LeBron James vs. Dikembe Mutombo Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dikembe Mutombo and LeBron James, 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.

LeBron James played 22 years in the NBA, 4 more than Dikembe Mutombo, who played 18. LeBron James had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Dikembe Mutombo had his rookie season in 1991-92. 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.

Rookie Season
	LeBron James	Dikembe Mutombo
Season	2003-04	1991-92
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	79	39.5	20.9	1.3	4.2	5.5	5.9	1.6	0.7	3.5	1.9	7.9	18.9	.417	0.8	2.7	.290	4.4	5.8	.754
difference:	+8	+1.2	+4.3	+3.2	+3.6	+6.8	+3.7	+1.0	+2.3		-1.9	+1.9	+6.7	+.076	+0.8	+2.7		+0.1	+1.2	+.112
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LeBron James nor Dikembe Mutombo played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
	LeBron James	Dikembe Mutombo
Season	2004-05	1992-93
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	80	42.4	27.2	1.4	6.0	7.4	7.2	2.2	0.7	3.3	1.8	9.9	21.1	.472	1.4	3.9	.351	6.0	8.0	.750
difference:	+2	+5.5	+13.4	+2.8	+2.9	+5.6	+5.4	+1.7	+2.8	-0.7	-1.7	+5.0	+11.6	+.038	+1.4	+3.9		+1.9	+2.0	+.069
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LeBron James nor Dikembe Mutombo played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
	LeBron James	Dikembe Mutombo
Season	2005-06	1993-94
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	Blocks Leader
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	79	42.5	31.4	0.9	6.1	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	3.3	2.3	11.1	23.1	.480	1.6	4.8	.335	7.6	10.3	.738
difference:	+3	+7.7	+19.4	+2.6	+2.3	+4.8	+5.1	+0.9	+3.3	-0.8	-0.9	+6.6	+15.3	+.089	+1.6	+4.8		+4.5	+4.9	+.155
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	13	46.5	30.8	1.7	6.4	8.1	5.8	1.4	0.7	5.0	3.4	11.2	23.6	.476	1.6	4.8	.333	6.7	9.1	.737
difference:	+1	+3.9	+17.5	+1.6	+2.3	+3.9	+4.0	+0.7	+5.1	-2.5	-0.1	+7.0	+14.6	+.013	+1.6	+4.8		+1.8	+0.9	+.135
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

Season 4
	LeBron James	Dikembe Mutombo
Season	2006-07	1994-95
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	-	Blocks Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Nuggets 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	78	40.9	27.3	1.1	5.7	6.7	6.0	1.6	0.7	3.2	2.2	9.9	20.8	.476	1.3	4.0	.319	6.3	9.0	.698
difference:	+4	+3.1	+15.8	+2.8	+3.0	+5.8	+4.6	+1.1	+3.2	-0.9	-1.3	+5.6	+13.1	+.080	+1.3	+4.0		+3.3	+4.4	+.044
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	20	44.7	25.1	1.3	6.8	8.1	8.0	1.7	0.5	3.3	2.0	8.3	20.0	.416	1.1	3.8	.280	7.4	9.8	.755
difference:	+17	+16.7	+19.1		+1.8	+1.8	+7.7	+1.7	+1.8	-1.0	-3.0	+6.3	+16.7	+.184	+1.1	+3.8		+5.4	+6.8	+.088
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

