Mike Mitchell vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Mike Mitchell, 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.

Mike Mitchell played 11 years in the NBA, 3 more than Fred VanVleet, who played 8. Mike Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while Fred VanVleet had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Mike Mitchell	11	6	1978-79 to 1989-90
Fred VanVleet	8	5	2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Mike Mitchell	Fred VanVleet
Season	1978-79	2016-17
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Raptors 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		%
Mike Mitchell	80	19.7	10.7	1.6	2.5	4.1	0.8	0.6	0.4	1.3	2.7	4.5	8.8	.513	-	-	-	1.6	2.2	.736
Fred VanVleet	37	7.9	2.9	0.1	1.0	1.1	0.9	0.4	0.1	0.4	1.0	1.1	3.0	.351	0.3	0.8	.379	0.5	0.6	.818

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Mitchell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fred VanVleet	7	4.1	2.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.9	1.3	.667	0.3	0.7	.400	0.0	0.0	-


Season 2
	Mike Mitchell	Fred VanVleet
Season	1979-80	2017-18
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Raptors 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		%
Mike Mitchell	82	34.2	22.2	2.5	4.7	7.2	1.1	0.9	0.9	2.1	3.2	9.5	18.1	.523	0.0	0.1	.000	3.3	4.2	.787
Fred VanVleet	76	20.0	8.6	0.3	2.1	2.4	3.2	0.9	0.3	1.0	1.7	3.1	7.2	.426	1.4	3.4	.414	1.1	1.3	.832

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Mitchell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fred VanVleet	6	19.0	6.8	0.0	1.7	1.7	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.3	2.2	6.5	.333	1.3	4.7	.286	1.2	1.3	.875


Season 3
	Mike Mitchell	Fred VanVleet
Season	1980-81	2018-19
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Mitchell	82	39.0	24.5	2.6	3.5	6.1	1.7	0.8	0.6	2.1	2.4	10.4	21.8	.476	0.0	0.1	.444	3.7	4.7	.784
Fred VanVleet	64	27.5	11.0	0.3	2.3	2.6	4.8	0.9	0.3	1.3	1.7	3.8	9.4	.410	1.8	4.6	.378	1.5	1.8	.843

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Mitchell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fred VanVleet	24	24.7	8.0	0.3	1.4	1.7	2.6	0.8	0.3	0.9	2.0	2.7	6.9	.392	1.6	4.1	.388	1.0	1.3	.774


Season 4
	Mike Mitchell	Fred VanVleet
Season	1981-82	2019-20
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals	Raptors 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		%
Mike Mitchell	84	36.5	20.5	2.9	4.1	7.0	1.0	0.7	0.5	1.8	3.3	9.0	17.6	.510	0.0	0.1	.000	2.6	3.6	.728
Fred VanVleet	54	35.7	17.6	0.3	3.4	3.8	6.6	1.9	0.3	2.2	2.4	5.9	14.3	.413	2.7	6.9	.390	3.1	3.7	.848

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Mitchell	9	40.6	24.8	3.1	5.0	8.1	0.8	0.6	0.1	2.7	2.4	10.0	18.8	.533	0.0	0.0	-	4.8	6.3	.754
Fred VanVleet	11	39.1	19.6	0.5	3.9	4.4	6.9	1.6	0.6	2.0	2.5	6.9	17.3	.400	3.9	10.0	.391	1.9	2.3	.840


Season 5
	Mike Mitchell	Fred VanVleet
Season	1982-83	2020-21
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Mike Mitchell	80	35.0	19.9	2.4	4.4	6.7	1.2	0.7	0.7	1.6	3.1	8.6	16.8	.511	0.0	0.0	.000	2.7	3.6	.758
Fred VanVleet	52	36.5	19.6	0.6	3.6	4.2	6.3	1.7	0.7	1.8	2.3	6.5	16.7	.389	3.3	9.2	.366	3.3	3.7	.885

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Mitchell	11	38.4	20.9	3.0	6.5	9.5	1.1	0.6	1.7	2.3	3.1	9.3	18.2	.510	0.1	0.2	.500	2.3	3.0	.758
Fred VanVleet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Mike Mitchell	Fred VanVleet
Season	1983-84	2021-22
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Raptors 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		%
Mike Mitchell	79	36.1	23.3	2.4	4.8	7.2	1.2	0.8	0.9	1.8	3.2	9.9	20.2	.488	0.1	0.2	.429	3.5	4.5	.779
Fred VanVleet	65	37.9	20.3	0.7	3.8	4.4	6.7	1.7	0.5	2.6	2.5	6.8	16.9	.403	3.7	9.9	.377	3.0	3.4	.874

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Mitchell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fred VanVleet	4	35.0	13.8	0.5	2.5	3.0	6.3	1.8	1.0	1.0	3.0	4.8	13.5	.352	3.0	9.0	.333	1.3	1.5	.833


Season 7
	Mike Mitchell	Fred VanVleet
Season	1984-85	2022-23
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Mike Mitchell	82	34.8	22.2	1.8	3.3	5.1	1.8	0.7	0.3	1.8	2.7	9.5	19.0	.497	0.1	0.3	.217	3.3	4.2	.777
Fred VanVleet	69	36.7	19.3	0.4	3.6	4.1	7.2	1.8	0.6	2.0	2.8	6.3	16.1	.393	3.0	8.8	.342	3.7	4.1	.898

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Mitchell	5	36.0	21.8	1.0	2.8	3.8	2.4	0.6	0.8	1.8	3.8	8.8	15.6	.564	0.0	0.2	.000	4.2	4.8	.875
Fred VanVleet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Mike Mitchell	Fred VanVleet
Season	1985-86	2023-24
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Mike Mitchell	82	36.2	23.4	1.6	3.4	5.0	2.3	0.7	0.3	2.2	2.1	9.8	20.7	.473	0.0	0.1	.000	3.9	4.8	.809
Fred VanVleet	73	36.8	17.4	0.5	3.4	3.8	8.1	1.4	0.8	1.7	2.5	5.8	13.9	.416	3.1	8.0	.387	2.7	3.1	.860

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Mitchell	3	35.7	15.7	1.0	2.0	3.0	3.3	1.0	1.0	3.3	2.7	7.0	17.3	.404	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	3.3	.500
Fred VanVleet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Mike Mitchell	Fred VanVleet
Season	1986-87	-
Team	San Antonio Spurs	-
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		%
Mike Mitchell	40	23.1	12.7	1.0	1.6	2.6	1.0	0.5	0.2	1.3	1.7	5.2	12.0	.435	0.0	0.1	.500	2.3	2.8	.821
Fred VanVleet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Mitchell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fred VanVleet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Mike Mitchell	Fred VanVleet
Season	1987-88	-
Team	San Antonio Spurs	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs 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		%
Mike Mitchell	68	22.1	13.5	0.8	2.1	2.9	1.0	0.5	0.2	0.8	1.5	5.6	11.5	.482	0.0	0.2	.250	2.4	2.9	.825
Fred VanVleet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Mitchell	3	24.7	10.3	2.0	3.0	5.0	1.3	0.3	0.3	1.7	1.7	4.3	12.3	.351	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.0	.833
Fred VanVleet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Mike Mitchell didn't play in 1988-89.


Season 11
	Mike Mitchell	Fred VanVleet
Season	1989-90	-
Team	San Antonio Spurs	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs 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		%
Mike Mitchell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fred VanVleet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Mitchell	4	3.8	1.5	0.3	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.8	2.0	.375	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Fred VanVleet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Mike Mitchell vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Mike Mitchell, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11