Dikembe Mutombo vs. Mel Riebe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Riebe 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 Riebe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09
Mel Riebe: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dikembe Mutombo 0 Mel Riebe 0

NBA Seasons Dikembe Mutombo 18 Mel Riebe 3

Playoffs Played Dikembe Mutombo 13 Mel Riebe 2

All-Star Games Dikembe Mutombo 8 Mel Riebe 0

Honors and Awards

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

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

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

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

Rebounds Leader Dikembe Mutombo 2 Mel Riebe 0 *

Blocks Leader Dikembe Mutombo 3 Mel Riebe 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.8 Mel Riebe 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 10.3 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.0 Mel Riebe 1.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 11,729 Mel Riebe 1,575

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 12,359 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 1,240 Mel Riebe 212

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

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

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 1,196 Mel Riebe 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .518 Mel Riebe .304

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

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .684 Mel Riebe .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992) Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992) Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.1 Mel Riebe 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.5 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.8 Mel Riebe 0.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 918 Mel Riebe 63

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 962 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 78 Mel Riebe 5

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

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

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 101 Mel Riebe 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .517 Mel Riebe .288

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

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .703 Mel Riebe .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997) Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994) Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948)

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

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994) Mel Riebe - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.