Randy Brown vs. Donovan Mitchell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Donovan Mitchell and Randy Brown, 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.

Randy Brown played 12 years in the NBA, 5 more than Donovan Mitchell, who played 7. Randy Brown had the first of his seasons in 1991-92, 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
Randy Brown 12 3 1991-92 to 2002-03
Donovan Mitchell 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Randy Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 1991-922017-18
Team Sacramento KingsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Randy Brown 56 9.6 3.4 0.5 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.2 1.4 3.0 .456 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.0 .655
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 %
Randy Brown ------- --- ----------
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

Randy Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 1992-932018-19
Team Sacramento KingsUtah 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 %
Randy Brown 75 23.0 7.6 1.0 1.8 2.8 2.6 1.4 0.5 1.6 2.7 3.0 6.5 .463 0.0 0.1 .333 1.5 2.1 .732
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 %
Randy Brown ------- --- ----------
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

Randy Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 1993-942019-20
Team Sacramento KingsUtah 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 %
Randy Brown 61 17.1 4.5 0.7 1.2 1.8 2.2 1.0 0.2 1.2 2.2 1.8 4.1 .438 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .609
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 %
Randy Brown ------- --- ----------
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

Randy Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 1994-952020-21
Team Sacramento KingsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement 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 %
Randy Brown 67 16.2 4.7 0.4 1.3 1.6 2.0 1.5 0.3 1.2 2.3 1.9 4.3 .432 0.2 0.7 .298 0.8 1.2 .671
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 %
Randy Brown ------- --- ----------
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

Randy Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 1995-962021-22
Team Chicago BullsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz 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 %
Randy Brown 68 9.9 2.7 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.2 0.5 1.3 1.1 2.8 .406 0.0 0.2 .091 0.4 0.7 .609
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 %
Randy Brown 16 7.0 2.8 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.1 1.0 1.8 .571 0.2 0.4 .500 0.6 0.8 .750
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

Randy Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 1996-972022-23
Team Chicago BullsCleveland 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 %
Randy Brown 72 14.7 4.7 0.5 1.1 1.5 1.8 1.1 0.2 0.8 1.6 1.9 4.6 .420 0.1 0.3 .182 0.8 1.2 .679
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 %
Randy Brown 17 5.6 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.2 1.3 0.5 1.8 .300 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .600
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

Randy Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 1997-982023-24
Team Chicago BullsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCavaliers 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 %
Randy Brown 71 16.2 4.1 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.1 1.0 0.2 0.9 1.7 1.6 4.3 .384 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.1 .718
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 %
Randy Brown 14 5.3 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.9 .167 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 .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

Randy Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 1998-99-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Randy Brown 39 29.2 8.8 0.7 2.7 3.4 3.8 1.7 0.2 2.1 2.4 3.4 8.2 .414 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 2.6 .757
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Randy Brown ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Randy Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 1999-00-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Randy Brown 59 27.5 6.4 0.4 2.1 2.4 3.4 1.0 0.3 1.8 2.0 2.7 7.4 .361 0.1 0.1 .500 1.1 1.4 .738
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Randy Brown ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Randy Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 2000-01-
Team Boston Celtics-
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 %
Randy Brown 54 22.9 4.1 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.9 1.1 0.2 1.0 2.4 1.9 4.4 .422 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.7 .575
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Randy Brown ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Randy Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 2001-02-
Team Boston Celtics-
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 %
Randy Brown 1 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Randy Brown ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Randy Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 2002-03-
Team Phoenix Suns-
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 %
Randy Brown 32 8.2 1.3 0.1 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.1 0.5 1.3 .372 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .750
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Randy Brown ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------