Dikembe Mutombo vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Dikembe Mutombo, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dikembe Mutombo played 18 years in the NBA, 14 more than Austin Reaves, who played 4. Dikembe Mutombo had the first of his seasons in 1991-92, while Austin Reaves had his rookie season in 2021-22. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Dikembe Mutombo 18 13 1991-92 to 2008-09
Austin Reaves 4 3 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dikembe Mutombo Austin Reaves
Season 1991-922021-22
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dikembe Mutombo 71 38.3 16.6 4.5 7.8 12.3 2.2 0.6 3.0 3.5 3.8 6.0 12.2 .493 0.0 0.0 - 4.5 7.0 .642
difference:+10+15.1+9.3+3.8+5.4+9.1+0.4+0.1+2.7-2.8-2.4+3.6+7.0+.034+0.9+2.7+2.9+5.1+.197
Austin Reaves 61 23.2 7.3 0.7 2.4 3.2 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.4 2.4 5.2 .459 0.9 2.7 .317 1.6 1.9 .839
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dikembe Mutombo nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Dikembe Mutombo Austin Reaves
Season 1992-932022-23
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dikembe Mutombo 82 36.9 13.8 4.2 8.9 13.0 1.8 0.5 3.5 2.6 3.5 4.9 9.5 .510 0.0 0.0 - 4.1 6.0 .681
difference:+18+8.1+0.8+3.7+6.4+10.0+1.6+3.2-1.1-1.8+0.9+1.8+.019+1.3+3.4+0.5+1.9+.183
Austin Reaves 64 28.8 13.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.4 0.5 0.3 1.5 1.7 4.0 7.7 .529 1.3 3.4 .398 3.6 4.1 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dikembe Mutombo DNP------ --- ----------
Austin Reaves 16 36.2 16.9 1.3 3.2 4.4 4.6 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.4 5.6 12.1 .464 2.4 5.5 .443 3.2 3.6 .895

Season 3
Dikembe Mutombo Austin Reaves
Season 1993-942023-24
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dikembe Mutombo 82 34.8 12.0 3.5 8.4 11.8 1.5 0.7 4.1 2.5 3.2 4.5 7.8 .569 0.0 0.0 - 3.1 5.4 .583
difference:+2.7+3.9+2.8+4.8+7.5+4.0+0.1+3.8-0.4-1.3+1.1+3.7+.083+1.9+5.1+0.3+2.1+.270
Austin Reaves 82 32.1 15.9 0.7 3.6 4.3 5.5 0.8 0.3 2.1 1.9 5.6 11.5 .486 1.9 5.1 .367 2.8 3.3 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dikembe Mutombo 12 42.6 13.3 3.3 8.7 12.0 1.8 0.7 5.8 2.5 3.5 4.2 9.0 .463 0.0 0.0 - 4.9 8.2 .602
difference:+7+7.8+3.5+2.3+5.9+8.2+1.8+0.7+5.2-1.7-1.9+1.8+3.6+.013+1.4+5.2+1.5+4.4+.293
Austin Reaves 5 34.8 16.8 1.0 2.8 3.8 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.8 1.6 6.0 12.6 .476 1.4 5.2 .269 3.4 3.8 .895

Season 4
Dikembe Mutombo Austin Reaves
Season 1994-952024-25
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dikembe Mutombo 82 37.8 11.5 3.9 8.7 12.5 1.4 0.5 3.9 2.3 3.5 4.3 7.7 .556 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.6 .654
difference:+9+2.9+8.7+3.1+5.0+8.0+4.4+0.6+3.6-0.1-1.4+2.2+6.5+.096+2.7+7.3+1.4+0.4+.223
Austin Reaves 73 34.9 20.2 0.8 3.7 4.5 5.8 1.1 0.3 2.4 2.1 6.5 14.2 .460 2.7 7.3 .377 4.4 5.0 .877
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dikembe Mutombo 3 28.0 6.0 1.3 5.0 6.3 0.3 0.0 2.3 2.3 5.0 2.0 3.3 .600 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.0 .667
difference:+2+11.2+10.2+0.5+0.4+0.9+3.3+0.2+1.7-0.5-1.4+4.0+11.3+.189+3.0+9.4+0.8+1.6+.190
Austin Reaves 5 39.2 16.2 0.8 4.6 5.4 3.6 0.2 0.6 2.8 3.6 6.0 14.6 .411 3.0 9.4 .319 1.2 1.4 .857

Additional Years

* Dikembe Mutombo played 14 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 18, from 1996 to 2009—Dikembe Mutombo played in 11 Playoffs.

In those 14 extra years over Austin Reaves, Dikembe Mutombo got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 3 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 2 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 1 Blocks Leader
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
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