Dikembe Mutombo vs. Leon Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Leon Smith 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.
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, 16 more than Leon Smith, who played 2. Dikembe Mutombo had the first of his seasons in 1991-92, while Leon Smith had his rookie season in 2001-02. 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 achivements, 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 |
Leon Smith |
2 |
0 |
2001-02 to 2003-04 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Dikembe Mutombo |
Leon Smith |
Season |
1991-92 | 2001-02 |
Team |
Denver Nuggets | Atlanta Hawks |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Leon Smith |
14 |
7.1 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
.385 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.647 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Leon Smith didn't play in 2002-03.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Leon Smith |
1 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
.000 |
3.1 |
5.4 |
.583 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
74 |
36.7 |
11.0 |
3.4 |
8.4 |
11.8 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
4.5 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
7.7 |
.499 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
.695 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
80 |
37.2 |
13.3 |
3.4 |
8.3 |
11.6 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
9.0 |
.527 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.8 |
5.4 |
.705 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
10 |
41.5 |
15.4 |
3.7 |
8.6 |
12.3 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
8.6 |
.628 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.6 |
6.4 |
.719 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
82 |
35.6 |
13.4 |
3.4 |
8.0 |
11.4 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
9.1 |
.537 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.7 |
5.5 |
.670 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
4 |
34.0 |
8.0 |
3.3 |
9.5 |
12.8 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
.458 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
4.0 |
.625 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
50 |
36.6 |
10.8 |
3.8 |
8.4 |
12.2 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
6.8 |
.512 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.9 |
5.7 |
.684 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
9 |
42.2 |
12.6 |
4.0 |
9.9 |
13.9 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
4.4 |
7.9 |
.563 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.7 |
5.2 |
.702 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
82 |
36.4 |
11.5 |
3.7 |
10.4 |
14.1 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
7.0 |
.562 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.6 |
5.1 |
.708 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
80 |
36.3 |
11.5 |
3.2 |
7.6 |
10.8 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
.501 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.5 |
4.6 |
.764 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
5 |
34.6 |
8.8 |
2.8 |
7.8 |
10.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
.452 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.2 |
5.2 |
.615 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
24 |
21.4 |
5.8 |
2.3 |
4.1 |
6.4 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
5.5 |
.374 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.727 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
10 |
11.5 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
65 |
23.0 |
5.6 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
6.7 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.681 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
3 |
12.3 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
80 |
15.2 |
4.0 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
5.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
.498 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.741 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
7 |
14.4 |
3.1 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
5.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
.545 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.769 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
64 |
14.9 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
4.8 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
.526 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.758 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
75 |
17.2 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
6.5 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.690 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
7 |
5.7 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
39 |
15.9 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
3.4 |
5.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
.538 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.711 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
6 |
20.5 |
3.8 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
6.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
.615 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.636 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
9 |
10.7 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.385 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.667 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dikembe Mutombo |
2 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
Leon Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |