Donovan Mitchell vs. Julius Randle: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Julius Randle 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 Julius Randle.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Donovan Mitchell has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Julius Randle scored more points in the regular season. 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 5.8 points more than Julius Randle in his 12 seasons (25.0 points against 19.2). On the other hand Julius Randle scored a total of 23 points more than Donovan Mitchell (14,093 vs. 14,070).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Donovan Mitchell 25.0
+5.8
9
Julius Randle 19.2
12

Total Points

Seasons
Donovan Mitchell 14,070
9
Julius Randle 14,093
+23
12

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Donovan Mitchell has a better career point average than Julius Randle (+8.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,201).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Donovan Mitchell 28.3
+8.9
8
Julius Randle 19.4
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Donovan Mitchell 1,783
+1,201
8
Julius Randle 582
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 1
+1
Julius Randle 0

60+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 1
+1
Julius Randle 0

50+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 1
Julius Randle 1

40+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 32
+21
Julius Randle 11

30+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 171
+81
Julius Randle 90

20+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 411
+64
Julius Randle 347

10+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 543
Julius Randle 643
+100

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Donovan Mitchell 563
Julius Randle 734
+171

0 Point Games (games without points)

Donovan Mitchell 0
Julius Randle 1
+1

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 3
+3
Julius Randle 0

40+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 7
+7
Julius Randle 0

30+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 31
+30
Julius Randle 1

20+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 51
+34
Julius Randle 17

10+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 62
+35
Julius Randle 27

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Donovan Mitchell 63
+33
Julius Randle 30

0 Point Games (games without points)

Donovan Mitchell 0
Julius Randle 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Donovan Mitchell 25.0 8.8 19.6 45.2 3.1 8.3 36.8 4.2 5.1 84.0 9 563
difference:+5.8+1.9+4.9+2.1+1.9+4.7+3.3+0.1+0.3+8.3+3+172
Julius Randle 19.2 6.9 14.7 47.2 1.2 3.6 33.5 4.1 5.4 75.7 12 735

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Donovan Mitchell 14,070 4,981 11,029 45.2 1,718 4,673 36.8 2,390 2,844 84.0 9 563
difference:+23+107+260+2.1+824+2,006+3.3+633+1,149+8.3+3+172
Julius Randle 14,093 5,088 10,769 47.2 894 2,667 33.5 3,023 3,993 75.7 12 735

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:+8.9+3.2+6.6+1.8+1.3+3.0+2.7+1.3+1.5+1.0+5+33
Julius Randle 19.4 6.6 15.7 42.1 1.9 5.9 32.8 4.3 5.2 81.5 3 30

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:+1,201+419+933+1.8+141+384+2.7+222+267+1.0+5+33
Julius Randle 582 198 470 42.1 58 177 32.8 128 157 81.5 3 30

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 20.5
+18.5
201879
Julius Randle 2.0
20151

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 23.8
+12.5
201977
Julius Randle 11.3
201681

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 24.0
+10.8
202069
Julius Randle 13.2
201774

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 26.4
+10.3
202153
Julius Randle 16.1
201882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 25.9
+4.5
202267
Julius Randle 21.4
201973

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 28.3
+8.8
202368
Julius Randle 19.5
202064

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 26.6
+2.5
202455
Julius Randle 24.1
202171

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 24.0
+3.9
202571
Julius Randle 20.1
202272

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 31.3
+6.2
202624
Julius Randle 25.1
202377

Julius Randle's additional seasons:

* Julius Randle played 3 seasons more than Donovan Mitchell in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 12, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 21.2 points in a total of 140 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24 ppg and his lowest 18.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 24.4
+24.4
201811
Julius Randle -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 21.4
+21.4
20195
Julius Randle -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 36.3
+36.3
20207
Julius Randle -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 32.3
+32.3
202110
Julius Randle -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 25.5
+25.5
20226
Julius Randle -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 23.2
+23.2
20235
Julius Randle -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 29.6
+11.6
202410
Julius Randle 18.0
20215

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 29.6
+29.6
20259
Julius Randle -
DNP
20220

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell -
DNP *
20260
Julius Randle 16.6
+16.6
202310
* season in progress

Julius Randle's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Julius Randle played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 21.7 points in a total of 15 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.7 ppg and his lowest 21.7.