Donovan Mitchell vs. Rodney Rogers Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rodney Rogers 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 Rodney Rogers, who played 12. Donovan Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Rodney Rogers had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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
Rodney Rogers 12 9 1993-94 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Donovan Mitchell Rodney Rogers
Season 2017-181993-94
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisNuggets 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
Rodney Rogers 79 17.8 8.1 1.1 1.7 2.9 1.3 0.8 0.6 1.7 2.5 3.0 6.9 .439 0.4 1.2 .380 1.6 2.4 .672
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
Rodney Rogers 12 15.8 5.1 0.7 1.1 1.8 1.3 0.6 0.5 0.7 2.1 1.6 4.1 .388 0.5 1.6 .316 1.4 2.3 .630

Season 2
Donovan Mitchell Rodney Rogers
Season 2018-191994-95
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
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
Rodney Rogers 80 26.8 12.2 1.7 3.2 4.8 2.0 1.2 0.6 2.2 3.5 4.7 9.6 .488 0.6 1.9 .338 2.2 3.4 .651
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
Rodney Rogers 3 25.3 8.7 0.3 3.7 4.0 1.7 1.0 1.3 1.7 4.3 4.0 7.3 .545 0.3 1.3 .250 0.3 1.3 .250

Season 3
Donovan Mitchell Rodney Rogers
Season 2019-201995-96
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Clippers
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
Rodney Rogers 67 29.1 11.6 1.7 2.6 4.3 2.5 1.1 0.5 2.1 3.2 4.6 9.6 .477 0.7 2.3 .320 1.7 2.7 .628
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
Rodney Rogers ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Donovan Mitchell Rodney Rogers
Season 2020-211996-97
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisClippers 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 %
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
Rodney Rogers 81 30.6 13.2 1.7 3.4 5.1 2.7 1.1 0.8 2.7 3.4 5.0 10.9 .462 0.8 2.2 .361 2.4 3.6 .663
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
Rodney Rogers 3 28.3 10.7 1.0 1.3 2.3 2.0 1.3 1.0 2.3 4.3 4.0 9.7 .414 0.7 3.3 .200 2.0 2.7 .750

Season 5
Donovan Mitchell Rodney Rogers
Season 2021-221997-98
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Clippers
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
Rodney Rogers 76 32.9 15.1 2.0 3.5 5.6 2.7 1.2 0.5 2.5 3.2 5.6 12.3 .456 0.9 2.8 .340 3.0 4.3 .686
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
Rodney Rogers ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Donovan Mitchell Rodney Rogers
Season 2022-231998-99
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Clippers
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
Rodney Rogers 47 20.6 7.4 1.4 2.4 3.8 1.6 1.0 0.5 1.4 3.0 2.8 6.3 .441 0.4 1.3 .286 1.4 2.1 .673
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
Rodney Rogers ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Donovan Mitchell Rodney Rogers
Season 2023-241999-00
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisSuns 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 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
Rodney Rogers 82 27.9 13.8 1.7 3.8 5.5 2.1 1.1 0.6 2.0 3.5 5.2 10.7 .486 1.4 3.2 .439 1.9 3.0 .639
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
Rodney Rogers 9 29.1 14.1 1.8 5.0 6.8 1.6 1.1 1.1 1.7 3.4 5.3 12.8 .417 0.9 4.0 .222 2.6 3.4 .742

Season 8
Donovan Mitchell Rodney Rogers
Season -2000-01
Team -Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Suns 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 %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Rodney Rogers 82 26.6 12.2 1.1 3.2 4.4 2.2 1.2 0.6 1.9 3.3 4.6 10.7 .430 0.7 2.3 .296 2.3 3.0 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Rodney Rogers 4 20.8 8.8 0.8 2.8 3.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.3 4.0 3.0 10.0 .300 0.5 2.5 .200 2.3 3.5 .643

Season 9
Donovan Mitchell Rodney Rogers
Season -2001-02
Team -Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East 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 ------- --- ----------
Rodney Rogers 77 24.4 11.9 1.7 2.8 4.5 1.5 0.9 0.4 1.4 2.9 4.6 9.8 .471 1.1 3.1 .374 1.5 1.9 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Rodney Rogers 16 24.6 8.9 1.8 3.8 5.5 2.1 1.0 0.4 1.4 2.6 2.9 6.8 .426 1.2 3.3 .365 1.9 2.2 .886

Season 10
Donovan Mitchell Rodney Rogers
Season -2002-03
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets 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 ------- --- ----------
Rodney Rogers 68 19.2 7.0 0.9 3.0 3.9 1.6 0.7 0.5 1.3 2.8 2.7 6.7 .402 0.6 1.9 .333 1.0 1.3 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Rodney Rogers 20 17.5 6.7 1.1 1.7 2.8 1.4 0.3 0.2 1.3 2.6 2.3 6.1 .372 0.9 2.1 .405 1.4 1.9 .711

Season 11
Donovan Mitchell Rodney Rogers
Season -2003-04
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets 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 ------- --- ----------
Rodney Rogers 69 20.4 7.8 1.4 3.0 4.4 2.0 0.9 0.4 1.4 2.7 3.0 7.3 .410 0.7 2.2 .329 1.1 1.4 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Rodney Rogers 11 20.8 6.1 0.8 4.2 5.0 1.1 0.5 0.3 1.5 2.8 2.1 6.5 .319 0.5 2.0 .227 1.5 1.8 .800

Season 12
Donovan Mitchell Rodney Rogers
Season -2004-05
Team -New Orleans Hornets, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -76ers 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 ------- --- ----------
Rodney Rogers 58 23.6 7.7 1.1 3.2 4.2 1.5 0.7 0.3 1.5 3.0 3.0 7.8 .382 0.8 2.9 .286 0.9 1.2 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Rodney Rogers 4 12.3 5.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.5 3.3 .462 0.8 2.0 .375 1.3 1.8 .714
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