Donovan Mitchell vs. Sidney Moncrief Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sidney Moncrief 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, 4 less than Sidney Moncrief, who played 11. Donovan Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Sidney Moncrief had his rookie season in 1979-80. 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
Sidney Moncrief 11 11 1979-80 to 1990-91

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Donovan Mitchell Sidney Moncrief
Season 2017-181979-80
Team Utah JazzMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisBucks 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
Sidney Moncrief 77 20.2 8.5 2.0 2.4 4.4 1.7 0.9 0.2 1.5 1.4 2.7 5.9 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 3.8 .795
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
Sidney Moncrief 7 26.0 12.4 2.4 2.0 4.4 1.6 0.7 0.1 2.0 2.0 4.3 7.3 .588 0.0 0.0 - 3.9 4.4 .871

Season 2
Donovan Mitchell Sidney Moncrief
Season 2018-191980-81
Team Utah JazzMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks 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 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
Sidney Moncrief 80 30.2 14.0 2.3 2.8 5.1 3.3 1.1 0.5 1.8 2.0 5.0 9.2 .541 0.0 0.1 .222 4.0 5.0 .804
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
Sidney Moncrief 7 39.6 14.0 2.7 4.0 6.7 2.9 1.7 0.4 2.9 3.4 4.3 9.9 .435 0.0 0.0 - 5.4 7.3 .745

Season 3
Donovan Mitchell Sidney Moncrief
Season 2019-201981-82
Team Utah JazzMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks 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 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
Sidney Moncrief 80 37.3 19.8 2.8 3.9 6.7 4.8 1.7 0.3 2.6 2.6 7.0 13.3 .523 0.0 0.2 .071 5.9 7.2 .817
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
Sidney Moncrief 6 42.0 15.3 2.5 2.5 5.0 4.0 1.5 0.3 2.0 3.7 5.2 12.3 .419 0.0 0.2 .000 5.0 6.3 .789

Season 4
Donovan Mitchell Sidney Moncrief
Season 2020-211982-83
Team Utah JazzMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisBucks 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 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
Sidney Moncrief 76 35.7 22.5 2.5 3.2 5.8 3.9 1.5 0.3 2.6 2.4 8.0 15.2 .524 0.0 0.1 .100 6.6 7.9 .826
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
Sidney Moncrief 9 41.9 18.9 3.1 3.6 6.7 3.7 2.0 0.3 3.0 2.8 6.9 15.8 .437 0.0 0.1 .000 5.1 6.8 .754

Season 5
Donovan Mitchell Sidney Moncrief
Season 2021-221983-84
Team Utah JazzMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks 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 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
Sidney Moncrief 79 38.9 20.9 2.7 4.0 6.7 4.5 1.4 0.3 2.7 2.6 7.1 14.2 .498 0.1 0.2 .278 6.7 7.9 .848
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
Sidney Moncrief 16 38.6 19.1 2.8 4.2 6.9 4.3 1.8 0.6 3.8 3.4 6.2 11.9 .518 0.1 0.3 .250 6.6 8.4 .791

Season 6
Donovan Mitchell Sidney Moncrief
Season 2022-231984-85
Team Cleveland CavaliersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second TeamAchievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks 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 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
Sidney Moncrief 73 37.5 21.7 2.0 3.3 5.4 5.2 1.6 0.5 2.5 2.7 7.7 15.9 .483 0.1 0.5 .273 6.2 7.5 .828
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
Sidney Moncrief 8 39.9 23.0 1.3 3.0 4.3 5.0 0.6 0.5 2.5 3.3 6.9 12.4 .556 0.5 1.3 .400 8.8 9.4 .933

Season 7
Donovan Mitchell Sidney Moncrief
Season 2023-241985-86
Team Cleveland CavaliersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers TBDBucks 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 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
Sidney Moncrief 73 35.2 20.2 1.6 3.0 4.6 4.9 1.4 0.2 2.4 2.4 6.4 13.2 .489 0.5 1.4 .320 6.8 7.9 .859
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
Sidney Moncrief 9 36.3 16.9 1.7 2.9 4.6 4.9 0.6 0.6 2.3 3.3 5.8 13.6 .426 0.4 1.6 .286 4.9 7.0 .698

Season 8
Donovan Mitchell Sidney Moncrief
Season -1986-87
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks 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 ------- --- ----------
Sidney Moncrief 39 25.4 11.8 1.5 1.8 3.3 3.1 0.7 0.3 1.6 1.9 4.1 8.3 .488 0.2 0.8 .258 3.5 4.2 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Sidney Moncrief 12 35.5 19.4 1.8 2.8 4.5 3.0 1.1 0.5 2.0 3.6 6.5 13.8 .473 0.3 1.2 .286 6.1 7.5 .811

Season 9
Donovan Mitchell Sidney Moncrief
Season -1987-88
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks 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 ------- --- ----------
Sidney Moncrief 56 25.5 10.8 1.0 2.2 3.2 3.6 0.7 0.3 1.5 1.9 3.9 7.9 .489 0.1 0.6 .161 2.9 3.5 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Sidney Moncrief 5 34.6 15.0 1.2 2.6 3.8 5.2 0.6 0.2 2.2 2.8 4.8 10.0 .480 0.2 0.2 1.000 5.2 5.4 .963

Season 10
Donovan Mitchell Sidney Moncrief
Season -1988-89
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks 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 ------- --- ----------
Sidney Moncrief 62 25.7 12.1 0.7 2.0 2.8 3.0 1.0 0.2 1.5 1.8 4.2 8.6 .491 0.4 1.2 .342 3.3 3.8 .865
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Sidney Moncrief 9 20.4 6.1 0.9 2.0 2.9 1.4 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.9 2.1 5.3 .396 0.2 0.8 .286 1.7 1.8 .938

Note: Sidney Moncrief didn't play in 1989-90.

Season 11
Donovan Mitchell Sidney Moncrief
Season -1990-91
Team -Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks 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 ------- --- ----------
Sidney Moncrief 72 15.2 4.7 0.4 1.3 1.8 1.4 0.7 0.1 0.9 1.6 1.6 3.3 .488 0.3 0.9 .328 1.1 1.5 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Sidney Moncrief 5 18.2 7.2 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.6 3.2 2.2 4.4 .500 0.2 1.2 .167 2.6 3.2 .813
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