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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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Donovan Mitchell vs Jayson Tatum

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Donovan Mitchell2017-182025-26 · UTA
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Jayson Tatum2017-182025-26 · BOS

Donovan Mitchell and Jayson Tatum split the compared categories 4–4. Head to head they met 23 times, 3 of them in the playoffs, with Donovan Mitchell winning the series 12–11.

The case for Donovan Mitchell

scoring (25.1 PPG), playmaking (4.8 APG), per-minute impact (20.4 PER), and 1 more.

The case for Jayson Tatum

rebounding (7.4 RPG), shooting efficiency (58.2% TS%), career value (67.1 Win Shares), and 1 more.

Tale of the tape

25.1PPG23.5
4.3RPG7.4
4.8APG3.9
57.5%TS%58.2%
20.4PER20.2
60.3Win Shares67.1
609games played601

Head to Head

Donovan MitchellJayson Tatum
12Series wins11
30.5PPG26.1
4.9RPG7.7
5.0APG4.4
23 meetings (3 in the playoffs) · first 2017-18 · last 2025-26

Per Game

Donovan MitchellJayson Tatum
609G601
33.8MIN34.5
25.1PTS23.5
4.3REB7.4
4.8AST3.9
1.4STL1.1
0.3BLK0.6
45.3FG%45.8
36.63P%36.8
84.4FT%83.9

Advanced

Donovan MitchellJayson Tatum
20.4PER20.2
57.5TS%58.2
31.5USG%28.6
60.3WS67.1
0.141WS/480.155
3.3BPM3.2
27.8VORP27.4

Accolades

Donovan MitchellJayson Tatum
3All-NBA5
7All-Star6
1All-Rookie1
All-Star MVP1

Career percentiles

97
Scoring
94
58
Efficiency
64
90
Playmaking
80
66
Rebounding
90
81
Defense
85

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