Steve Mix vs. Chris Mullin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Mullin and Steve Mix, 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.

Steve Mix played 13 years in the NBA, 3 less than Chris Mullin, who played 16. Steve Mix had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, while Chris Mullin had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
Steve Mix 13 8 1969-70 to 1982-83
Chris Mullin 16 8 1985-86 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Steve Mix Chris Mullin
Season 1969-701985-86
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Steve Mix 18 15.3 6.6 - - 3.6 0.8 - - - 1.7 2.7 5.6 .480 - - - 1.3 2.2 .590
Chris Mullin 55 25.3 14.0 0.8 1.3 2.1 1.9 1.3 0.4 1.4 2.4 5.2 11.3 .463 0.1 0.5 .185 3.4 3.8 .896
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Steve Mix Chris Mullin
Season 1970-711986-87
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors 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 %
Steve Mix 35 20.9 8.3 - - 4.7 1.0 - - - 2.1 3.2 7.1 .446 - - - 1.9 2.5 .764
Chris Mullin 82 29.0 15.1 0.5 1.7 2.2 3.2 1.2 0.4 1.9 2.6 5.8 11.3 .514 0.2 0.8 .302 3.3 4.0 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin 10 26.2 11.3 0.2 1.3 1.5 2.3 0.9 0.2 1.6 3.1 4.9 9.8 .500 0.3 0.4 .750 1.2 1.6 .750

Season 3

Steve Mix Chris Mullin
Season 1971-721987-88
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Steve Mix 8 13.0 4.6 - - 2.9 0.5 - - - 0.9 1.9 5.9 .319 - - - 0.9 1.5 .583
Chris Mullin 60 33.9 20.2 1.0 2.5 3.4 4.8 1.9 0.5 2.6 2.3 7.8 15.4 .508 0.6 1.6 .351 4.0 4.5 .885
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin ------- --- ----------

Note: Steve Mix didn't play in 1972-73.

Season 4

Steve Mix Chris Mullin
Season 1973-741988-89
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors 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 %
Steve Mix 82 36.2 14.9 3.7 6.8 10.5 1.9 2.6 0.5 - 3.7 6.0 12.7 .475 - - - 2.8 3.5 .792
Chris Mullin 82 37.7 26.5 1.9 4.0 5.9 5.1 2.1 0.5 3.6 2.2 10.1 19.9 .509 0.3 1.2 .230 6.0 6.7 .892
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin 8 42.6 29.4 1.4 4.5 5.9 4.5 1.8 1.4 4.0 2.4 11.0 20.4 .540 0.1 1.0 .125 7.3 8.4 .866

Season 5

Steve Mix Chris Mullin
Season 1974-751989-90
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Steve Mix 46 38.0 15.6 3.4 7.5 10.9 2.2 1.7 0.5 - 3.8 6.1 12.7 .481 - - - 3.5 4.5 .776
Chris Mullin 78 36.3 25.1 1.7 4.3 5.9 4.1 1.6 0.6 3.1 1.8 8.7 16.3 .536 1.1 3.0 .372 6.5 7.3 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Steve Mix Chris Mullin
Season 1975-761990-91
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdWarriors 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 %
Steve Mix 81 37.5 13.9 2.7 5.5 8.2 2.7 2.0 0.4 - 3.6 5.2 10.4 .499 - - - 3.5 4.3 .818
Chris Mullin 82 40.4 25.7 1.7 3.7 5.4 4.0 2.1 0.8 3.0 2.1 9.5 17.7 .536 0.5 1.6 .301 6.3 7.1 .884
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix 3 44.7 14.7 2.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 3.7 0.7 - 4.3 6.0 15.3 .391 - - - 2.7 3.3 .800
Chris Mullin 8 45.8 23.8 1.1 6.1 7.3 2.9 1.9 1.5 3.1 2.9 8.6 16.4 .527 1.1 1.6 .692 5.4 6.3 .860

Season 7

Steve Mix Chris Mullin
Season 1976-771991-92
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsWarriors 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 %
Steve Mix 75 26.1 10.5 1.7 3.3 5.0 2.0 1.2 0.3 - 2.2 3.8 7.3 .523 - - - 2.9 3.5 .817
Chris Mullin 81 41.3 25.6 1.6 4.0 5.6 3.5 2.1 0.8 2.5 2.1 10.2 19.6 .524 0.8 2.2 .366 4.3 5.2 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix 19 21.7 7.8 1.2 2.2 3.4 2.3 1.1 0.2 - 2.1 2.9 5.6 .523 - - - 1.9 2.4 .822
Chris Mullin 4 42.0 17.8 0.8 2.3 3.0 3.0 1.3 0.5 2.0 2.0 6.8 15.8 .429 1.0 3.0 .333 3.3 3.5 .929

