Jalen Johnson vs. Donovan Mitchell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Donovan Mitchell and Jalen Johnson, 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 / 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.

Jalen Johnson played 5 years in the NBA, 4 less than Donovan Mitchell, who played 9. Jalen Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Donovan Mitchell had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Jalen Johnson 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26
Donovan Mitchell 9 8 2017-18 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Johnson Donovan Mitchell
Season 2021-222017-18
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz 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%
Jalen Johnson 22 5.5 2.4 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.9 .537 0.1 0.6 .231 0.2 0.3 .714
difference:+57+27.9+18.1+0.6+2.0+2.5+3.6+1.4+0.2-2.3-2.3+6.5+15.3+.100+2.3+6.4+.109+2.8+3.5+.091
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Johnson 2 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+9+32.9+24.4+0.8+5.1+5.9+4.2+1.5+0.4-2.4-3.2+9.3+20.6+.420+2.3+6.8+.313+3.5+3.9
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

Season 2
Jalen Johnson Donovan Mitchell
Season 2022-232018-19
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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%
Jalen Johnson 70 14.9 5.6 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.6 2.3 4.6 .491 0.4 1.5 .288 0.7 1.1 .628
difference:+7+18.8+18.2+0.1+0.1+3.0+0.9+0.1-2.2-1.1+6.3+15.3+.059+2.0+5.2+.074+3.4+4.0+.178
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Johnson 6 9.3 4.3 0.3 2.2 2.5 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.7 4.0 .417 0.7 1.8 .364 0.3 0.3 1.000
difference:+1+29.3+17.1+1.1+1.4+2.5+1.9+1.1+0.2-3.4-2.2+5.5+18.4+.096+1.5+6.8+.108+4.5+6.3+.273
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

Season 3
Jalen Johnson Donovan Mitchell
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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%
Jalen Johnson 56 33.7 16.0 1.3 7.4 8.7 3.6 1.2 0.8 1.8 2.4 6.4 12.5 .511 1.3 3.6 .355 1.9 2.6 .728
difference:+13+0.6+8.0+0.5+3.8+4.3+0.7+0.2+0.6-0.9-0.1+2.3+6.9+.062+1.2+3.3+.011+2.1+2.1+.135
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Johnson DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 4
Jalen Johnson Donovan Mitchell
Season 2024-252020-21
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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%
Jalen Johnson 36 35.7 18.9 1.7 8.3 10.0 5.0 1.6 1.0 2.9 1.9 7.5 15.1 .500 1.2 3.9 .312 2.6 3.5 .746
difference:+17+2.3+7.5+0.8+4.8+5.6+0.2+0.6+0.7-0.1-0.3+1.5+5.5+.062+2.2+4.8+.074+2.4+2.5+.099
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Johnson DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 5
Jalen Johnson Donovan Mitchell
Season 2025-262021-22
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -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%
Jalen Johnson 15 33.7 22.0 1.1 8.7 9.7 6.7 1.7 0.3 3.2 2.1 8.3 14.7 .568 1.3 3.3 .408 4.0 5.0 .800
difference:+52+0.1+3.9+0.3+5.3+5.5+1.4+0.2+0.1-0.2-0.3+0.9+5.8+.120+2.2+6.5+.053+0.3+.053
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Johnson DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Donovan Mitchell played 4 seasons more than Jalen Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2023 to 2026—Donovan Mitchell played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 4 extra years over Jalen Johnson, Donovan Mitchell got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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