Matt Bonner vs. Donovan Mitchell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Donovan Mitchell and Matt Bonner, 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.

Matt Bonner played 12 years in the NBA, 5 more than Donovan Mitchell, who played 7. Matt Bonner had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, 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
Matt Bonner 12 9 2004-05 to 2015-16
Donovan Mitchell 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Matt Bonner Donovan Mitchell
Season 2004-052017-18
Team Toronto RaptorsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Matt Bonner 82 18.9 7.2 1.3 2.2 3.5 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.5 2.7 3.0 5.6 .533 0.5 1.1 .424 0.7 0.9 .789
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 %
Matt Bonner ------- --- ----------
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

Matt Bonner Donovan Mitchell
Season 2005-062018-19
Team Toronto RaptorsUtah 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 %
Matt Bonner 78 21.9 7.5 1.1 2.5 3.6 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.4 2.8 2.7 6.0 .448 1.3 3.1 .420 0.8 1.0 .829
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 %
Matt Bonner ------- --- ----------
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

Matt Bonner Donovan Mitchell
Season 2006-072019-20
Team San Antonio SpursUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz 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 %
Matt Bonner 56 11.7 4.9 1.1 1.6 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.2 1.9 4.2 .447 0.6 1.7 .383 0.5 0.7 .711
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 %
Matt Bonner 9 2.8 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.8 .286 0.1 0.4 .250 0.2 0.2 1.000
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

Matt Bonner Donovan Mitchell
Season 2007-082020-21
Team San Antonio SpursUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsJazz 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 %
Matt Bonner 68 12.5 4.8 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.6 1.8 4.3 .416 0.7 2.0 .336 0.6 0.6 .864
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 %
Matt Bonner 2 4.5 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Matt Bonner Donovan Mitchell
Season 2008-092021-22
Team San Antonio SpursUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West 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 %
Matt Bonner 81 23.8 8.2 1.2 3.6 4.8 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.5 2.3 3.3 6.6 .496 1.5 3.3 .440 0.2 0.3 .739
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 %
Matt Bonner 5 20.0 3.0 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.4 2.0 1.0 4.6 .217 0.6 2.6 .231 0.4 0.4 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

Season 6

Matt Bonner Donovan Mitchell
Season 2009-102022-23
Team San Antonio SpursCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers 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 %
Matt Bonner 65 17.9 7.0 0.8 2.5 3.3 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.6 1.7 2.6 5.7 .446 1.4 3.6 .390 0.5 0.7 .729
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 %
Matt Bonner 10 17.3 5.0 0.7 2.5 3.2 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.7 2.2 1.9 4.4 .432 1.0 2.7 .370 0.2 0.2 1.000
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

Matt Bonner Donovan Mitchell
Season 2010-112023-24
Team San Antonio SpursCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers 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 %
Matt Bonner 66 21.7 7.3 0.9 2.7 3.6 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.7 2.6 5.6 .464 1.6 3.5 .457 0.5 0.7 .744
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 %
Matt Bonner 6 20.5 6.3 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 3.0 2.0 4.2 .480 1.0 3.0 .333 1.3 1.7 .800
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

Season 8

Matt Bonner Donovan Mitchell
Season 2011-12-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Matt Bonner 65 20.4 6.6 0.4 2.8 3.3 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 1.0 2.4 5.4 .440 1.6 3.8 .420 0.2 0.3 .762
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Matt Bonner 13 12.7 2.4 0.2 1.8 1.9 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 1.8 0.8 2.5 .313 0.6 1.8 .348 0.2 0.4 .600
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Matt Bonner Donovan Mitchell
Season 2012-13-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Matt Bonner 68 13.4 4.2 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 1.3 1.6 3.4 .487 0.8 1.8 .442 0.2 0.2 .733
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Matt Bonner 20 13.4 4.1 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 1.8 1.4 3.0 .475 0.8 1.6 .469 0.5 0.6 .833
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Matt Bonner Donovan Mitchell
Season 2013-14-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Matt Bonner 61 11.3 3.2 0.3 1.9 2.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.2 2.7 .445 0.7 1.6 .429 0.1 0.2 .750
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Matt Bonner 22 6.2 1.2 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.0 .476 0.2 0.5 .333 0.1 0.2 .750
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Matt Bonner Donovan Mitchell
Season 2014-15-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Matt Bonner 72 13.0 3.7 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.3 3.2 .409 0.6 1.8 .365 0.4 0.5 .811
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Matt Bonner 7 5.1 0.9 0.0 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.3 1.4 .200 0.3 1.3 .222 0.0 0.0 -
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Matt Bonner Donovan Mitchell
Season 2015-16-
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 %
Matt Bonner 30 6.9 2.5 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.9 .509 0.5 1.1 .441 0.1 0.1 .750
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Matt Bonner ------- --- ----------
Donovan Mitchell ------- --- ----------