Mike Mitchell
SF · San Antonio Spurs
Seasons 1978-79–1987-88 · 10 on record · Ht 6-7 · b. 1956
All-Star
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Player info
| Nickname | Mitch the Stitch |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #34 (also #30) |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs |
| Height | 6-7 |
| Weight | 215 lb |
| Born | 1956-01-01 |
| College | Auburn |
| Drafted | 1978 · Round 1, Pick 15 · Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Seasons | 1978-79–1987-88 (10) |
Career averages
19.8 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 1.3 APG · 759 games · .493 FG% · .216 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | CLE | 23 | 80 | 19.7 | .513 | — | .736 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 10.7 | 16.8 | .545 |
| 1979-80 | CLE | 24 | 82 | 34.2 | .523 | 0.000 | .787 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 22.2 | 19.1 | .557 |
| 1980-81 | CLE | 25 | 82 | 39.0 | .476 | .444 | .784 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 24.5 | 17.5 | .513 |
| 1981-82 | 2TM | 26 | 84 | 36.5 | .510 | 0.000 | .728 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 20.5 | 15.9 | .536 |
| CLE | 26 | 27 | 36.0 | .454 | 0.000 | .720 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 19.6 | 14.2 | .484 | |
| SAS | 26 | 57 | 36.7 | .539 | 0.000 | .733 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 21.0 | 16.7 | .563 | |
| 1982-83 | SAS | 27 | 80 | 35.0 | .511 | 0.000 | .758 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 19.9 | 16.9 | .541 |
| 1983-84 | SAS | 28 | 79 | 36.1 | .488 | .429 | .779 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 23.3 | 17.1 | .525 |
| 1984-85 | SAS | 29 | 82 | 34.8 | .497 | .217 | .777 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 22.2 | 16.5 | .533 |
| 1985-86 | SAS | 30 | 82 | 36.2 | .473 | 0.000 | .809 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 23.4 | 15.9 | .514 |
| 1986-87 | SAS | 31 | 40 | 23.1 | .435 | .500 | .821 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 12.7 | 11.9 | .483 |
| 1987-88 | SAS | 32 | 68 | 22.1 | .482 | .250 | .825 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 13.5 | 15.7 | .529 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | CLE | 80 | — | 1,576 | 362 | 706 | .513 | — | — | 131 | 178 | 329 | 60 | 51 | 29 | 102 | 855 |
| 1979-80 | CLE | 82 | 82 | 2,802 | 775 | 1,482 | .523 | 0 | 6 | 270 | 343 | 591 | 93 | 70 | 77 | 172 | 1,820 |
| 1980-81 | CLE | 82 | 82 | 3,194 | 853 | 1,791 | .476 | 4 | 9 | 302 | 385 | 502 | 139 | 63 | 52 | 175 | 2,012 |
| 1981-82 | 2TM | 84 | 83 | 3,063 | 753 | 1,477 | .510 | 0 | 7 | 220 | 302 | 590 | 82 | 60 | 43 | 153 | 1,726 |
| CLE | 27 | 26 | 973 | 229 | 504 | .454 | 0 | 6 | 72 | 100 | 141 | 39 | 27 | 15 | 55 | 530 | |
| SAS | 57 | 57 | 2,090 | 524 | 973 | .539 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 202 | 449 | 43 | 33 | 28 | 98 | 1,196 | |
| 1982-83 | SAS | 80 | 79 | 2,803 | 686 | 1,342 | .511 | 0 | 3 | 219 | 289 | 537 | 98 | 57 | 52 | 126 | 1,591 |
| 1983-84 | SAS | 79 | 79 | 2,853 | 779 | 1,597 | .488 | 6 | 14 | 275 | 353 | 570 | 93 | 62 | 73 | 141 | 1,839 |
| 1984-85 | SAS | 82 | 82 | 2,853 | 775 | 1,558 | .497 | 5 | 23 | 269 | 346 | 417 | 151 | 61 | 27 | 144 | 1,824 |
| 1985-86 | SAS | 82 | 82 | 2,970 | 802 | 1,697 | .473 | 0 | 12 | 317 | 392 | 409 | 188 | 56 | 25 | 184 | 1,921 |
| 1986-87 | SAS | 40 | 18 | 922 | 208 | 478 | .435 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 112 | 103 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 51 | 509 |
| 1987-88 | SAS | 68 | 20 | 1,501 | 378 | 784 | .482 | 3 | 12 | 160 | 194 | 198 | 68 | 31 | 13 | 52 | 919 |
| Career | 759 | — | — | 6,371 | 12,912 | .493 | 19 | 88 | 2255 | 2894 | 4246 | 1010 | 530 | 400 | 1300 | 15,016 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | CLE | 80 | 19.7 | 8.3 | 16.1 | .513 | — | — | 3.0 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 19.5 |
| 1979-80 | CLE | 82 | 34.2 | 10.0 | 19.0 | .523 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 23.4 |
| 1980-81 | CLE | 82 | 39.0 | 9.6 | 20.2 | .476 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 22.7 |
| 1981-82 | 2TM | 84 | 36.5 | 8.9 | 17.4 | .510 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 20.3 |
| CLE | 27 | 36.0 | 8.5 | 18.6 | .454 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 19.6 | |
| SAS | 57 | 36.7 | 9.0 | 16.8 | .539 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 20.6 | |
| 1982-83 | SAS | 80 | 35.0 | 8.8 | 17.2 | .511 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 20.4 |
| 1983-84 | SAS | 79 | 36.1 | 9.8 | 20.2 | .488 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 23.2 |
| 1984-85 | SAS | 82 | 34.8 | 9.8 | 19.7 | .497 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 23.0 |
| 1985-86 | SAS | 82 | 36.2 | 9.7 | 20.6 | .473 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 23.3 |
| 1986-87 | SAS | 40 | 23.1 | 8.1 | 18.7 | .435 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 19.9 |
| 1987-88 | SAS | 68 | 22.1 | 9.1 | 18.8 | .482 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 22.0 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | CLE | 80 | 1,576 | 16.8 | .545 | 22.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 3.6 | .111 | +0.5 | -1.1 | -0.6 | +0.5 |
| 1979-80 | CLE | 82 | 2,802 | 19.1 | .557 | 24.7 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 8.3 | .142 | +2.1 | -0.9 | +1.2 | +2.2 |
| 1980-81 | CLE | 82 | 3,194 | 17.5 | .513 | 26.9 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 6.0 | .091 | +1.9 | -2.2 | -0.3 | +1.3 |
