Donovan Mitchell vs. Pascal Siakam: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Pascal Siakam 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 Pascal Siakam.

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 Pascal Siakam 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 6.7 points more than Pascal Siakam in his 9 seasons (24.7 points against 18.0), and he also scored a total of 1,995 points more (13,320 vs. 11,325).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Donovan Mitchell 24.7
+6.7
8
Pascal Siakam 18.0
9

Total Points

Seasons
Donovan Mitchell 13,320
+1,995
8
Pascal Siakam 11,325
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 Pascal Siakam (+10.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+99).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Donovan Mitchell 28.3
+10.2
8
Pascal Siakam 18.1
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Donovan Mitchell 1,783
+99
8
Pascal Siakam 1,684
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 1
+1
Pascal Siakam 0

60+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 1
+1
Pascal Siakam 0

50+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 1
Pascal Siakam 1

40+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 28
+23
Pascal Siakam 5

30+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 157
+87
Pascal Siakam 70

20+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 390
+110
Pascal Siakam 280

10+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 519
+16
Pascal Siakam 503

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Donovan Mitchell 539
Pascal Siakam 615
+76

0 Point Games (games without points)

Donovan Mitchell 0
Pascal Siakam 14
+14

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 3
+3
Pascal Siakam 0

40+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 7
+7
Pascal Siakam 0

30+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 31
+23
Pascal Siakam 8

20+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 51
+12
Pascal Siakam 39

10+ Point Games

Donovan Mitchell 62
Pascal Siakam 80
+18

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Donovan Mitchell 63
Pascal Siakam 91
+28

0 Point Games (games without points)

Donovan Mitchell 0
Pascal Siakam 2
+2

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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:+6.7+1.9+5.7+5.0+1.9+5.0+2.7+1.1+0.9+7.7+1+90
Pascal Siakam 18.0 6.9 13.8 49.9 1.1 3.2 33.9 3.1 4.1 76.3 9 629

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:+1,995+388+1,826+5.0+926+2,380+2.7+293+110+7.7+1+90
Pascal Siakam 11,325 4,332 8,686 49.9 692 2,039 33.9 1,969 2,582 76.3 9 629

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:+10.2+2.7+7.8+5.1+2.2+5.6+4.6+2.7+2.7+10.6+1+30
Pascal Siakam 18.1 7.1 14.5 49.0 1.0 3.3 30.9 2.9 4.0 71.9 7 93

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:+99+43+57+5.1+104+254+4.6+81+50+10.6+1+30
Pascal Siakam 1,684 660 1,346 49.0 95 307 30.9 269 374 71.9 7 93

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 20.5
+16.3
201879
Pascal Siakam 4.2
201755

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 23.8
+16.5
201977
Pascal Siakam 7.3
201881

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 24.0
+7.1
202069
Pascal Siakam 16.9
2019NBA Champion80

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 26.4
+3.5
202153
Pascal Siakam 22.9
202060

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 25.9
+4.5
202267
Pascal Siakam 21.4
202156

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 28.3
+5.5
202368
Pascal Siakam 22.8
202268

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 26.6
+2.4
202455
Pascal Siakam 24.2
202371

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 24.0
+2.3
202571
Pascal Siakam 21.7
202480

Pascal Siakam's additional seasons:

* Pascal Siakam played 3 seasons more than Donovan Mitchell in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 11, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 21.2 points in a total of 238 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.7 ppg and his lowest 20.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 24.4
+24.4
201811
Pascal Siakam 0.0
20172

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 21.4
+14.8
20195
Pascal Siakam 6.6
201810

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 36.3
+17.3
20207
Pascal Siakam 19.0
2019NBA Champion24

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 32.3
+15.3
202110
Pascal Siakam 17.0
202011

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 25.5
+25.5
20226
Pascal Siakam -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 23.2
+0.4
20235
Pascal Siakam 22.8
20226

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 29.6
+29.6
202410
Pascal Siakam -
DNP
20230

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Donovan Mitchell 29.6
+8.0
20259
Pascal Siakam 21.6
202417

Pascal Siakam's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Pascal Siakam played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 21.2 points in a total of 57 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.6 ppg and his lowest 20.5.