THE CLARK EFFECT / PLAYER COMPARISONS

Clark vs. Mitchell.

Two Fever guards. Two VERY different ways to torch a defense.

Indiana Fever

Caitlin
Clark

Guard · third WNBA season

VS2026
REGULAR SEASON
Indiana Fever

Kelsey Mitchell

Guard

2026 WNBA regular season · per-game averages and shooting percentages
The numbersCaitlin ClarkKelsey Mitchell
Points per game22.324.7
Assists per game8.32.8
Rebounds per game4.01.7
Made threes per game2.93.1
Field-goal percentage44.5%50.9%
Three-point percentage36.1%45.0%
Free-throw percentage85.2%85.1%
Games played4044
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Mitchell’s buckets. Clark’s playmaking. Put the Fever backcourt side by side.

2.4Kelsey Mitchell averages 2.4 more points per game

5.5Clark averages 5.5 more assists per game

2.3Clark averages 2.3 more rebounds per game

2026 regular season

Full-season averages, across all opponents. Higher values are highlighted in the table.

Official WNBA source

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