Donovan Mitchell vs. Felton Spencer Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Felton Spencer 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 played 7 years in the NBA, 5 less than Felton Spencer, who played 12. Donovan Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Felton Spencer had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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
Felton Spencer 12 3 1990-91 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Donovan Mitchell Felton Spencer
Season 2017-181990-91
Team Utah JazzMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second 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
Felton Spencer 81 25.9 7.1 3.4 4.6 7.9 0.3 0.6 1.5 1.0 4.2 2.4 4.7 .512 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.1 .722
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
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Donovan Mitchell Felton Spencer
Season 2018-191991-92
Team Utah JazzMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Felton Spencer 61 24.3 6.6 2.7 4.4 7.1 0.9 0.4 1.3 1.1 4.0 2.3 5.4 .426 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.9 .691
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
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Donovan Mitchell Felton Spencer
Season 2019-201992-93
Team Utah JazzMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Felton Spencer 71 18.3 4.1 1.9 2.7 4.6 0.2 0.3 0.9 1.0 3.4 1.5 3.2 .465 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.8 .654
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
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Donovan Mitchell Felton Spencer
Season 2020-211993-94
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisJazz Lost West Conf Finals
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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
Felton Spencer 79 28.0 8.6 3.0 5.4 8.3 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.6 3.8 3.2 6.4 .505 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.4 .607
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
Felton Spencer 16 30.8 7.9 3.8 4.6 8.4 0.4 0.2 1.3 1.5 4.6 2.9 6.6 .448 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.1 .660

Season 5

Donovan Mitchell Felton Spencer
Season 2021-221994-95
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
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
Felton Spencer 34 26.6 9.3 2.6 5.0 7.6 0.5 0.4 0.9 2.0 3.9 3.1 6.3 .488 0.0 0.0 - 3.1 4.0 .793
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
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Donovan Mitchell Felton Spencer
Season 2022-231995-96
Team Cleveland CavaliersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf Finals
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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
Felton Spencer 71 17.8 5.6 1.4 2.9 4.3 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.1 3.4 2.1 4.0 .520 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.1 .689
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
Felton Spencer 18 15.3 2.8 1.4 1.6 3.0 0.1 0.3 1.2 1.1 3.2 1.3 2.9 .434 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.5 .556

Season 7

Donovan Mitchell Felton Spencer
Season 2023-241996-97
Team Cleveland CavaliersOrlando Magic, Golden State Warriors
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
Felton Spencer 73 21.3 5.1 2.2 3.5 5.7 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.2 3.8 1.9 3.9 .489 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.2 .584
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
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Donovan Mitchell Felton Spencer
Season -1997-98
Team -Golden State Warriors
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 ------- --- ----------
Felton Spencer 68 12.0 2.4 1.4 2.0 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 2.6 0.9 1.9 .457 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.2 .557
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Donovan Mitchell Felton Spencer
Season -1998-99
Team -Golden State Warriors
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 ------- --- ----------
Felton Spencer 26 6.1 1.6 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.3 1.6 0.6 1.3 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .462
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Donovan Mitchell Felton Spencer
Season -1999-00
Team -San Antonio Spurs
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 ------- --- ----------
Felton Spencer 26 5.7 1.9 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.6 1.3 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Donovan Mitchell Felton Spencer
Season -2000-01
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks 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 %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Felton Spencer 18 6.3 2.2 0.9 1.1 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.3 0.7 1.1 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Felton Spencer 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

Donovan Mitchell Felton Spencer
Season -2001-02
Team -New York Knicks
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 ------- --- ----------
Felton Spencer 32 7.8 0.9 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 2.3 0.2 0.8 .231 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .515
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------