Season 5
	LeBron James	Dikembe Mutombo
Season	2007-08	1995-96
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	-	Blocks Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	75	40.4	30.0	1.8	6.1	7.9	7.2	1.8	1.1	3.4	2.2	10.6	21.9	.484	1.5	4.8	.315	7.3	10.3	.712
difference:	+1	+3.7	+19.0	+1.6	+2.3	+3.9	+5.7	+1.3	+3.4	-1.4	-1.3	+6.8	+14.2	+.015	+1.5	+4.8		+4.0	+5.5	+.017
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	-	3.3	4.8	.695
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	13	42.5	28.2	1.2	6.6	7.8	7.6	1.8	1.3	4.2	2.5	8.7	21.2	.411	1.4	5.4	.257	9.4	12.8	.731
Dikembe Mutombo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	LeBron James	Dikembe Mutombo
Season	2008-09	1996-97
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Finals	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	81	37.7	28.4	1.3	6.3	7.6	7.2	1.7	1.1	3.0	1.7	9.7	19.9	.489	1.6	4.7	.344	7.3	9.4	.780
difference:	+1	+0.5	+15.1	+2.1	+2.0	+4.0	+5.8	+1.1	+2.2	-0.7	-1.4	+4.9	+10.9	+.038	+1.6	+4.7		+3.5	+4.0	+.075
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	14	41.4	35.3	1.4	7.8	9.1	7.3	1.6	0.9	2.7	2.1	11.4	22.3	.510	1.9	5.8	.333	10.6	14.2	.749
difference:	+4	+0.1	+19.9	+2.3	+0.8	+3.2	+6.0	+1.5	+1.7	-0.7	-0.9	+6.0	+13.7	+.118	+1.9	+5.8		+6.0	+7.8	+.030
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

Season 7
	LeBron James	Dikembe Mutombo
Season	2009-10	1997-98
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	76	39.0	29.7	0.9	6.4	7.3	8.6	1.6	1.0	3.4	1.6	10.1	20.1	.503	1.7	5.1	.333	7.8	10.2	.767
difference:	+6	+3.4	+16.3	+2.5	+1.6	+4.1	+7.6	+1.2	+2.4	-1.4	-1.5	+5.2	+11.0	+.034	+1.7	+5.1		+4.1	+4.7	+.097
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	11	41.8	29.1	1.4	7.9	9.3	7.6	1.7	1.8	3.8	2.1	9.6	19.2	.502	1.8	4.5	.400	8.0	10.9	.733
difference:	+7	+7.8	+21.1	+1.9	+1.6	+3.5	+7.3	+1.4	+0.5	-1.8	-0.4	+6.8	+13.2	+.044	+1.8	+4.5		+5.5	+6.9	+.108
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

Season 8
	LeBron James	Dikembe Mutombo
Season	2010-11	1998-99
Team	Miami Heat	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	79	38.8	26.7	1.0	6.5	7.5	7.0	1.6	0.6	3.6	2.1	9.6	18.8	.510	1.2	3.5	.330	6.4	8.4	.759
difference:	+29	+2.2	+15.9	+2.8	+1.9	+4.7	+5.9	+1.3	+2.3	-1.7	-0.8	+6.1	+12.0	+.002	+1.2	+3.5		+2.5	+2.7	+.075
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	21	43.9	23.7	1.6	6.8	8.4	5.9	1.7	1.2	3.1	2.7	8.3	17.8	.466	1.4	4.0	.353	5.7	7.4	.763
difference:	+12	+1.7	+11.1	+2.4	+3.1	+5.5	+4.7	+1.1	+1.4	-1.1	-0.4	+3.9	+9.9	+.097	+1.4	+4.0		+2.0	+2.2	+.061
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

Season 9
	LeBron James	Dikembe Mutombo
Season	2011-12	1999-00
Team	Miami Heat	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	Rebounds Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	62	37.5	27.1	1.5	6.4	7.9	6.2	1.9	0.8	3.4	1.5	10.0	18.9	.531	0.9	2.4	.362	6.2	8.1	.771
difference:	+20	+1.1	+15.6	+2.2	+4.0	+6.2	+4.9	+1.6	+2.5	-1.3	-1.5	+6.1	+11.9	+.031	+0.9	+2.4		+2.6	+3.0	+.063
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	23	42.7	30.3	2.3	7.4	9.7	5.6	1.9	0.7	3.5	2.0	10.9	21.8	.500	1.0	3.7	.259	7.5	10.2	.739
Dikembe Mutombo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 10
	LeBron James	Dikembe Mutombo
Season	2012-13	2000-01
Team	Miami Heat	Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	-	Rebounds Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers Lost NBA Finals

