Mel Counts vs. Dikembe Mutombo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dikembe Mutombo and Mel Counts 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

Mel Counts

vs.

Dikembe Mutombo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Dikembe Mutombo 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Dikembe Mutombo 18

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Dikembe Mutombo 13

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Dikembe Mutombo 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Dikembe Mutombo 6

Defensive Player of The Year Mel Counts 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 4

Rebounds Leader Mel Counts 0 Dikembe Mutombo 2

Blocks Leader Mel Counts 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 Mel Counts 8.3 Dikembe Mutombo 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Dikembe Mutombo 10.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Dikembe Mutombo 1.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dikembe Mutombo 2.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Dikembe Mutombo 11,729

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Dikembe Mutombo 12,359

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Dikembe Mutombo 1,240

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Dikembe Mutombo 494

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Dikembe Mutombo 3,289

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Dikembe Mutombo 1,196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Dikembe Mutombo .518

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Dikembe Mutombo .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Dikembe Mutombo 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Dikembe Mutombo 9.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Dikembe Mutombo 0.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dikembe Mutombo 2.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Dikembe Mutombo 918

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Dikembe Mutombo 962

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Dikembe Mutombo 78

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Dikembe Mutombo 40

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Dikembe Mutombo 251

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Dikembe Mutombo 101

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Dikembe Mutombo .517

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Dikembe Mutombo .703

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * 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, this player has no data for the stat.