Voshon Lenard vs. Donovan Mitchell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Donovan Mitchell and Voshon Lenard, 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.

Voshon Lenard played 11 years in the NBA, 4 more than Donovan Mitchell, who played 7. Voshon Lenard had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, 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
Voshon Lenard 11 4 1995-96 to 2005-06
Donovan Mitchell 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Voshon Lenard Donovan Mitchell
Season 1995-962017-18
Team Miami HeatUtah 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 %
Voshon Lenard 30 10.8 5.9 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.8 4.7 .376 1.2 3.4 .356 1.1 1.4 .791
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 %
Voshon Lenard ------- --- ----------
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
Voshon Lenard Donovan Mitchell
Season 1996-972018-19
Team Miami HeatUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 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 %
Voshon Lenard 73 28.9 12.3 0.5 2.5 3.0 2.2 0.7 0.2 1.5 2.3 4.3 9.4 .459 2.5 6.1 .414 1.2 1.4 .819
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 %
Voshon Lenard 17 32.2 11.4 0.7 2.2 2.9 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.8 2.9 3.7 9.1 .406 2.1 5.4 .396 1.9 2.2 .865
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
Voshon Lenard Donovan Mitchell
Season 1997-982019-20
Team Miami HeatUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Heat 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 %
Voshon Lenard 81 32.4 12.6 0.9 2.7 3.6 2.2 0.7 0.2 1.2 2.7 4.5 10.5 .425 1.9 4.7 .405 1.7 2.2 .788
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 %
Voshon Lenard 5 37.2 14.4 0.2 3.6 3.8 1.4 0.2 0.4 2.2 4.0 4.8 10.4 .462 1.8 5.2 .346 3.0 4.0 .750
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
Voshon Lenard Donovan Mitchell
Season 1998-992020-21
Team Miami HeatUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz 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 %
Voshon Lenard 12 15.8 6.8 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.5 2.6 6.6 .392 1.0 2.9 .343 0.7 0.9 .727
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 %
Voshon Lenard 4 14.3 9.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 3.0 5.5 .545 2.3 3.5 .643 1.0 1.0 1.000
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
Voshon Lenard Donovan Mitchell
Season 1999-002021-22
Team Miami HeatUtah 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 %
Voshon Lenard 53 27.1 11.9 0.7 2.2 2.9 2.6 0.8 0.3 1.5 2.4 4.3 10.6 .407 1.7 4.3 .390 1.6 2.0 .792
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 %
Voshon Lenard ------- --- ----------
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
Voshon Lenard Donovan Mitchell
Season 2000-012022-23
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 %
Voshon Lenard 80 29.1 12.2 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.4 0.8 0.2 1.3 2.1 4.2 10.6 .397 1.8 4.8 .385 1.9 2.4 .797
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 %
Voshon Lenard ------- --- ----------
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
Voshon Lenard Donovan Mitchell
Season 2001-022023-24
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 %
Voshon Lenard 71 23.5 11.5 0.5 2.0 2.6 1.8 0.8 0.4 1.3 1.5 4.4 10.8 .410 1.3 3.4 .371 1.3 1.7 .783
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 %
Voshon Lenard ------- --- ----------
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
Voshon Lenard Donovan Mitchell
Season 2002-03-
Team Toronto Raptors-
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 %
Voshon Lenard 63 30.6 14.3 0.8 2.6 3.4 2.3 0.9 0.3 1.6 2.5 5.2 12.8 .402 1.5 4.0 .365 2.5 3.1 .804
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Voshon Lenard ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Voshon Lenard Donovan Mitchell
Season 2003-04-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Voshon Lenard 73 30.6 14.2 0.6 2.1 2.7 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.4 2.4 5.4 12.8 .422 1.5 4.0 .367 2.0 2.5 .791
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Voshon Lenard 5 32.6 17.0 0.8 1.8 2.6 2.4 0.8 0.0 1.8 2.6 6.4 15.0 .427 2.2 4.8 .458 2.0 2.8 .714
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Voshon Lenard Donovan Mitchell
Season 2004-05-
Team Denver Nuggets-
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 %
Voshon Lenard 3 18.0 9.7 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 3.3 8.7 .385 1.3 4.0 .333 1.7 2.7 .625
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Voshon Lenard ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Voshon Lenard Donovan Mitchell
Season 2005-06-
Team Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Voshon Lenard 26 17.6 7.3 0.2 1.6 1.8 1.6 0.8 0.2 1.2 1.5 2.9 7.3 .393 1.0 3.0 .321 0.6 1.2 .516
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Voshon Lenard ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
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