Donovan Mitchell vs. John Wall: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of John Wall and Donovan Mitchell 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Donovan Mitchell has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by John Wall.
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 John Wall 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Donovan Mitchell averages 6 points more than John Wall in his 11 seasons (24.7 points against 18.7), and he also scored a total of 1,232 points more (13,320 vs. 12,088).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 24.7 | +6.0 | 8 |
| John Wall | 18.7 | 11 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 13,320 | +1,232 | 8 |
| John Wall | 12,088 | 11 | |
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 John Wall (+6.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+973).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 28.3 | +6.4 | 8 |
| John Wall | 21.9 | 4 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 1,783 | +973 | 8 |
| John Wall | 810 | 4 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 1 | +1 | ||
| John Wall | 0 | |||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 1 | +1 | ||
| John Wall | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 390 | +122 | ||
| John Wall | 268 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 519 | |||
| John Wall | 580 | +61 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 539 | |||
| John Wall | 647 | +108 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 0 | |||
| John Wall | 0 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 3 | +3 | ||
| John Wall | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 51 | +28 | ||
| John Wall | 23 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 62 | +26 | ||
| John Wall | 36 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 63 | +26 | ||
| John Wall | 37 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 0 | |||
| John Wall | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 24.7 | 8.8 | 19.5 | 44.9 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 36.6 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 84.0 | 8 | 539 |
| difference: | +6.0 | +2.0 | +3.8 | +1.9 | +2.0 | +5.1 | +4.4 | +0.4 | +6.4 | +3 | +108 | |
| John Wall | 18.7 | 6.8 | 15.7 | 43.0 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 32.2 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 77.6 | 11 | 647 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 13,320 | 4,720 | 10,512 | 44.9 | 1,618 | 4,419 | 36.6 | 2,262 | 2,692 | 84.0 | 8 | 539 |
| difference: | +1,232 | +347 | +341 | +1.9 | +967 | +2,398 | +4.4 | +429 | +776 | +6.4 | +3 | +108 |
| John Wall | 12,088 | 4,373 | 10,171 | 43.0 | 651 | 2,021 | 32.2 | 2,691 | 3,468 | 77.6 | 11 | 647 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 28.3 | 9.8 | 22.3 | 44.0 | 3.2 | 8.9 | 35.5 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 82.5 | 8 | 63 |
| difference: | +6.4 | +2.1 | +3.9 | +2.0 | +2.3 | +5.4 | +8.8 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +4 | +26 | |
| John Wall | 21.9 | 7.7 | 18.4 | 41.9 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 26.7 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 82.2 | 4 | 37 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 1,783 | 617 | 1,403 | 44.0 | 199 | 561 | 35.5 | 350 | 424 | 82.5 | 8 | 63 |
| difference: | +973 | +331 | +721 | +2.0 | +164 | +430 | +8.8 | +147 | +177 | +0.3 | +4 | +26 |
| John Wall | 810 | 286 | 682 | 41.9 | 35 | 131 | 26.7 | 203 | 247 | 82.2 | 4 | 37 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
John Wall's additional seasons: | ||||
* John Wall played 3 seasons more than Donovan Mitchell in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 11, from 2019 to 2023—he averaged 17.7 points in a total of 106 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.7 ppg and his lowest 11.4. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Donovan Mitchell | 24.4 | +24.4 | 2018 | 11 |
| John Wall | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Donovan Mitchell | 21.4 | +21.4 | 2019 | 5 |
| John Wall | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Donovan Mitchell | 36.3 | +36.3 | 2020 | 7 |
| John Wall | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Donovan Mitchell | 23.2 | +23.2 | 2023 | 5 |
| John Wall | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
John Wall's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, John Wall didn't play in the postseason. |