Donovan Mitchell vs. Orlando Woolridge Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Orlando Woolridge 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, 6 less than Orlando Woolridge, who played 13. Donovan Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Orlando Woolridge had his rookie season in 1981-82. 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
Orlando Woolridge 13 5 1981-82 to 1993-94

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Donovan Mitchell Orlando Woolridge
Season 2017-181981-82
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
Orlando Woolridge 75 15.8 7.3 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.1 0.3 0.3 1.4 2.0 2.7 5.3 .513 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.7 .699
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
Orlando Woolridge ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Donovan Mitchell Orlando Woolridge
Season 2018-191982-83
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
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
Orlando Woolridge 57 28.5 16.5 2.1 3.1 5.2 1.7 0.7 0.8 2.8 3.1 6.3 10.9 .580 0.0 0.1 .000 3.8 6.0 .638
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
Orlando Woolridge ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Donovan Mitchell Orlando Woolridge
Season 2019-201983-84
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 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
Orlando Woolridge 75 33.9 19.3 1.7 3.2 4.9 1.8 0.9 0.8 2.5 3.4 7.6 14.5 .525 0.0 0.0 .500 4.0 5.7 .715
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
Orlando Woolridge ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Donovan Mitchell Orlando Woolridge
Season 2020-211984-85
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisBulls 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 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
Orlando Woolridge 77 36.6 22.9 2.1 3.6 5.6 1.8 0.8 0.5 2.3 2.4 8.8 15.9 .554 0.0 0.1 .000 5.3 6.8 .785
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
Orlando Woolridge 4 41.8 20.5 1.5 1.8 3.3 2.0 1.5 0.3 3.0 4.8 8.5 17.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 4.5 .778

Season 5

Donovan Mitchell Orlando Woolridge
Season 2021-221985-86
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls 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 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
Orlando Woolridge 70 32.1 20.7 2.1 2.9 5.0 3.0 0.7 0.7 2.5 2.7 7.7 15.6 .495 0.1 0.3 .174 5.2 6.6 .788
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
Orlando Woolridge 3 45.0 21.0 2.0 2.7 4.7 1.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 4.0 8.3 20.7 .403 0.0 0.3 .000 4.3 5.0 .867

Season 6

Donovan Mitchell Orlando Woolridge
Season 2022-231986-87
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Jersey Nets
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
Orlando Woolridge 75 35.2 20.7 1.6 3.3 4.9 3.5 0.7 1.1 2.8 3.2 7.4 14.2 .521 0.0 0.1 .125 5.8 7.5 .777
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
Orlando Woolridge ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Donovan Mitchell Orlando Woolridge
Season 2023-241987-88
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Jersey Nets
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
Orlando Woolridge 19 32.7 16.4 1.6 3.2 4.8 3.7 0.7 1.1 2.5 3.8 5.8 13.0 .445 0.0 0.1 .000 4.8 6.8 .708
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
Orlando Woolridge ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Donovan Mitchell Orlando Woolridge
Season -1988-89
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers Lost NBA 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 ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge 74 20.1 9.7 1.1 2.6 3.6 0.8 0.4 0.9 1.4 1.8 3.1 6.7 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.6 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge 15 18.4 8.1 1.3 3.3 4.7 1.1 0.1 1.0 1.5 2.3 2.6 5.0 .520 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.1 .710

Season 9

Donovan Mitchell Orlando Woolridge
Season -1989-90
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers 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 ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge 62 22.9 12.7 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.5 0.6 0.7 1.2 2.6 4.9 8.9 .556 0.0 0.1 .000 2.8 3.9 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge 9 22.1 11.8 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.2 2.8 4.4 7.8 .571 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 4.1 .703

Season 10

Donovan Mitchell Orlando Woolridge
Season -1990-91
Team -Denver Nuggets
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 ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge 53 34.4 25.1 2.7 4.2 6.8 2.2 1.3 0.4 2.9 2.7 9.2 18.5 .498 0.0 0.1 .000 6.6 8.3 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Donovan Mitchell Orlando Woolridge
Season -1991-92
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons 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 ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge 82 25.8 14.0 1.3 1.8 3.2 1.1 0.5 0.4 1.6 1.9 5.5 11.1 .498 0.0 0.1 .111 2.9 4.3 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge 5 25.6 11.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.6 0.2 0.2 1.2 2.8 4.6 10.4 .442 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.2 .563

Season 12

Donovan Mitchell Orlando Woolridge
Season -1992-93
Team -Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks
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 ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge 58 26.8 12.0 1.5 1.7 3.2 2.0 0.5 0.5 1.4 2.1 5.0 10.3 .482 0.0 0.2 .000 2.1 3.1 .678
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Donovan Mitchell Orlando Woolridge
Season -1993-94
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 ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge 74 26.4 12.7 1.4 2.6 4.0 1.9 0.6 0.8 1.9 2.5 4.9 10.4 .471 0.0 0.2 .071 2.8 4.1 .689
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge ------- --- ----------