Evan Mobley vs. John Stockton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Stockton and Evan Mobley, 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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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.

Evan Mobley played 5 years in the NBA, 14 less than John Stockton, who played 19. Evan Mobley had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while John Stockton 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 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
Evan Mobley 5 3 2021-22 to 2025-26
John Stockton 19 19 1984-85 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Evan Mobley John Stockton
Season 2021-221984-85
Team Cleveland CavaliersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Evan Mobley 69 33.8 15.0 2.1 6.2 8.3 2.5 0.8 1.7 1.9 2.1 6.1 12.0 .508 0.3 1.3 .250 2.4 3.7 .663
difference:+13+15.6+9.4+1.8+5.2+7.0+2.6+0.5+1.6-0.1-0.4+4.2+7.9+.037+0.3+1.2+.068+0.7+1.3+.073
John Stockton 82 18.2 5.6 0.3 1.0 1.3 5.1 1.3 0.1 1.8 2.5 1.9 4.1 .471 0.0 0.1 .182 1.7 2.4 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Mobley DNP------ --- ----------
John Stockton 10 18.6 6.8 0.7 2.1 2.8 4.3 1.1 0.2 1.6 3.0 2.1 4.5 .467 0.0 0.2 .000 2.6 3.5 .743

Season 2

Evan Mobley John Stockton
Season 2022-231985-86
Team Cleveland CavaliersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Evan Mobley 79 34.4 16.2 2.4 6.6 9.0 2.8 0.8 1.5 1.8 2.8 6.6 12.0 .554 0.3 1.3 .216 2.6 3.8 .674
difference:+3+10.8+8.5+2.0+4.8+6.8+4.6+1.1+1.4-0.2+3.8+6.3+.065+0.3+1.1+.083+0.5+1.3+.165
John Stockton 82 23.6 7.7 0.4 1.8 2.2 7.4 1.9 0.1 2.0 2.8 2.8 5.7 .489 0.0 0.2 .133 2.1 2.5 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Mobley 5 37.6 9.8 3.0 7.0 10.0 2.0 0.6 1.2 2.4 2.6 4.4 9.6 .458 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.6 .625
difference:+1+19.3+3.0+2.2+6.2+8.5+1.5+0.7+1.2-1.4-0.1+2.1+5.3+.071+0.3+0.1+1.000+1.0+0.7+.264
John Stockton 4 18.3 6.8 0.8 0.8 1.5 3.5 1.3 0.0 1.0 2.5 2.3 4.3 .529 0.3 0.3 1.000 2.0 2.3 .889

Season 3

Evan Mobley John Stockton
Season 2023-241986-87
Team Cleveland CavaliersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Evan Mobley 50 30.6 15.7 2.2 7.1 9.4 3.2 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.7 6.4 11.0 .580 0.4 1.2 .373 2.5 3.4 .719
difference:+32+7.9+7.8+1.8+5.6+7.6+5.0+1.3+1.2-0.2+3.6+5.4+.081+0.3+0.7+.194+0.3+0.6+.063
John Stockton 82 22.7 7.9 0.4 1.5 1.8 8.2 2.2 0.2 2.0 2.7 2.8 5.6 .499 0.1 0.5 .179 2.2 2.8 .782
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Mobley 12 35.2 16.0 2.5 6.8 9.3 2.3 0.8 2.2 1.8 2.8 6.8 12.2 .555 0.4 1.5 .278 2.1 3.0 .694
difference:+7+3.8+6.0+2.1+5.0+7.1+5.7+2.2+2.0-0.4-0.8+3.2+6.4+.066+0.4+0.5+.522+0.1+0.4+.075
John Stockton 5 31.4 10.0 0.4 1.8 2.2 8.0 3.0 0.2 2.2 3.6 3.6 5.8 .621 0.8 1.0 .800 2.0 2.6 .769

Season 4

Evan Mobley John Stockton
Season 2024-251987-88
Team Cleveland CavaliersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second TeamAchievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
-Achievement Assists Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Evan Mobley 71 30.5 18.5 2.3 7.0 9.3 3.2 0.9 1.6 2.0 2.0 7.1 12.8 .557 1.2 3.2 .370 3.1 4.3 .725
difference:+11+4.2+3.8+1.6+4.8+6.4+10.6+2.1+1.4-1.2-1.0+1.6+3.2+.017+0.9+2.4+.012+0.2+0.3+.115
John Stockton 82 34.7 14.7 0.7 2.2 2.9 13.8 3.0 0.2 3.2 3.0 5.5 9.6 .574 0.3 0.8 .358 3.3 4.0 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Mobley 8 32.1 17.1 2.6 5.5 8.1 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 6.4 10.9 .586 1.8 3.9 .452 2.6 3.1 .840
difference:+3+11.4+2.4+1.3+2.7+4.0+13.2+2.3+0.7-3.0-2.0+0.2+1.3+.079+1.4+2.6+.166+4.2+5.2+.016
John Stockton 11 43.5 19.5 1.3 2.8 4.1 14.8 3.4 0.3 4.4 3.3 6.2 12.2 .507 0.4 1.3 .286 6.8 8.3 .824

Season 5

Evan Mobley John Stockton
Season 2025-261988-89
Team Cleveland CavaliersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Evan Mobley 6 34.0 20.2 2.2 6.8 9.0 4.3 1.8 1.8 2.7 2.5 6.8 14.8 .461 1.8 5.8 .314 4.7 6.7 .700
difference:+76+4.7+3.1+1.2+4.8+6.0+9.3+1.4+1.6-1.1-0.4+0.7+3.5+.077+1.6+5.0+.072+0.1+1.2+.163
John Stockton 82 38.7 17.1 1.0 2.0 3.0 13.6 3.2 0.2 3.8 2.9 6.1 11.3 .538 0.2 0.8 .242 4.8 5.5 .863
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Mobley DNP------ --- ----------
John Stockton 3 46.3 27.3 0.7 2.7 3.3 13.7 3.7 1.7 3.7 5.0 10.0 19.7 .508 1.0 1.3 .750 6.3 7.0 .905

Additional Years

* John Stockton played 14 seasons more than Evan Mobley in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 19, from 1990 to 2003—John Stockton played in 14 Playoffs.

In those 14 extra years over Evan Mobley, John Stockton got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 4 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 4 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 7 Assists Leader
Achievement 1 Steals Leader
Achievement 9 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP