Guard · Cleveland Cavaliers
Donovan Mitchell
Age 29 · USA · 185 cm (6'1") · 98 kg · Born Sep 7, 1996 · Louisville
25.1 PPG
4.3 RPG
4.8 APG
609 games
9 seasons
Career snapshot
9seasons
609games
15,287career pts
19.8PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Utah Jazz
· 345 games · 2017-18–2021-22
Position rank · 2025-26
#3PPG rank
#3PER rank
#3WS rank
Among 73 Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
28.3
2022-23 · CLE
RPG
5.1
2023-24 · CLE
APG
6.1
2023-24 · CLE
PER
22.9
2022-23 · CLE
WS
8.9
2022-23 · CLE
Draft
2017
Round 1 ·
Pick 13
from Louisville
Honors & awards
7×
All-Star Selection
2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019
2×
All-NBA Team
2024, 2022
1×
NBA Slam Dunk Contest
2018
1×
All-Rookie Team
2017
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | UTA | 79 | 71 | 33.4 | 20.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 43.7 | 34.0 | 80.5 | 16.7 | 5.2 |
| 2018-19 | UTA | 77 | 77 | 33.7 | 23.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 43.2 | 36.2 | 80.6 | 17.2 | 5.0 |
| 2019-20 | UTA | 69 | 69 | 34.3 | 24.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 44.9 | 36.6 | 86.3 | 18.8 | 5.4 |
| 2020-21 | UTA | 53 | 53 | 33.4 | 26.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 43.8 | 38.6 | 84.5 | 21.3 | 6.2 |
| 2021-22 | UTA | 67 | 67 | 33.8 | 25.9 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 44.8 | 35.5 | 85.3 | 21.6 | 7.2 |
| 2022-23 | CLE | 68 | 68 | 35.8 | 28.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 48.4 | 38.6 | 86.7 | 22.9 | 8.9 |
| 2023-24 | CLE | 55 | 55 | 35.3 | 26.6 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 46.2 | 36.8 | 86.5 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | CLE | 71 | 71 | 31.4 | 24.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 44.3 | 36.8 | 82.3 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | CLE | 70 | 70 | 33.5 | 27.9 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 48.3 | 36.4 | 86.5 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2022 | Utah Jazz | Cleveland Cavaliers | |
All entries are season change.
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About Donovan Mitchell
Donovan Vernell Mitchell Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Spida", he was drafted in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft and acquired by the Utah Jazz, whom he played for from 2017 to 2022. He is a seven-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-NBA Team member.