Bobby Brown vs. Donovan Mitchell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Donovan Mitchell and Bobby Brown, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bobby Brown played 4 years in the NBA, 3 less than Donovan Mitchell, who played 7. Bobby Brown had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Donovan Mitchell had his rookie season in 2017-18. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Bobby Brown 4 1 2008-09 to 2017-18
Donovan Mitchell 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bobby Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 2008-092017-18
Team Sacramento Kings, Minnesota TimberwolvesUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Brown 68 13.7 5.3 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.4 2.1 5.3 .392 0.7 1.9 .346 0.5 0.6 .791
Donovan Mitchell 79 33.4 20.5 0.7 3.1 3.7 3.7 1.5 0.3 2.7 2.7 7.5 17.2 .437 2.4 7.0 .340 3.0 3.8 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Brown ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell 11 37.4 24.4 0.8 5.1 5.9 4.2 1.5 0.4 2.9 3.2 9.3 22.1 .420 2.3 7.3 .313 3.5 3.9 .907

Season 2
Bobby Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 2009-102018-19
Team New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles ClippersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Brown 45 11.5 4.8 0.2 0.6 0.8 2.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.9 2.0 5.3 .371 0.6 2.2 .265 0.3 0.3 .867
Donovan Mitchell 77 33.7 23.8 0.8 3.3 4.1 4.2 1.4 0.4 2.8 2.7 8.6 19.9 .432 2.4 6.7 .362 4.1 5.1 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Brown ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell 5 38.6 21.4 1.4 3.6 5.0 3.2 1.6 0.2 4.2 3.0 7.2 22.4 .321 2.2 8.6 .256 4.8 6.6 .727

Note: Bobby Brown didn't play in 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16.

Season 3
Bobby Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Houston RocketsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Brown 25 4.9 2.5 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.9 2.4 .383 0.6 1.4 .400 0.1 0.1 1.000
Donovan Mitchell 69 34.3 24.0 0.8 3.6 4.4 4.3 1.0 0.2 2.7 2.5 8.7 19.4 .449 2.5 6.9 .366 4.0 4.7 .863
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Brown 5 4.4 5.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.0 4.0 .500 1.0 2.2 .455 0.0 0.0 -
Donovan Mitchell 7 37.7 36.3 0.9 4.1 5.0 4.9 1.0 0.3 4.1 1.6 11.9 22.4 .529 4.7 9.1 .516 7.9 8.3 .948

Season 4
Bobby Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Houston RocketsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Brown 20 5.8 2.5 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.3 1.0 2.9 .328 0.6 2.0 .275 0.1 0.1 .500
Donovan Mitchell 53 33.4 26.4 0.9 3.5 4.4 5.2 1.0 0.3 2.8 2.2 9.0 20.6 .438 3.4 8.7 .386 5.0 6.0 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Brown ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell 10 34.6 32.3 0.3 3.9 4.2 5.5 1.1 0.2 2.8 2.0 10.5 23.5 .447 5.0 11.5 .435 6.3 7.6 .829

Season 5
Bobby Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season -2021-22
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Brown ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell 67 33.8 25.9 0.8 3.4 4.2 5.3 1.5 0.2 3.0 2.4 9.2 20.5 .448 3.5 9.8 .355 4.0 4.7 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Brown ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell 6 38.2 25.5 1.0 3.3 4.3 5.7 0.7 0.5 2.7 2.3 8.8 22.2 .398 1.7 8.0 .208 6.2 7.0 .881

Season 6
Bobby Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season -2022-23
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Brown ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell 68 35.8 28.3 0.9 3.3 4.3 4.4 1.5 0.4 2.6 2.5 10.0 20.6 .484 3.6 9.3 .386 4.7 5.4 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Brown ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell 5 41.4 23.2 0.6 4.4 5.0 7.2 2.0 0.6 3.8 2.8 9.0 20.8 .433 2.6 9.0 .289 2.6 3.6 .722

Season 7
Bobby Brown Donovan Mitchell
Season -2023-24
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Brown ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell 55 35.3 26.6 0.8 4.3 5.1 6.1 1.8 0.5 2.8 2.1 9.1 19.8 .462 3.3 9.0 .368 5.0 5.8 .865
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Brown ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell 10 38.2 29.6 0.6 4.8 5.4 4.7 1.3 0.3 2.8 2.9 10.7 22.5 .476 2.9 8.2 .354 5.3 6.5 .815
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