Donovan Mitchell vs. Jordan Poole: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jordan Poole 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.

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

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 Jordan Poole 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Donovan Mitchell averages 7.9 points more than Jordan Poole in his 6 seasons (24.7 points against 16.8), and he also scored a total of 6,378 points more (13,320 vs. 6,942).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Donovan Mitchell 24.7
+7.9
8
Jordan Poole 16.8
6

Total Points

Seasons
Donovan Mitchell 13,320
+6,378
8
Jordan Poole 6,942
6

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 Jordan Poole (+13.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,276).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Donovan Mitchell 28.3
+13.8
8
Jordan Poole 14.5
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Donovan Mitchell 1,783
+1,276
8
Jordan Poole 507
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 1
+1
Jordan Poole 0

60+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 1
+1
Jordan Poole 0

50+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 1
+1
Jordan Poole 0

40+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 28
+23
Jordan Poole 5

30+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 157
+115
Jordan Poole 42

20+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 390
+238
Jordan Poole 152

10+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 519
+198
Jordan Poole 321

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Donovan Mitchell 539
+138
Jordan Poole 401

0 Point Games (games without points)

Donovan Mitchell 0
Jordan Poole 11
+11

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 3
+3
Jordan Poole 0

40+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 7
+7
Jordan Poole 0

30+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 31
+29
Jordan Poole 2

20+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 51
+42
Jordan Poole 9

10+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 62
+37
Jordan Poole 25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Donovan Mitchell 63
+29
Jordan Poole 34

0 Point Games (games without points)

Donovan Mitchell 0
Jordan Poole 1
+1

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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:+7.9+3.1+6.0+2.7+0.5+1.1+2.1+1.2+1.6+3.9+2+127
Jordan Poole 16.8 5.7 13.5 42.2 2.5 7.1 34.5 3.0 3.4 87.9 6 412

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:+6,378+2,377+4,957+2.7+603+1,475+2.1+1,021+1,280+3.9+2+127
Jordan Poole 6,942 2,343 5,555 42.2 1,015 2,944 34.5 1,241 1,412 87.9 6 412

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:+13.8+4.8+11.2+1.0+1.3+3.4+0.9+3.0+3.7+4.2+6+28
Jordan Poole 14.5 5.0 11.1 45.0 1.9 5.5 34.6 2.6 3.0 86.7 2 35

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:+1,276+442+1,014+1.0+133+370+0.9+259+319+4.2+6+28
Jordan Poole 507 175 389 45.0 66 191 34.6 91 105 86.7 2 35

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 20.5
+11.7
201879
Jordan Poole 8.8
202057

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 23.8
+11.8
201977
Jordan Poole 12.0
202151

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 24.0
+5.5
202069
Jordan Poole 18.5
2022NBA Champion76

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 26.4
+6.0
202153
Jordan Poole 20.4
202382

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 25.9
+8.5
202267
Jordan Poole 17.4
202478

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 28.3
+7.8
202368
Jordan Poole 20.5
202568

Donovan Mitchell's additional seasons:

* Donovan Mitchell played 2 seasons more than Jordan Poole in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 25.1 points in a total of 126 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 24.4
+24.4
201811
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 21.4
+21.4
20195
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 36.3
+19.3
20207
Jordan Poole 17.0
2022NBA Champion22

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 32.3
+22.0
202110
Jordan Poole 10.3
202313

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 25.5
+25.5
20226
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20240

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 23.2
+23.2
20235
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20250

Donovan Mitchell's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Donovan Mitchell played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 29.6 points in a total of 19 games.