Fred Foster vs. Dikembe Mutombo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dikembe Mutombo and Fred Foster that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Fred Foster

vs.

Dikembe Mutombo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Foster: 1968-69 to 1976-77
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Foster 0 Dikembe Mutombo 0

NBA Seasons Fred Foster 8 Dikembe Mutombo 18

Playoffs Played Fred Foster 1 Dikembe Mutombo 13

All-Star Games Fred Foster 0 Dikembe Mutombo 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Foster 0 Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred Foster 0 Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Foster 0 Dikembe Mutombo 6

Defensive Player of The Year Fred Foster 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 4

Rebounds Leader Fred Foster 0 Dikembe Mutombo 2

Blocks Leader Fred Foster 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 3

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 7.8 Dikembe Mutombo 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Dikembe Mutombo 10.3

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.1 Dikembe Mutombo 1.0

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 * Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.0 * Dikembe Mutombo 2.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 4,093 Dikembe Mutombo 11,729

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 1,275 Dikembe Mutombo 12,359

Total Assists Fred Foster 601 Dikembe Mutombo 1,240

Total Steals Fred Foster 57 * Dikembe Mutombo 494

Total Blocks Fred Foster 8 * Dikembe Mutombo 3,289

Total Games Fred Foster 524 Dikembe Mutombo 1,196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .414 Dikembe Mutombo .518

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster .727 Dikembe Mutombo .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 14.8 (1970) Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 4.2 (1970) Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.5 (1973) Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 (1974) * Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.1 (1974) * Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 Dikembe Mutombo 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Dikembe Mutombo 9.5

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 Dikembe Mutombo 0.8

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * Dikembe Mutombo 2.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 18 Dikembe Mutombo 918

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 12 Dikembe Mutombo 962

Total Assists Fred Foster 5 Dikembe Mutombo 78

Total Steals Fred Foster 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 40

Total Blocks Fred Foster 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 251

Total Games Fred Foster 5 Dikembe Mutombo 101

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .421 Dikembe Mutombo .517

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster 1.000 Dikembe Mutombo .703

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 (1971) Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 (1971) Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 (1971) Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.