Nikola Jokic vs. Donovan Mitchell: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Donovan Mitchell and Nikola Jokic 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.
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Donovan Mitchell has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Nikola Jokic.
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 while Nikola Jokic scored more total points in both stages. 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Donovan Mitchell averages 3 points more than Nikola Jokic in his 11 seasons (24.7 points against 21.7). On the other hand Nikola Jokic scored a total of 2,852 points more than Donovan Mitchell (16,312 vs. 13,460).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Nikola Jokic | 21.7 | 11 | |
| Donovan Mitchell | 24.7 | +3.0 | 9 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Nikola Jokic | 16,312 | +2,852 | 11 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 13,460 | 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 Nikola Jokic (+0.9 points per game) while Nikola Jokic scored more points (+797).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Nikola Jokic | 27.4 | 7 | |
| Donovan Mitchell | 28.3 | +0.9 | 8 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Nikola Jokic | 2,580 | +797 | 7 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 1,783 | 8 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 0 | |||
| Donovan Mitchell | 1 | +1 | ||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 1 | |||
| Donovan Mitchell | 1 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 443 | +49 | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 394 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 648 | +124 | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 524 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 744 | +200 | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 544 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 6 | +6 | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 0 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 81 | +30 | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 51 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 94 | +32 | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 62 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 94 | +31 | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 63 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 0 | |||
| Donovan Mitchell | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 21.7 | 8.4 | 14.9 | 56.0 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 35.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 82.4 | 11 | 750 |
| difference: | +3.0 | +0.4 | +4.6 | +11.0 | +1.9 | +5.2 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +2 | +206 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 24.7 | 8.8 | 19.5 | 45.0 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 36.6 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 83.9 | 9 | 544 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 16,312 | 6,275 | 11,208 | 56.0 | 819 | 2,285 | 35.8 | 2,943 | 3,572 | 82.4 | 11 | 750 |
| difference: | +2,852 | +1,506 | +606 | +11.0 | +815 | +2,174 | +0.8 | +655 | +845 | +1.5 | +2 | +206 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 13,460 | 4,769 | 10,602 | 45.0 | 1,634 | 4,459 | 36.6 | 2,288 | 2,727 | 83.9 | 9 | 544 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 27.4 | 10.4 | 19.8 | 52.5 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 38.8 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 82.6 | 7 | 94 |
| difference: | +0.9 | +0.6 | +2.5 | +8.5 | +1.4 | +4.4 | +3.3 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +1 | +31 |
| 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 | ||||
| Nikola Jokic | 2,580 | 978 | 1,864 | 52.5 | 165 | 425 | 38.8 | 459 | 556 | 82.6 | 7 | 94 |
| difference: | +797 | +361 | +461 | +8.5 | +34 | +136 | +3.3 | +109 | +132 | +0.1 | +1 | +31 |
| 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
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Nikola Jokic's additional seasons: | ||||
* Nikola Jokic played 2 seasons more than Donovan Mitchell in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 29.0 points in a total of 75 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Nikola Jokic | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 24.4 | +24.4 | 2018 | 11 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Nikola Jokic | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 21.4 | +21.4 | 2019 | 5 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Nikola Jokic | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 36.3 | +36.3 | 2020 | 7 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Nikola Jokic | 28.7 | +28.7 | 2024 | 12 |
| Donovan Mitchell | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Nikola Jokic's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Nikola Jokic played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 26.2 points in a total of 14 games. |