Butch Beard vs. Dikembe Mutombo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dikembe Mutombo and Butch Beard 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

Butch Beard

vs.

Dikembe Mutombo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Dikembe Mutombo 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Dikembe Mutombo 18

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Dikembe Mutombo 13

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Dikembe Mutombo 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Dikembe Mutombo 6

Defensive Player of The Year Butch Beard 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 4

Rebounds Leader Butch Beard 0 Dikembe Mutombo 2

Blocks Leader Butch Beard 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 Butch Beard 9.3 Dikembe Mutombo 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Dikembe Mutombo 10.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Dikembe Mutombo 1.0

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Dikembe Mutombo 2.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Dikembe Mutombo 11,729

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Dikembe Mutombo 12,359

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Dikembe Mutombo 1,240

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Dikembe Mutombo 494

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Dikembe Mutombo 3,289

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Dikembe Mutombo 1,196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Dikembe Mutombo .518

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Dikembe Mutombo .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Dikembe Mutombo 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Dikembe Mutombo 9.5

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Dikembe Mutombo 0.8

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Dikembe Mutombo 2.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Dikembe Mutombo 918

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Dikembe Mutombo 962

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Dikembe Mutombo 78

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Dikembe Mutombo 40

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Dikembe Mutombo 251

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Dikembe Mutombo 101

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Dikembe Mutombo .517

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Dikembe Mutombo .703

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * 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.