Brandon Jennings vs. Donovan Mitchell: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Donovan Mitchell and Brandon Jennings to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Donovan Mitchell has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Brandon Jennings.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Donovan Mitchell has better scoring stats than Brandon Jennings in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 9 NBA regular seasons played, Donovan Mitchell averages 10.9 points more than Brandon Jennings in his 9 seasons (25.0 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 6,425 points more (14,226 vs. 7,801).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Brandon Jennings 14.1
9
Donovan Mitchell 25.0
+10.9
9

Total Points

Seasons
Brandon Jennings 7,801
9
Donovan Mitchell 14,226
+6,425
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Donovan Mitchell has a better career point average than Brandon Jennings (+19.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,560).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Brandon Jennings 8.9
4
Donovan Mitchell 28.3
+19.4
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Brandon Jennings 223
4
Donovan Mitchell 1,783
+1,560
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 0
Donovan Mitchell 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 0
Donovan Mitchell 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
Donovan Mitchell 1

40+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
Donovan Mitchell 32
+31

30+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 33
Donovan Mitchell 174
+141

20+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 150
Donovan Mitchell 415
+265

10+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 358
Donovan Mitchell 549
+191

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Brandon Jennings 535
Donovan Mitchell 569
+34

0 Point Games (games without points)

Brandon Jennings 20
+20
Donovan Mitchell 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 0
Donovan Mitchell 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 0
Donovan Mitchell 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
Donovan Mitchell 31
+30

20+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 4
Donovan Mitchell 51
+47

10+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 10
Donovan Mitchell 62
+52

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Brandon Jennings 18
Donovan Mitchell 63
+45

0 Point Games (games without points)

Brandon Jennings 7
+7
Donovan Mitchell 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Jennings 14.1 5.0 12.8 38.7 1.6 4.8 34.5 2.5 3.1 79.6 9 555
difference:+10.9+3.9+6.8+6.4+1.5+3.5+2.3+1.7+1.9+4.5+14
Donovan Mitchell 25.0 8.9 19.6 45.2 3.1 8.3 36.8 4.2 5.0 84.1 9 569

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Jennings 7,801 2,750 7,099 38.7 914 2,648 34.5 1,387 1,743 79.6 9 555
difference:+6,425+2,288+4,053+6.4+823+2,076+2.3+1,026+1,127+4.5+14
Donovan Mitchell 14,226 5,038 11,152 45.2 1,737 4,724 36.8 2,413 2,870 84.1 9 569

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Jennings 8.9 3.2 8.6 37.2 0.8 3.4 23.8 1.7 2.2 79.6 4 25
difference:+19.4+6.6+13.7+6.8+2.4+5.5+11.7+3.9+4.5+2.9+4+38
Donovan Mitchell 28.3 9.8 22.3 44.0 3.2 8.9 35.5 5.6 6.7 82.5 8 63

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Jennings 223 80 215 37.2 20 84 23.8 43 54 79.6 4 25
difference:+1,560+537+1,188+6.8+179+477+11.7+307+370+2.9+4+38
Donovan Mitchell 1,783 617 1,403 44.0 199 561 35.5 350 424 82.5 8 63

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 15.5
201082
Donovan Mitchell 20.5
+5.0
201879

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 16.2
201163
Donovan Mitchell 23.8
+7.6
201977

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 19.1
201266
Donovan Mitchell 24.0
+4.9
202069

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 17.5
201380
Donovan Mitchell 26.4
+8.9
202153

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 15.5
201480
Donovan Mitchell 25.9
+10.4
202267

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 15.4
201541
Donovan Mitchell 28.3
+12.9
202368

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 6.9
201648
Donovan Mitchell 26.6
+19.7
202455

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 7.1
201781
Donovan Mitchell 24.0
+16.9
202571

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 7.1
201781
Donovan Mitchell 30.2
+23.1
202630

Brandon Jennings' additional seasons:

- Brandon Jennings played 1 season more than Donovan Mitchell in the NBA.

In that year—his season 10 in 2018—he averaged 5.2 points in a total of 14 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 18.7
20107
Donovan Mitchell 24.4
+5.7
201811

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20110
Donovan Mitchell 21.4
+21.4
20195

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20120
Donovan Mitchell 36.3
+36.3
20207

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 13.3
20134
Donovan Mitchell 32.3
+19.0
202110

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20140
Donovan Mitchell 25.5
+25.5
20226

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20150
Donovan Mitchell 23.2
+23.2
20235

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20160
Donovan Mitchell 29.6
+29.6
202410

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 2.8
201713
Donovan Mitchell 29.6
+26.8
20259

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 2.8
+2.8
201713
Donovan Mitchell -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Brandon Jennings' additional Playoffs:

- In his additional NBA year, Brandon Jennings played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.0 points in a total of 1 games.