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	76	37.9	26.8	1.3	6.8	8.0	7.3	1.7	0.9	3.0	1.4	10.1	17.8	.565	1.4	3.3	.406	5.3	7.0	.753
difference:	+1	+3.4	+16.8	+2.8	+2.6	+5.5	+6.3	+1.3	+1.8	-1.1	-1.3	+6.5	+10.4	+.081	+1.4	+3.3		+2.5	+3.1	+.028
Dikembe Mutombo	75	34.5	10.0	4.1	9.4	13.5	1.0	0.4	2.7	1.9	2.7	3.6	7.4	.484	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	3.9	.725
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	23	41.7	25.9	1.6	6.8	8.4	6.6	1.8	0.8	3.0	1.9	9.2	18.8	.491	1.6	4.2	.375	5.9	7.6	.777
difference:		+1.0	+12.0	+3.3	+2.0	+5.3	+5.9	+1.1	+2.3	-1.4	-0.5	+4.8	+9.8	+.001	+1.6	+4.2		+0.9	+1.2
Dikembe Mutombo	23	42.7	13.9	4.9	8.8	13.7	0.7	0.7	3.1	1.6	2.4	4.4	9.0	.490	0.0	0.0	-	5.0	6.4	.777

Season 11
	LeBron James	Dikembe Mutombo
Season	2013-14	2001-02
Team	Miami Heat	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	77	37.7	27.1	1.1	5.9	6.9	6.3	1.6	0.3	3.5	1.6	10.0	17.6	.567	1.5	4.0	.379	5.7	7.6	.750
difference:	+3	+1.4	+15.6	+2.1	+1.7	+3.9	+5.3	+1.2	+2.1	-1.5	-1.4	+6.0	+9.6	+.066	+1.5	+4.0		+2.2	+3.0	+.014
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	20	38.2	27.4	0.7	6.4	7.1	4.8	1.8	0.6	3.1	2.3	9.6	17.0	.565	1.8	4.3	.407	6.5	8.0	.806
difference:	+15	+3.6	+18.6	+2.1	+1.4	+3.5	+4.2	+1.4	+1.2	-0.9	-0.9	+6.8	+10.8	+.113	+1.8	+4.3		+3.3	+2.8	+.191
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

Season 12
	LeBron James	Dikembe Mutombo
Season	2014-15	2002-03
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Nets Lost NBA Finals

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	69	36.1	25.3	0.7	5.3	6.0	7.4	1.6	0.7	3.9	2.0	9.0	18.5	.488	1.7	4.9	.354	5.4	7.7	.710
difference:	+45	+14.7	+19.5	+1.6	+1.2	+0.4	+6.6	+1.4	+0.8	-2.5	-0.3	+7.0	+13.0	+.114	+1.7	+4.9		+3.7	+5.4	+.017
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	20	42.2	30.1	1.9	9.5	11.3	8.5	1.7	1.1	4.1	2.9	11.4	27.2	.417	1.3	5.5	.227	6.1	8.4	.731
difference:	+10	+30.7	+28.3	+1.1	+7.6	+8.6	+7.9	+1.4	+0.2	-3.3	-0.8	+10.7	+25.7	+.050	+1.3	+5.5		+5.7	+8.0	+.269
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

Season 13
	LeBron James	Dikembe Mutombo
Season	2015-16	2003-04
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	76	35.6	25.3	1.5	6.0	7.4	6.8	1.4	0.6	3.3	1.9	9.7	18.6	.520	1.1	3.7	.309	4.7	6.5	.731
difference:	+11	+12.6	+19.7	+0.7	+1.5	+0.7	+6.4	+1.1	+1.3	-2.5	-0.3	+7.5	+14.1	+.042	+1.1	+3.7		+3.5	+4.7	+.050
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	21	39.1	26.3	2.0	7.5	9.5	7.6	2.3	1.3	3.6	2.6	10.4	19.9	.525	1.5	4.5	.340	3.9	5.9	.661
difference:	+18	+26.8	+24.0	+0.7	+5.5	+6.2	+7.6	+2.0		-2.6	-0.6	+9.7	+17.9	+.192	+1.5	+4.5		+2.9	+4.9	+.339
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

