Dikembe Mutombo vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Dikembe Mutombo 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

Dikembe Mutombo

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dikembe Mutombo 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Dikembe Mutombo 18 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Dikembe Mutombo 13 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Dikembe Mutombo 8 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 3 Mel Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dikembe Mutombo 3 Mel Payton 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 6 Mel Payton 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dikembe Mutombo 4 Mel Payton 0 *

Rebounds Leader Dikembe Mutombo 2 Mel Payton 0

Blocks Leader Dikembe Mutombo 3 Mel Payton 0 *

* 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.8 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 10.3 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.0 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 11,729 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 12,359 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 1,240 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 494 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 3,289 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 1,196 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .518 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .684 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.1 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.5 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.8 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 918 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 962 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 78 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 40 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 251 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 101 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .517 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .703 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994) Mel Payton - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.