Dikembe Mutombo vs. Norm Swanson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Swanson 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.

Norm Swanson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09
Norm Swanson: 1953-54 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dikembe Mutombo 0 Norm Swanson 0

NBA Seasons Dikembe Mutombo 18 Norm Swanson 1

Playoffs Played Dikembe Mutombo 13 Norm Swanson 1

All-Star Games Dikembe Mutombo 8 Norm Swanson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 3 Norm Swanson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dikembe Mutombo 3 Norm Swanson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 6 Norm Swanson 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dikembe Mutombo 4 Norm Swanson 0 *

Rebounds Leader Dikembe Mutombo 2 Norm Swanson 0

Blocks Leader Dikembe Mutombo 3 Norm Swanson 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 Norm Swanson 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 10.3 Norm Swanson 1.7

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.0 Norm Swanson 0.5

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.8 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 11,729 Norm Swanson 100

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 12,359 Norm Swanson 110

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 1,240 Norm Swanson 33

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 494 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 3,289 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 1,196 Norm Swanson 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .518 Norm Swanson .226

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .684 Norm Swanson .594

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992) Norm Swanson 1.6 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000) Norm Swanson 1.7 (1954)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992) Norm Swanson 0.5 (1954)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996) Norm Swanson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.1 Norm Swanson 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.5 Norm Swanson 0.8

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.8 Norm Swanson 0.0

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.5 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 918 Norm Swanson 8

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 962 Norm Swanson 5

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 78 Norm Swanson 0

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 40 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 251 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 101 Norm Swanson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .517 Norm Swanson .429

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .703 Norm Swanson .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997) Norm Swanson 1.3 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999) Norm Swanson 0.8 (1954)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994) Norm Swanson 0.0 (1954)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994) Norm Swanson - 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.