John Mengelt vs. Dikembe Mutombo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dikembe Mutombo and John Mengelt 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

John Mengelt

vs.

Dikembe Mutombo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Mengelt: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Mengelt 0 Dikembe Mutombo 0

NBA Seasons John Mengelt 10 Dikembe Mutombo 18

Playoffs Played John Mengelt 4 Dikembe Mutombo 13

All-Star Games John Mengelt 0 Dikembe Mutombo 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Mengelt 0 Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive 1st Team John Mengelt 0 Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Mengelt 0 Dikembe Mutombo 6

Defensive Player of The Year John Mengelt 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 4

Rebounds Leader John Mengelt 0 Dikembe Mutombo 2

Blocks Leader John Mengelt 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 3

* Notes: 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 John Mengelt 9.8 Dikembe Mutombo 9.8

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 1.9 Dikembe Mutombo 10.3

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 2.1 Dikembe Mutombo 1.0

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 0.7 * Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.1 * Dikembe Mutombo 2.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Mengelt 6,218 Dikembe Mutombo 11,729

Total Rebounds John Mengelt 1,221 Dikembe Mutombo 12,359

Total Assists John Mengelt 1,329 Dikembe Mutombo 1,240

Total Steals John Mengelt 324 * Dikembe Mutombo 494

Total Blocks John Mengelt 28 * Dikembe Mutombo 3,289

Total Games John Mengelt 636 Dikembe Mutombo 1,196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Mengelt .479 Dikembe Mutombo .518

3-Point Percentage John Mengelt .000 * Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage John Mengelt .809 Dikembe Mutombo .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Mengelt 11.0 (1975) Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 2.7 (1974) Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000)

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 2.9 (1978) Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992)

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 0.9 (1975) * Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.1 (1974) * Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Mengelt 8.8 Dikembe Mutombo 9.1

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 1.7 Dikembe Mutombo 9.5

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 1.7 Dikembe Mutombo 0.8

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 0.6 * Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.1 * Dikembe Mutombo 2.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Mengelt 167 Dikembe Mutombo 918

Total Rebounds John Mengelt 33 Dikembe Mutombo 962

Total Assists John Mengelt 33 Dikembe Mutombo 78

Total Steals John Mengelt 11 * Dikembe Mutombo 40

Total Blocks John Mengelt 2 * Dikembe Mutombo 251

Total Games John Mengelt 19 Dikembe Mutombo 101

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Mengelt .521 Dikembe Mutombo .517

3-Point Percentage John Mengelt - * Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage John Mengelt .782 Dikembe Mutombo .703

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Mengelt 12.7 (1977) Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 2.7 (1975) Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999)

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 3.0 (1975) Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 1.3 (1977) * Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.3 (1975) * Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994)

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.