Season 8

Steve Mix Chris Mullin
Season 1977-781992-93
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix 82 22.2 9.2 1.2 2.5 3.6 2.1 1.1 0.0 1.6 1.9 3.5 6.8 .520 - - - 2.1 2.7 .795
Chris Mullin 46 41.3 25.9 0.9 4.1 5.0 3.6 1.5 0.9 3.0 1.7 10.3 20.2 .510 1.3 2.9 .451 4.0 4.9 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix 10 23.5 13.6 1.7 2.9 4.6 3.6 1.5 0.1 1.2 2.2 4.9 8.2 .598 - - - 3.8 4.3 .884
Chris Mullin ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Steve Mix Chris Mullin
Season 1978-791993-94
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisWarriors 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 %
Steve Mix 74 17.1 9.3 1.5 2.5 4.0 1.6 0.8 0.2 1.4 1.5 3.6 6.7 .538 - - - 2.2 2.7 .801
Chris Mullin 62 37.5 16.8 1.0 4.5 5.6 5.1 1.7 0.9 2.9 1.8 6.6 14.0 .472 0.9 2.4 .364 2.7 3.5 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix 9 19.9 8.3 1.3 2.6 3.9 1.8 0.7 0.0 1.2 2.2 3.4 6.6 .525 - - - 1.4 1.7 .867
Chris Mullin 3 45.0 25.3 1.3 3.3 4.7 3.7 0.0 1.7 2.3 1.3 10.0 17.0 .588 2.0 4.0 .500 3.3 3.7 .909

Season 10

Steve Mix Chris Mullin
Season 1979-801994-95
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Steve Mix 81 19.0 11.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 1.8 0.8 0.1 1.6 1.4 4.5 8.7 .516 0.0 0.1 .400 2.6 3.1 .831
Chris Mullin 25 35.6 19.0 1.0 3.6 4.6 5.0 1.5 0.8 3.7 2.1 6.8 13.9 .489 1.7 3.7 .452 3.8 4.3 .879
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix 17 11.8 6.6 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.3 2.6 5.6 .458 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.6 .893
Chris Mullin ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Steve Mix Chris Mullin
Season 1980-811995-96
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix 72 18.4 10.8 1.5 2.2 3.7 1.6 0.8 0.3 1.2 1.5 4.0 8.0 .501 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.3 .833
Chris Mullin 55 29.4 13.3 0.8 2.1 2.9 3.5 1.4 0.6 2.2 2.3 4.9 9.8 .499 1.1 2.7 .393 2.5 2.9 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix 16 12.9 5.5 1.2 1.4 2.6 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.0 2.0 4.8 .416 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 1.6 .923
Chris Mullin ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Steve Mix Chris Mullin
Season 1981-821996-97
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix 75 16.5 7.2 1.2 1.8 3.0 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.1 2.7 5.3 .506 0.0 0.1 .250 1.8 2.3 .791
Chris Mullin 79 34.6 14.5 0.9 3.1 4.0 4.1 1.6 0.4 2.4 2.0 5.5 10.0 .553 1.1 2.6 .411 2.3 2.7 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix 7 7.1 4.3 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.7 1.7 3.1 .545 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.7 1.0 .714
Chris Mullin ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Steve Mix Chris Mullin
Season 1982-831997-98
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles LakersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsPacers 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 %
Steve Mix 58 13.9 6.0 0.7 1.7 2.4 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.2 2.4 4.9 .484 0.0 0.1 .250 1.3 1.5 .852
Chris Mullin 82 26.5 11.3 0.5 2.6 3.0 2.3 1.2 0.5 1.4 2.3 4.1 8.4 .481 1.3 3.0 .440 1.9 2.0 .939
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix 8 3.3 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.6 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Chris Mullin 16 25.8 8.9 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.4 0.9 0.6 1.5 2.0 3.3 7.1 .460 1.3 3.3 .385 1.1 1.3 .857

Season 14

Steve Mix Chris Mullin
Season -1998-99
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers 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 %
Steve Mix ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin 50 23.6 10.1 0.5 2.7 3.2 1.6 0.9 0.3 1.2 2.0 3.5 7.4 .477 1.5 3.1 .465 1.6 1.8 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin 13 21.8 9.5 0.2 1.4 1.5 1.2 0.8 0.2 1.5 1.6 3.2 7.7 .410 1.7 4.2 .400 1.5 1.8 .870

Season 15

Steve Mix Chris Mullin
Season -1999-00
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin 47 12.4 5.1 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.3 1.7 4.0 .428 1.0 2.3 .409 0.8 0.9 .902
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin 9 10.1 3.4 0.2 1.3 1.6 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.1 2.3 .476 0.2 0.9 .250 1.0 1.2 .818

Season 16

Steve Mix Chris Mullin
Season -2000-01
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin 20 18.7 5.8 0.5 1.6 2.1 1.0 0.8 0.5 1.0 1.4 1.8 5.3 .340 1.0 2.6 .365 1.2 1.4 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Mix ------- --- ----------
Chris Mullin ------- --- ----------