Kenyon Martin vs. Donovan Mitchell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Donovan Mitchell and Kenyon Martin, 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

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.

Kenyon Martin played 15 years in the NBA, 6 more than Donovan Mitchell, who played 9. Kenyon Martin had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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
Kenyon Martin 15 11 2000-01 to 2014-15
Donovan Mitchell 9 8 2017-18 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kenyon Martin Donovan Mitchell
Season 2000-012017-18
Team New Jersey NetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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%
Kenyon Martin 68 33.4 12.0 2.0 5.4 7.4 1.9 1.1 1.7 2.0 4.1 5.1 11.4 .445 0.0 0.2 .091 1.8 2.8 .630
difference:+11+8.5+1.3+2.3+3.7+1.8+0.4+1.4-0.7-1.4+2.4+5.8+.008+2.4+6.8+.249+1.2+1.0+.175
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%
Kenyon Martin DNP------ --- ----------
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

Kenyon Martin Donovan Mitchell
Season 2001-022018-19
Team New Jersey NetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsJazz 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%
Kenyon Martin 73 34.3 14.9 1.5 3.8 5.3 2.6 1.2 1.7 2.4 3.6 6.1 13.2 .463 0.2 0.9 .224 2.5 3.7 .678
difference:+4+0.6+8.9+0.7+0.5+1.2+1.6+0.2+1.3-0.4-0.9+2.5+6.7+.031+2.2+5.8+.138+1.6+1.4+.128
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%
Kenyon Martin 20 37.5 16.8 1.5 4.3 5.8 2.9 1.2 1.3 2.6 4.3 6.5 15.2 .424 0.1 0.5 .222 3.8 5.5 .691
difference:+15+1.1+4.6+0.1+0.7+0.8+0.3+0.4+1.1-1.6-1.3+0.7+7.2+.103+2.1+8.1+.034+1.0+1.1+.036
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

Kenyon Martin Donovan Mitchell
Season 2002-032019-20
Team New Jersey NetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsJazz 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%
Kenyon Martin 77 34.1 16.7 2.1 6.2 8.3 2.4 1.3 0.9 2.5 3.8 6.6 14.1 .470 0.1 0.6 .209 3.3 5.1 .653
difference:+8+0.2+7.3+1.3+2.6+3.9+1.9+0.3+0.7-0.2-1.3+2.1+5.3+.021+2.4+6.3+.157+0.7+0.4+.210
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%
Kenyon Martin 20 38.8 18.9 2.5 6.9 9.4 2.9 1.5 1.6 2.9 4.6 7.5 16.5 .453 0.1 0.6 .091 4.0 5.7 .693
difference:+13+1.1+17.4+1.6+2.8+4.4+2.0+0.5+1.3-1.2-3.0+4.4+5.9+.076+4.6+8.5+.425+3.9+2.6+.255
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

Kenyon Martin Donovan Mitchell
Season 2003-042020-21
Team New Jersey NetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets 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%
Kenyon Martin 65 34.6 16.7 2.0 7.4 9.5 2.5 1.5 1.3 2.6 3.5 6.8 13.8 .488 0.1 0.4 .280 3.1 4.5 .684
difference:+12+1.2+9.7+1.1+3.9+5.1+2.7+0.5+1.0-0.2-1.3+2.2+6.8+.050+3.3+8.3+.106+1.9+1.5+.161
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%
Kenyon Martin 11 37.1 19.1 2.3 8.7 11.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.9 4.5 7.4 13.8 .533 0.0 0.4 .000 4.4 5.8 .750
difference:+1+2.5+13.2+2.0+4.8+6.8+4.4+0.1+1.1-0.1-2.5+3.1+9.7+.086+5.0+11.1+.435+1.9+1.8+.079
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

