Donovan Mitchell vs. Klay Thompson: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Donovan Mitchell and Klay Thompson all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Donovan Mitchell, with a career spanning 8 seasons from 2018 to 2025, and Klay Thompson, with 12 seasons played from 2012 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, and 3-pointers made as a bonus) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Donovan Mitchell vs. Klay Thompson
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Donovan Mitchell Klay Thompson Donovan Mitchell Klay Thompson
Points
222nd
111st
91st
29th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
136th
Assists
+300th
+300th
144th
113rd
Steals
+300th
+300th
149th
54th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
101st
3-Pointers Made
40th
5th
32nd
2nd
Years81289

Donovan Mitchell vs. Klay Thompson
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Donovan Mitchell Klay Thompson Donovan Mitchell Klay Thompson
Points
19th
93rd
7th
114th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
158th
+300th
119th
+300th
Steals
117th
+300th
110th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
6th
2nd
5th
4th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Donovan Mitchell Klay Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
222nd
111st
111 13,320 vs. 16,5363,216
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,324 vs. 3,041717
Assists
+300th
+300th
2,530 vs. 1,988542
Steals
+300th
+300th
740 vs. 72614
Blocks
+300th
+300th
173 vs. 443270
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
435 vs. 40629
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,889 vs. 2,635746
Field Goals Made
270th
125th
145 4,720 vs. 6,1551,435
Field Goals Attempted
253rd
105th
148 10,512 vs. 13,6593,147
3-Pointers Made
40th
5th
35 1,618 vs. 2,6971,079
3-Pointers Attempted
39th
6th
33 4,419 vs. 6,5632,144
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
2,262 vs. 1,529733
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
2,692 vs. 1,778914

Games and Years:

Donovan Mitchell Klay Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
539 vs. 865326
Seasons
+300th
+300th
8 vs. 124

Rankings by Points Scored:

Donovan Mitchell Klay Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
46th
64th
18 28 vs. 1810
50+ point games
76th
29th
47 1 vs. 43
60+ point games
11th
11th
0 1 vs. 10
70+ point games
2nd
-
1 vs. 01

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Donovan Mitchell Klay Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
91st
29th
62 1,783 vs. 3,0321,249
Rebounds
+300th
136th
+164 314 vs. 626312
Assists
144th
113rd
31 303 vs. 35148
Steals
149th
54th
95 86 vs. 15064
Blocks
+300th
101st
+199 21 vs. 8564
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
51 vs. 7928
Defensive Rebounds
236th
76th
160 263 vs. 547284
Field Goals Made
104th
28th
76 617 vs. 1,126509
Field Goals Attempted
97th
23rd
74 1,403 vs. 2,5851,182
3-Pointers Made
32nd
2nd
30 199 vs. 501302
3-Pointers Attempted
32nd
4th
28 561 vs. 1,237676
Free Throws Made
111st
158th
47 350 vs. 27971
Free Throws Attempted
131st
195th
64 424 vs. 33094

Games and Years:

Donovan Mitchell Klay Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
39th
+261 63 vs. 15895
Playoffs
+300th
223rd
+77 8 vs. 91

Rankings by Points Scored:

Donovan Mitchell Klay Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
20th
78th
58 7 vs. 16
50+ point games
3rd
-
3 vs. 03
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Donovan Mitchell Klay Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
19th
93rd
74 24.71 vs. 19.125.60
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
4.31 vs. 3.520.80
Assists per game
158th
+300th
+142 4.69 vs. 2.302.40
Steals per game
117th
+300th
+183 1.37 vs. 0.840.53
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.32 vs. 0.510.19
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.81 vs. 0.470.34
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.50 vs. 3.050.46
Field Goals Made per game
24th
104th
80 8.76 vs. 7.121.64
Field Goals Attempted per game
15th
89th
74 19.50 vs. 15.793.71
3-Pointers Made per game
6th
2nd
4 3.00 vs. 3.120.12
3-Pointers Attempted per game
4th
6th
2 8.20 vs. 7.590.61
Free Throws Made per game
109th
+300th
+191 4.20 vs. 1.772.43
Free Throws Attempted per game
136th
+300th
+164 4.99 vs. 2.062.94

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Donovan Mitchell Klay Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
7th
114th
107 28.30 vs. 19.199.11
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
4.98 vs. 3.961.02
Assists per game
119th
+300th
+181 4.81 vs. 2.222.59
Steals per game
110th
+300th
+190 1.37 vs. 0.950.42
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.33 vs. 0.540.20
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.81 vs. 0.500.31
Defensive Rebounds per game
244th
+300th
+56 4.17 vs. 3.460.71
Field Goals Made per game
18th
116th
98 9.79 vs. 7.132.67
Field Goals Attempted per game
10th
97th
87 22.27 vs. 16.365.91
3-Pointers Made per game
5th
4th
1 3.16 vs. 3.170.01
3-Pointers Attempted per game
4th
9th
5 8.90 vs. 7.831.08
Free Throws Made per game
53rd
+300th
+247 5.56 vs. 1.773.79
Free Throws Attempted per game
67th
+300th
+233 6.73 vs. 2.094.64

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.