+5.9	+.079	+2.8	+2.9	+.196
Rajon Rondo	30	33.3	11.7	0.7	4.7	5.5	9.8	1.3	0.1	3.3	2.2	4.7	11.7	.403	0.9	3.0	.289	1.4	2.2	.627

Playoffs Stats
	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
Rajon Rondo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Donovan Mitchell	Rajon Rondo
Season	2025-26	2014-15
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Donovan Mitchell	15	34.1	30.3	0.8	4.0	4.8	5.3	1.5	0.4	3.4	2.4	10.3	20.3	.507	3.9	10.3	.383	5.9	7.1	.822
difference:	+53	+4.4	+21.4	+0.3	+0.4	+0.7	+2.6	+0.2	+0.3	-0.3	-0.1	+6.3	+10.8	+.081	+3.5	+9.0	+.069	+5.4	+6.0	+.425
Rajon Rondo	68	29.7	8.9	1.1	4.4	5.5	7.9	1.3	0.1	3.1	2.3	4.0	9.5	.426	0.4	1.3	.314	0.5	1.1	.397

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Donovan Mitchell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rajon Rondo	2	18.5	9.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	4.5	10.0	.450	0.5	1.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-


Additional Years
* Rajon Rondo played 7 seasons more than Donovan Mitchell in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 16, from 2016 to 2022—Rajon Rondo played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 7 extra years over Donovan Mitchell, Rajon Rondo got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Assists Leader

Donovan Mitchell vs. Rajon Rondo Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rajon Rondo 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years