Joe Dumars vs. Donovan Mitchell Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Donovan Mitchell and Joe Dumars, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Joe Dumars played 14 years in the NBA, 6 more than Donovan Mitchell, who played 8. Joe Dumars had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, 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 |
| Joe Dumars |
14 |
10 |
1985-86 to 1998-99 |
| Donovan Mitchell |
8 |
8 |
2017-18 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
82 |
23.9 |
9.4 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
7.3 |
.481 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.313 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.798 |
| difference: | +3 | +9.5 | +11.1 | | +2.4 | +2.2 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +0.2 | -0.8 | -0.3 | +4.0 | +9.9 | +.044 | +2.3 | +6.8 | +.027 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +.007 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
4 |
36.8 |
15.0 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
6.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
6.3 |
10.3 |
.610 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
3.8 |
.667 |
| difference: | +7 | +0.6 | +9.4 | +0.7 | +3.3 | +2.6 | +2.1 | +0.5 | +0.4 | -1.1 | -0.8 | +3.0 | +11.8 | +.190 | +2.3 | +7.3 | | +1.0 | +0.1 | +.240 |
| 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 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
79 |
30.9 |
11.8 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
4.5 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
4.7 |
9.5 |
.493 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.409 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
.748 |
| difference: | +2 | +2.8 | +12.0 | +0.2 | +1.8 | +2.0 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -0.6 | -0.2 | +3.9 | +10.4 | +.061 | +2.3 | +6.4 | +.047 | +1.8 | +2.0 | +.058 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
15 |
31.5 |
12.7 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
5.2 |
9.7 |
.538 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.667 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.780 |
| difference: | +10 | +7.1 | +8.7 | +0.9 | +2.9 | +3.7 | +1.6 | +0.8 | +0.1 | -2.4 | -1.3 | +2.0 | +12.7 | +.217 | +2.1 | +8.4 | +.411 | +2.7 | +3.9 | +.053 |
| 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 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
82 |
33.3 |
14.2 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
5.5 |
11.7 |
.472 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.211 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.815 |
| difference: | +13 | +1.0 | +9.8 | | +1.9 | +2.0 | +0.4 | +0.1 | | -0.6 | -0.6 | +3.2 | +7.7 | +.023 | +2.5 | +6.7 | +.155 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +.048 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
23 |
35.0 |
12.3 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
10.7 |
.457 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.333 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
.889 |
| difference: | +16 | +2.7 | +24.0 | +0.1 | +2.7 | +2.8 | | +0.4 | +0.2 | -2.4 | -0.6 | +7.0 | +11.7 | +.072 | +4.6 | +8.8 | +.183 | +5.5 | +5.6 | +.059 |
| 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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
69 |
34.9 |
17.2 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
5.7 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
6.6 |
13.1 |
.505 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.483 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
.850 |
| difference: | +16 | +1.5 | +9.2 | +0.1 | +1.8 | +1.9 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.2 | -0.7 | +2.4 | +7.5 | +.067 | +3.2 | +8.3 | +.097 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +.005 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
17 |
36.5 |
17.6 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
6.2 |
13.7 |
.455 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.083 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
.861 |
| difference: | +7 | +1.9 | +14.7 | +0.3 | +2.0 | +1.6 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -1.0 | -0.2 | +4.3 | +9.8 | +.008 | +4.9 | +10.8 | +.352 | +1.2 | +1.7 | +.032 |
| 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 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
75 |
34.4 |
17.8 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
4.9 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
6.8 |
14.1 |
.480 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.400 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
.900 |
| difference: | +8 | +0.6 | +8.1 | | +1.4 | +1.4 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.2 | -1.1 | -0.7 | +2.4 | +6.4 | +.032 | +3.2 | +9.1 | +.045 | | +0.3 | +.047 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
20 |
37.7 |
18.2 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
4.8 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
6.5 |
14.2 |
.458 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.263 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
.876 |
| difference: | +14 | +0.5 | +7.3 | +0.1 | +2.0 | +2.1 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.5 | | -0.4 | +2.3 | +8.0 | +.060 | +1.4 | +7.0 | +.055 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +.005 |
| 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 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
80 |
38.1 |
20.4 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
7.8 |
16.2 |
.481 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.311 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
.890 |
| difference: | +12 | +2.3 | +7.9 | +0.1 | +1.7 | +2.0 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +0.3 | -0.2 | -0.8 | +2.2 | +4.4 | +.003 | +3.4 | +8.7 | +.075 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.023 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
15 |
39.2 |
20.6 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
7.0 |
16.3 |
.429 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
.405 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
.845 |
| difference: | +10 | +2.2 | +2.6 | +0.8 | +2.5 | +1.7 | +3.1 | +0.9 | +0.5 | -2.7 | -0.6 | +2.0 | +4.5 | +.004 | +1.5 | +6.2 | +.116 | +2.9 | +2.9 | +.123 |
| 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 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
82 |
38.9 |
19.9 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
7.2 |
16.0 |
.448 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
.408 |
5.0 |
5.8 |
.867 |
| difference: | +27 | +3.6 | +6.7 | +0.2 | +3.0 | +2.8 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +0.4 | -0.4 | -0.3 | +1.9 | +3.8 | +.014 | +2.7 | +7.5 | +.040 | | | +.002 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
5 |
44.2 |
16.8 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
6.4 |
13.6 |
.471 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.789 |
| difference: | +5 | +6.0 | +12.8 | +0.4 | +4.2 | +3.8 | +1.5 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -1.4 | -0.7 | +4.3 | +8.9 | +.005 | +1.9 | +6.2 | +.146 | +2.3 | +2.7 | +.026 |
| 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 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
77 |
40.2 |
23.5 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
8.8 |
18.9 |
.466 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
.375 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
.864 |
| difference: | +6 | +8.8 | +0.5 | | +2.6 | +2.6 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +.023 | +1.8 | +5.0 | +.007 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +.041 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Dumars |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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Additional Years |
* Joe Dumars played 6 seasons more than Donovan Mitchell in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 14, from 1994 to 1999—Joe Dumars played in 3 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over Donovan Mitchell, Joe Dumars got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  2 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion