Jim Burns vs. Dikembe Mutombo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dikembe Mutombo and Jim Burns 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

Jim Burns

vs.

Dikembe Mutombo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Burns: 1967-68 to 1967-68
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Burns 0 Dikembe Mutombo 0

NBA Seasons Jim Burns 1 Dikembe Mutombo 18

Playoffs Played Jim Burns 0 Dikembe Mutombo 13

All-Star Games Jim Burns 0 Dikembe Mutombo 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Burns 0 Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Burns 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Burns 0 Dikembe Mutombo 6

Defensive Player of The Year Jim Burns 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 4

Rebounds Leader Jim Burns 0 Dikembe Mutombo 2

Blocks Leader Jim Burns 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 3

* 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 Jim Burns 1.3 Dikembe Mutombo 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 Dikembe Mutombo 10.3

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 Dikembe Mutombo 1.0

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 2.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns 4 Dikembe Mutombo 11,729

Total Rebounds Jim Burns 2 Dikembe Mutombo 12,359

Total Assists Jim Burns 1 Dikembe Mutombo 1,240

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 494

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 3,289

Total Games Jim Burns 3 Dikembe Mutombo 1,196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns .286 Dikembe Mutombo .518

3-Point Percentage Jim Burns - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - Dikembe Mutombo .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 (1968) Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 (1968) Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 (1968) Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns - Dikembe Mutombo 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - Dikembe Mutombo 9.5

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - Dikembe Mutombo 0.8

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 2.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns - Dikembe Mutombo 918

Total Rebounds Jim Burns - Dikembe Mutombo 962

Total Assists Jim Burns - Dikembe Mutombo 78

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 40

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 251

Total Games Jim Burns 0 Dikembe Mutombo 101

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns - Dikembe Mutombo .517

3-Point Percentage Jim Burns - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - Dikembe Mutombo .703

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns - Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994)

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.