Dikembe Mutombo vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley 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.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dikembe Mutombo 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Dikembe Mutombo 18 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Dikembe Mutombo 13 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Dikembe Mutombo 8 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 3 Pat Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dikembe Mutombo 3 Pat Riley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 6 Pat Riley 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dikembe Mutombo 4 Pat Riley 0 *

Rebounds Leader Dikembe Mutombo 2 Pat Riley 0

Blocks Leader Dikembe Mutombo 3 Pat Riley 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 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 10.3 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.0 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.8 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 11,729 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 12,359 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 1,240 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 494 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 3,289 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 1,196 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .518 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .684 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.1 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.5 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.8 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.5 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 918 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 962 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 78 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 40 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 251 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 101 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .517 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .703 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994) Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) *

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.