Donovan Mitchell vs. Damien Wilkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Damien Wilkins and Donovan Mitchell, 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.

Donovan Mitchell played 7 years in the NBA, 3 less than Damien Wilkins, who played 10. Donovan Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Damien Wilkins had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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
Donovan Mitchell 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24
Damien Wilkins 10 2 2004-05 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Donovan Mitchell Damien Wilkins
Season 2017-182004-05
Team Utah JazzSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisSupersonics 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 %
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
Damien Wilkins 29 17.9 6.3 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.6 1.9 2.5 5.8 .435 0.6 2.0 .271 0.7 1.2 .618
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damien Wilkins 7 19.6 5.6 1.3 1.3 2.6 0.4 1.4 0.1 1.1 2.4 2.3 5.1 .444 0.4 1.6 .273 0.6 1.3 .444

Season 2
Donovan Mitchell Damien Wilkins
Season 2018-192005-06
Team Utah JazzSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damien Wilkins 82 18.6 6.5 1.0 1.4 2.3 1.3 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.8 2.4 5.3 .444 0.2 0.7 .250 1.7 2.0 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damien Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Donovan Mitchell Damien Wilkins
Season 2019-202006-07
Team Utah JazzSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damien Wilkins 82 24.8 8.8 1.1 1.7 2.8 1.9 1.1 0.2 1.4 1.9 3.2 7.3 .435 0.6 1.5 .410 1.8 2.1 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damien Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Donovan Mitchell Damien Wilkins
Season 2020-212007-08
Team Utah JazzSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damien Wilkins 76 24.3 9.2 0.9 2.3 3.2 2.0 0.8 0.3 1.2 1.7 3.6 8.9 .403 0.7 2.0 .323 1.4 1.9 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damien Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Donovan Mitchell Damien Wilkins
Season 2021-222008-09
Team Utah JazzOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damien Wilkins 41 15.5 5.3 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.3 1.9 5.2 .362 0.7 1.8 .375 0.9 1.1 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damien Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Donovan Mitchell Damien Wilkins
Season 2022-232009-10
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damien Wilkins 80 19.8 5.6 0.9 2.2 3.1 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.8 2.1 4.8 .433 0.2 0.8 .295 1.3 1.6 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damien Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Donovan Mitchell Damien Wilkins
Season 2023-242010-11
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisHawks 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 %
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
Damien Wilkins 52 13.0 3.5 0.4 1.3 1.7 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.4 1.4 1.3 2.6 .504 0.0 0.2 .200 0.8 1.1 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damien Wilkins 8 4.9 1.8 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.6 .538 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8
Donovan Mitchell Damien Wilkins
Season -2011-12
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Damien Wilkins 60 15.4 3.2 0.4 1.3 1.7 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.4 1.3 3.2 .394 0.1 0.4 .304 0.6 0.9 .630
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Damien Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Donovan Mitchell Damien Wilkins
Season -2012-13
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Damien Wilkins 61 18.0 6.4 0.5 1.2 1.7 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.8 1.6 2.4 5.2 .459 0.3 0.8 .333 1.3 1.8 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Damien Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Note: Damien Wilkins didn't play in 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17.

Season 10
Donovan Mitchell Damien Wilkins
Season -2017-18
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Damien Wilkins 19 8.0 1.7 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.7 2.1 .333 0.2 0.9 .222 0.2 0.2 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Damien Wilkins ------- --- ----------
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