Bill Closs vs. Dikembe Mutombo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dikembe Mutombo and Bill Closs 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

Bill Closs

vs.

Dikembe Mutombo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Dikembe Mutombo 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Dikembe Mutombo 18

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Dikembe Mutombo 13

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Dikembe Mutombo 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Dikembe Mutombo 6

Defensive Player of The Year Bill Closs 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 4

Rebounds Leader Bill Closs 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 2

Blocks Leader Bill Closs 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 3

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Dikembe Mutombo 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Dikembe Mutombo 10.3

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Dikembe Mutombo 1.0

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 2.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Dikembe Mutombo 11,729

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Dikembe Mutombo 12,359

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Dikembe Mutombo 1,240

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 494

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 3,289

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Dikembe Mutombo 1,196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Dikembe Mutombo .518

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Dikembe Mutombo .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Dikembe Mutombo 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Dikembe Mutombo 9.5

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Dikembe Mutombo 0.8

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 2.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Dikembe Mutombo 918

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Dikembe Mutombo 962

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Dikembe Mutombo 78

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 40

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 251

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Dikembe Mutombo 101

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Dikembe Mutombo .517

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Dikembe Mutombo .703

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.