Season 14
	LeBron James	Dikembe Mutombo
Season	2016-17	2004-05
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	74	37.8	26.4	1.3	7.3	8.6	8.7	1.2	0.6	4.1	1.8	9.9	18.2	.548	1.7	4.6	.363	4.8	7.2	.674
difference:	+6	+22.6	+22.4	+0.6	+3.8	+3.3	+8.6	+1.0	+0.7	-3.5	-0.1	+8.5	+15.5	+.050	+1.7	+4.6		+3.5	+5.4	+.067
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	18	41.3	32.8	1.1	8.1	9.1	7.8	1.9	1.3	4.0	2.4	12.1	21.3	.565	2.4	5.9	.411	6.3	9.0	.698
difference:	+11	+26.9	+29.7	+0.5	+4.7	+4.1	+7.5	+1.6	+0.3	-3.0	-0.3	+11.2	+19.7	+.020	+2.4	+5.9		+4.9	+7.1	+.071
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

Season 15
	LeBron James	Dikembe Mutombo
Season	2017-18	2005-06
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	82	36.9	27.5	1.2	7.5	8.6	9.1	1.4	0.9	4.2	1.7	10.5	19.3	.542	1.8	5.0	.367	4.7	6.5	.731
difference:	+18	+22.0	+24.9	+0.4	+4.3	+3.8	+9.0	+1.1		-3.7	-0.3	+9.7	+17.8	+.016	+1.8	+5.0		+3.6	+5.1	+.027
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	22	41.9	34.0	1.4	7.7	9.1	9.0	1.4	1.0	4.3	2.4	12.5	23.2	.539	1.8	5.2	.342	7.2	9.7	.746
Dikembe Mutombo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 16
	LeBron James	Dikembe Mutombo
Season	2018-19	2006-07
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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16th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	55	35.2	27.4	1.0	7.4	8.5	8.3	1.3	0.6	3.6	1.7	10.1	19.9	.510	2.0	5.9	.339	5.1	7.6	.665
difference:	+20	+18.0	+24.3	+1.2	+3.1	+2.0	+8.1	+1.0	+0.4	-3.1	-0.4	+9.0	+17.9	+.046	+2.0	+5.9		+4.3	+6.4	+.025
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Season 17
	LeBron James	Dikembe Mutombo
Season	2019-20	2007-08
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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17th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	67	34.6	25.3	1.0	6.9	7.8	10.2	1.2	0.5	3.9	1.8	9.6	19.4	.493	2.2	6.3	.348	3.9	5.7	.693
difference:	+28	+18.7	+22.3	+0.7	+3.5	+2.7	+10.1	+0.9	+0.7	-3.5	-0.4	+8.5	+17.3	+.045	+2.2	+6.3		+3.1	+4.5	+.018
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	21	36.3	27.6	1.3	9.4	10.8	8.8	1.2	0.9	4.0	1.9	10.2	18.2	.560	2.1	5.7	.370	5.1	7.1	.720
difference:	+15	+15.8	+23.8	+0.4	+4.6	+4.3	+8.5	+1.0	+0.9	-3.8	-0.2	+8.9	+16.0	+.055	+2.1	+5.7		+3.9	+5.3	+.084
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

Season 18
	LeBron James	Dikembe Mutombo
Season	2020-21	2008-09
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

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18th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	45	33.4	25.0	0.6	7.0	7.7	7.8	1.1	0.6	3.7	1.6	9.4	18.3	.513	2.3	6.3	.365	4.0	5.7	.698
difference:	+36	+22.7	+23.2	+0.7	+4.7	+4.0	+7.8	+1.1	+0.6	-3.0	-0.4	+8.8	+16.9	+.128	+2.3	+6.3		+3.3	+4.7	+.031
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	6	37.3	23.3	1.2	6.0	7.2	8.0	1.5	0.3	4.2	1.2	9.0	19.0	.474	3.0	8.0	.375	2.3	3.8	.609
difference:	+4	+27.3	+23.3	+0.7	+2.0	+2.7	+8.0	+1.0	+0.7	-4.2	-1.3	+9.0	+19.0		+3.0	+8.0		+2.3	+2.8	+.609
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

Additional Years
* LeBron James played 4 seasons more than Dikembe Mutombo in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 19 to 22, from 2022 to 2025—LeBron James played in 3 Playoffs and one NBA Cup. In those 4 extra years over Dikembe Mutombo, LeBron James got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Second Team 3 All-NBA Third Team 1 Cup MVP 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 4 All-Star Game