Donovan Mitchell vs. Dickey Simpkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dickey Simpkins 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

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 and Dickey Simpkins both played 7 years in the NBA. Donovan Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Dickey Simpkins had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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
Dickey Simpkins 7 1 1994-95 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Donovan Mitchell Dickey Simpkins
Season 2017-181994-95
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 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
Dickey Simpkins 59 9.9 3.5 1.0 1.5 2.6 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.8 1.2 1.3 3.1 .424 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .694
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
Dickey Simpkins ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Donovan Mitchell Dickey Simpkins
Season 2018-191995-96
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Dickey Simpkins 60 11.4 3.6 1.1 1.5 2.6 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.9 1.3 1.3 2.7 .481 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.0 1.6 .629
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
Dickey Simpkins ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Donovan Mitchell Dickey Simpkins
Season 2019-201996-97
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Dickey Simpkins 48 8.2 1.9 0.8 1.2 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.9 0.6 1.9 .333 0.0 0.1 .250 0.6 0.8 .700
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
Dickey Simpkins ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Donovan Mitchell Dickey Simpkins
Season 2020-211997-98
Team Utah JazzGolden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Dickey Simpkins 40 10.8 3.3 0.7 1.3 1.9 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.8 1.4 1.2 2.2 .539 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.8 .514
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
Dickey Simpkins 13 5.6 1.2 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.5 1.2 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .444

Season 5
Donovan Mitchell Dickey Simpkins
Season 2021-221998-99
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
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
Dickey Simpkins 50 29.0 9.1 2.2 4.6 6.8 1.3 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.6 3.0 6.5 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.8 .645
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
Dickey Simpkins ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Donovan Mitchell Dickey Simpkins
Season 2022-231999-00
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
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
Dickey Simpkins 69 23.9 4.2 1.8 3.6 5.4 1.4 0.3 0.3 1.9 3.1 1.6 4.0 .405 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.7 .542
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
Dickey Simpkins ------- --- ----------

Note: Dickey Simpkins didn't play in 2000-01.

Season 7
Donovan Mitchell Dickey Simpkins
Season 2023-242001-02
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 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
Dickey Simpkins 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Dickey Simpkins ------- --- ----------
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