Kenyon Martin Donovan Mitchell
Season 2004-052021-22
Team Denver NuggetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz 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%
Kenyon Martin 70 32.5 15.5 2.1 5.2 7.3 2.4 1.4 1.1 2.1 3.3 6.3 13.0 .490 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 4.4 .646
difference:+3+1.3+10.4+1.3+1.8+3.1+2.9+0.1+0.9-0.9-0.9+2.9+7.5+.042+3.5+9.6+.355+1.2+0.3+.207
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%
Kenyon Martin 5 32.8 12.4 1.4 4.2 5.6 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.4 4.4 5.4 11.6 .466 0.0 0.2 .000 1.6 2.6 .615
difference:+1+5.4+13.1+0.4+0.9+1.3+4.5+0.3+0.5-1.3-2.1+3.4+10.6+.068+1.7+7.8+.208+4.6+4.4+.266
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

Kenyon Martin Donovan Mitchell
Season 2005-062022-23
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kenyon Martin 56 27.6 12.9 1.7 4.6 6.3 1.4 0.8 0.9 1.3 3.1 5.3 10.7 .495 0.1 0.4 .227 2.2 3.0 .712
difference:+12+8.2+15.4+0.8+1.3+2.0+3.0+0.7+0.5-1.3-0.6+4.7+9.9+.011+3.5+8.9+.159+2.5+2.4+.155
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kenyon Martin 2 17.5 4.5 3.0 1.5 4.5 0.5 2.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 2.0 6.5 .308 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
difference:+3+23.9+18.7+2.4+2.9+0.5+6.7+0.4-2.3-0.3+7.0+14.3+.125+2.6+9.0+2.1+2.6+.222
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

Kenyon Martin Donovan Mitchell
Season 2006-072023-24
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kenyon Martin 2 31.5 9.5 3.0 7.0 10.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.5 5.0 4.0 8.0 .500 0.0 0.5 .000 1.5 6.0 .250
difference:+53+3.8+17.1+2.2+2.7+4.9+5.6+1.8+0.5-0.3-2.9+5.1+11.8+.038+3.3+8.5+.368+3.5+0.2+.615
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kenyon Martin DNP------ --- ----------
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

Kenyon Martin Donovan Mitchell
Season 2007-082024-25
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kenyon Martin 71 30.4 12.4 1.5 5.0 6.5 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 3.3 5.3 9.8 .538 0.0 0.2 .182 1.7 3.0 .580
difference:+1.0+11.6+0.7+1.3+2.0+3.7+0.1+1.0-0.8-1.3+2.9+8.8+.095+3.3+8.7+.186+2.5+2.1+.243
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kenyon Martin 4 29.5 8.8 3.3 3.0 6.3 1.3 1.0 0.5 2.3 5.0 3.8 8.5 .441 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .625
difference:+5+2.5+20.8+2.1+0.4+1.6+2.6+0.9+0.2-0.4-3.0+5.8+13.1+.002+3.1+9.3+6.0+7.9+.117
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

Season 9

Kenyon Martin Donovan Mitchell
Season 2008-092025-26
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kenyon Martin 66 32.0 11.7 1.2 4.8 6.0 2.0 1.5 1.1 1.6 3.0 4.8 9.8 .491 0.2 0.6 .368 1.8 3.0 .604
difference:+40+2.4+19.0+0.3+1.1+1.5+3.5+0.1+0.8-1.7-0.6+5.9+11.9+.002+3.8+9.9+.015+3.5+3.3+.243
Donovan Mitchell 26 34.4 30.7 0.9 3.7 4.5 5.5 1.4 0.3 3.3 2.4 10.7 21.7 .493 4.0 10.5 .383 5.3 6.3 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kenyon Martin 16 33.6 10.9 1.5 4.4 5.9 2.1 1.1 0.9 1.6 3.8 4.7 9.4 .497 0.1 0.3 .200 1.4 2.2 .657
Donovan Mitchell DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kenyon Martin played 6 seasons more than Donovan Mitchell in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 15, from 2010 to 2015—Kenyon Martin played in 4 Playoffs.