Stephon Castle vs. Dikembe Mutombo Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dikembe Mutombo and Stephon Castle, 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.
Stephon Castle played 2 years in the NBA, 16 less than Dikembe Mutombo, who played 18. Stephon Castle had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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.
Their Careers | |||
| Player | Total Seasons | Playoffs Played | NBA Years |
| Stephon Castle | 2 | 0 | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 18 | 13 | 1991-92 to 2008-09 |
Rookie Season |
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| Stephon Castle | Dikembe Mutombo | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 1991-92 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | 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 |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 81 | 26.7 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 12.2 | .428 | 1.2 | 4.1 | .285 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .724 |
| difference: | +10 | +11.6 | +1.9 | +3.4 | +5.2 | +8.6 | +1.9 | +0.3 | +2.7 | -1.3 | -1.8 | +0.8 | +.065 | +1.2 | +4.1 | +1.4 | +2.8 | +.082 | ||
| 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 Stephon Castle nor Dikembe Mutombo played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Stephon Castle | Dikembe Mutombo | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1992-93 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Denver Nuggets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 4 | 30.8 | 18.3 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 11.5 | .522 | 1.3 | 4.3 | .294 | 5.0 | 8.8 | .571 |
| difference: | +78 | +6.1 | +4.5 | +2.7 | +4.4 | +7.0 | +3.0 | +0.8 | +3.2 | -3.7 | -1.0 | +1.1 | +2.0 | +.012 | +1.3 | +4.3 | +0.9 | +2.8 | +.110 | |
| 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 Stephon Castle nor Dikembe Mutombo played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Dikembe Mutombo played 16 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 18, from 1994 to 2009—Dikembe Mutombo played in 13 Playoffs. In those 16 extra years over Stephon Castle, Dikembe Mutombo got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 3 All-Defensive First Team 3 All-Defensive Second Team 4 Defensive Player of the Year 2 Rebounds Leader 3 Blocks Leader 7 All-Star Game |