Dikembe Mutombo vs. Wayne Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Yates 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.

Wayne Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09
Wayne Yates: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dikembe Mutombo 0 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Seasons Dikembe Mutombo 18 Wayne Yates 1

Playoffs Played Dikembe Mutombo 13 Wayne Yates 1

All-Star Games Dikembe Mutombo 8 Wayne Yates 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 3 Wayne Yates 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dikembe Mutombo 3 Wayne Yates 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 6 Wayne Yates 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dikembe Mutombo 4 Wayne Yates 0 *

Rebounds Leader Dikembe Mutombo 2 Wayne Yates 0

Blocks Leader Dikembe Mutombo 3 Wayne Yates 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 Wayne Yates 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 10.3 Wayne Yates 2.5

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.0 Wayne Yates 0.4

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.8 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 11,729 Wayne Yates 72

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 12,359 Wayne Yates 94

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 1,240 Wayne Yates 16

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 494 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 3,289 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 1,196 Wayne Yates 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .518 Wayne Yates .295

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .684 Wayne Yates .455

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992) Wayne Yates 1.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000) Wayne Yates 2.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992) Wayne Yates 0.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996) Wayne Yates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.1 Wayne Yates 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.5 Wayne Yates 1.3

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.8 Wayne Yates 0.3

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.5 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 918 Wayne Yates 7

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 962 Wayne Yates 5

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 78 Wayne Yates 1

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 40 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 251 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 101 Wayne Yates 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .517 Wayne Yates .375

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .703 Wayne Yates .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997) Wayne Yates 1.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999) Wayne Yates 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994) Wayne Yates 0.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994) Wayne Yates - 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.