| 1981-82 | 2TM | 84 | 3,063 | 15.9 | .536 | 23.2 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 5.9 | .093 | +0.7 | -2.1 | -1.4 | +0.4 |
| CLE | 27 | 973 | 14.2 | .484 | 25.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .023 | +0.0 | -2.3 | -2.3 | -0.1 | |
| SAS | 57 | 2,090 | 16.7 | .563 | 22.1 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 5.5 | .126 | +1.0 | -2.1 | -1.0 | +0.5 | |
| 1982-83 | SAS | 80 | 2,803 | 16.9 | .541 | 22.7 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 7.6 | .131 | +1.1 | -1.8 | -0.7 | +0.9 |
| 1983-84 | SAS | 79 | 2,853 | 17.1 | .525 | 25.7 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 5.5 | .092 | +0.5 | -2.2 | -1.7 | +0.2 |
| 1984-85 | SAS | 82 | 2,853 | 16.5 | .533 | 26.0 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 6.0 | .101 | +1.1 | -2.2 | -1.1 | +0.6 |
| 1985-86 | SAS | 82 | 2,970 | 15.9 | .514 | 27.8 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 4.4 | .071 | +0.3 | -2.6 | -2.3 | -0.3 |
| 1986-87 | SAS | 40 | 922 | 11.9 | .483 | 25.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .019 | -2.2 | -2.8 | -5.0 | -0.7 |
| 1987-88 | SAS | 68 | 1,501 | 15.7 | .529 | 24.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 | .076 | +0.4 | -2.8 | -2.4 | -0.2 |
| Career | 759 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.1 | — | — | — | — | +4.9 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | 9 | 40.6 | 24.8 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .533 | — | .575 |
| 1982-83 | 11 | 38.4 | 20.9 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | .510 | .500 | .536 |
| 1984-85 | 5 | 36.0 | 21.8 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .564 | 0.000 | .615 |
| 1985-86 | 3 | 35.7 | 15.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .404 | — | .417 |
| 1987-88 | 3 | 24.7 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .351 | — | .391 |
| 1989-90 | 4 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .375 | — | .375 |
| Career | 35 | 33.2 | 18.5 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .502 | .333 | .537 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 384 | 19.9 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 231–153 |
| Away | 375 | 19.7 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 103–272 |
| In wins | 334 | 20.4 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 334–0 |
| In losses | 425 | 19.3 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0–425 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 21.1 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 16–15 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 30 | 19.9 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 5–25 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 30 | 19.0 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 18–12 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 27 | 20.2 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 13–14 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 12 | 22.7 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 7–5 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 19.3 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 19–23 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 41 | 19.7 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 20–21 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 30 | 21.7 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 18–12 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 38 | 18.8 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 22–16 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 52 | 18.7 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 24–28 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 32 | 18.9 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 11–21 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 36 | 20.2 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 24–12 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 35 | 20.4 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 15–20 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 25 | 20.0 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 4–21 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 28 | 20.2 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 9–19 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 31 | 19.6 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 8–23 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 36 | 18.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 15–21 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 34 | 22.4 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 11–23 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 46 | 19.6 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 21–25 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 13 | 20.1 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 5–8 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 45 | 20.9 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 22–23 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Mike Mitchell play for?
Mike Mitchell plays SF for the San Antonio Spurs.
What are Mike Mitchell's career stats?
Mike Mitchell has averaged 19.8 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 1.3 APG over 10 seasons (1978-79–1987-88).
How tall is Mike Mitchell?
Mike Mitchell is 6-7 (215 lb).
When was Mike Mitchell drafted?
Mike Mitchell was drafted in 1978, round 1, pick 15, by the Cleveland Cavaliers.