Justin Anderson vs. Donovan Mitchell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Donovan Mitchell and Justin Anderson, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Justin Anderson played 6 years in the NBA, 1 less than Donovan Mitchell, who played 7. Justin Anderson had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Donovan Mitchell had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Justin Anderson 6 3 2015-16 to 2021-22
Donovan Mitchell 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Justin Anderson Donovan Mitchell
Season 2015-162017-18
Team Dallas MavericksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz 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 %
Justin Anderson 55 11.8 3.8 0.3 2.1 2.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.3 3.2 .406 0.4 1.5 .265 0.8 1.0 .800
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson 5 19.0 9.4 1.8 2.2 4.0 1.4 0.8 0.6 1.0 2.4 3.4 7.4 .459 0.8 2.6 .308 1.8 2.8 .643
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

Season 2

Justin Anderson Donovan Mitchell
Season 2016-172018-19
Team Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
Justin Anderson 75 16.4 7.1 0.9 2.3 3.3 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.5 2.5 5.9 .424 0.8 2.6 .299 1.4 1.7 .791
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson ------- --- ----------
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

Season 3

Justin Anderson Donovan Mitchell
Season 2017-182019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisJazz 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 %
Justin Anderson 38 13.7 6.2 0.7 1.8 2.4 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.4 2.3 5.3 .431 0.9 2.7 .330 0.7 1.0 .737
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson 7 4.7 1.1 0.1 1.1 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.1 0.4 1.1 .375 0.3 1.0 .286 0.0 0.0 -
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

Season 4

Justin Anderson Donovan Mitchell
Season 2018-192020-21
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
Justin Anderson 48 9.6 3.7 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.3 3.3 .408 0.5 1.6 .312 0.5 0.7 .743
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson ------- --- ----------
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

Season 5

Justin Anderson Donovan Mitchell
Season 2019-202021-22
Team Brooklyn NetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz 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 %
Justin Anderson 10 10.7 2.8 0.1 2.0 2.1 0.8 0.0 0.6 0.4 1.3 1.0 3.8 .263 0.6 2.9 .207 0.2 0.4 .500
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson 3 9.3 6.3 0.0 2.7 2.7 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.7 1.7 4.0 .417 1.7 3.7 .455 1.3 1.3 1.000
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

Note: Justin Anderson didn't play in 2020-21.

Season 6

Justin Anderson Donovan Mitchell
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana PacersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 %
Justin Anderson 16 19.8 6.4 0.3 2.6 2.9 2.1 0.5 0.4 0.5 1.4 2.3 5.9 .379 0.9 3.7 .254 0.9 1.2 .789
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson ------- --- ----------
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

Season 7

Justin Anderson Donovan Mitchell
Season -2023-24
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Cavaliers TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell 9 37.7 29.2 0.7 4.7 5.3 4.9 1.2 0.3 3.1 3.0 10.6 22.6 .468 2.4 7.8 .314 5.7 6.9 .823