Tyler Hansbrough vs. Donovan Mitchell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Donovan Mitchell and Tyler Hansbrough, 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.

Tyler Hansbrough and Donovan Mitchell both played 7 years in the NBA. Tyler Hansbrough had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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
Tyler Hansbrough 7 6 2009-10 to 2015-16
Donovan Mitchell 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tyler Hansbrough Donovan Mitchell
Season 2009-102017-18
Team Indiana PacersUtah 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 29 17.6 8.5 2.1 2.7 4.8 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.7 2.4 2.8 7.8 .360 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.9 .743
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 %
Tyler Hansbrough ------- --- ----------
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

Tyler Hansbrough Donovan Mitchell
Season 2010-112018-19
Team Indiana PacersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 70 21.9 11.0 2.1 3.2 5.2 0.6 0.5 0.2 1.1 2.3 4.1 8.8 .465 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.6 .779
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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 5 32.8 11.2 2.6 2.8 5.4 1.0 1.2 0.0 1.8 2.6 4.0 12.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 3.6 .889
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

Tyler Hansbrough Donovan Mitchell
Season 2011-122019-20
Team Indiana PacersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisJazz 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 66 21.8 9.3 1.7 2.7 4.4 0.5 0.8 0.1 1.0 2.4 2.9 7.3 .405 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.2 .813
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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 11 14.9 4.4 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.7 2.0 1.5 4.5 .340 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.9 .667
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

Tyler Hansbrough Donovan Mitchell
Season 2012-132020-21
Team Indiana PacersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsJazz 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 81 16.9 7.0 2.0 2.6 4.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.9 2.2 5.0 .432 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.7 .720
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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 19 12.7 4.1 1.9 1.3 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 2.2 1.4 3.3 .419 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.3 .591
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

Tyler Hansbrough Donovan Mitchell
Season 2013-142021-22
Team Toronto RaptorsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 64 15.3 4.9 1.9 2.6 4.5 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.7 2.1 1.5 3.1 .474 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.9 .681
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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 3 9.7 2.3 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.7 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.0 .833
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

Tyler Hansbrough Donovan Mitchell
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Toronto RaptorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdCavaliers 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 74 14.3 3.6 1.4 2.1 3.6 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.9 1.2 2.2 .521 0.0 0.1 .143 1.3 1.9 .698
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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 4 12.0 1.3 0.3 1.3 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.5 2.0 0.3 1.3 .200 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750
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

Tyler Hansbrough Donovan Mitchell
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdCavaliers 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 44 7.8 2.4 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.3 0.7 1.6 .451 0.0 0.1 .667 0.9 1.5 .585
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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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