Jon McGlocklin vs. Donovan Mitchell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Donovan Mitchell and Jon McGlocklin, 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.

Jon McGlocklin played 11 years in the NBA, 4 more than Donovan Mitchell, who played 7. Jon McGlocklin had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, 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 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
Jon McGlocklin 11 7 1965-66 to 1975-76
Donovan Mitchell 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jon McGlocklin Donovan Mitchell
Season 1965-662017-18
Team Cincinnati RoyalsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div SemisJazz Lost West 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 %
Jon McGlocklin 72 11.8 5.1 - - 1.8 1.2 - - - 1.1 2.1 5.0 .421 - - - 0.9 1.1 .785
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon McGlocklin 4 16.5 7.5 - - 2.0 1.0 - - - 2.8 3.5 7.3 .483 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.000
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

Jon McGlocklin Donovan Mitchell
Season 1966-672018-19
Team Cincinnati RoyalsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West 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 %
Jon McGlocklin 60 19.9 8.5 - - 2.7 1.6 - - - 1.4 3.6 8.2 .440 - - - 1.2 1.7 .712
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon McGlocklin ------- --- ----------
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

Jon McGlocklin Donovan Mitchell
Season 1967-682019-20
Team San Diego RocketsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West 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 %
Jon McGlocklin 65 28.9 12.1 - - 3.1 2.7 - - - 1.8 4.9 11.6 .417 - - - 2.4 2.8 .867
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon McGlocklin ------- --- ----------
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

Jon McGlocklin Donovan Mitchell
Season 1968-692020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West 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 %
Jon McGlocklin 80 36.1 19.6 - - 4.3 3.9 - - - 2.3 8.3 17.0 .487 - - - 3.1 3.7 .842
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon McGlocklin ------- --- ----------
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

Jon McGlocklin Donovan Mitchell
Season 1969-702021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Div FinalsJazz Lost West 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 %
Jon McGlocklin 82 36.2 17.6 - - 3.1 3.7 - - - 2.0 7.8 14.7 .530 - - - 2.1 2.4 .854
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon McGlocklin 10 37.7 14.9 - - 3.6 2.1 - - - 2.2 6.2 14.4 .431 - - - 2.5 3.1 .806
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

Season 6

Jon McGlocklin Donovan Mitchell
Season 1970-712022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCavaliers 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 %
Jon McGlocklin 82 35.3 15.8 - - 2.7 3.7 - - - 2.3 7.0 13.1 .535 - - - 1.8 2.0 .862
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon McGlocklin 14 35.1 14.9 - - 2.2 2.4 - - - 2.6 6.4 12.0 .536 - - - 2.0 2.4 .848
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

Season 7

Jon McGlocklin Donovan Mitchell
Season 1971-722023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf FinalsCavaliers 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 %
Jon McGlocklin 80 27.7 10.7 - - 2.3 2.9 - - - 1.8 4.7 9.2 .510 - - - 1.4 1.6 .865
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon McGlocklin 5 20.6 7.0 - - 0.6 1.2 - - - 2.2 3.0 7.0 .429 - - - 1.0 1.2 .833
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

Season 8

Jon McGlocklin Donovan Mitchell
Season 1972-73-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West 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 %
Jon McGlocklin 80 24.4 9.6 - - 2.0 3.0 - - - 1.5 4.4 8.7 .502 - - - 0.8 0.9 .863
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon McGlocklin 6 24.2 10.2 - - 1.2 2.2 - - - 1.8 4.5 8.8 .509 - - - 1.2 1.3 .875
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Jon McGlocklin Donovan Mitchell
Season 1973-74-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon McGlocklin 79 24.2 9.2 0.4 1.3 1.8 3.1 0.5 0.1 - 1.6 4.2 8.8 .475 - - - 0.9 1.0 .900
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon McGlocklin 14 23.8 8.4 0.1 1.1 1.1 3.1 0.4 0.1 - 2.0 3.9 7.9 .495 - - - 0.6 0.8 .727
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Jon McGlocklin Donovan Mitchell
Season 1974-75-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Jon McGlocklin 79 23.5 9.0 0.3 1.2 1.5 3.2 0.6 0.1 - 1.8 4.1 8.2 .496 - - - 0.8 0.9 .875
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon McGlocklin ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jon McGlocklin Donovan Mitchell
Season 1975-76-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West 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 %
Jon McGlocklin 33 10.2 4.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.5 1.9 4.5 .426 - - - 0.3 0.3 .900
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon McGlocklin 2 6.5 3.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 2.0 .750 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------