Allen Iverson vs. Dikembe Mutombo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dikembe Mutombo and Allen Iverson to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Allen Iverson is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Dikembe Mutombo.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Allen Iverson has better scoring stats than Dikembe Mutombo in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Allen Iverson averages 16.9 points more than Dikembe Mutombo in his 18 seasons (26.7 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 12,639 points more (24,368 vs. 11,729).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allen Iverson 26.7
+16.9
14
Dikembe Mutombo 9.8
18

Total Points

Seasons
Allen Iverson 24,368
+12,639
14
Dikembe Mutombo 11,729
18

Scoring Titles

Allen Iverson 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4
Dikembe Mutombo 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Allen Iverson has a better career point average than Dikembe Mutombo (+20.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,193).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 29.7
+20.6
8
Dikembe Mutombo 9.1
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 2,111
+1,193
8
Dikembe Mutombo 918
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 1
+1
Dikembe Mutombo 0

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 11
+11
Dikembe Mutombo 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 79
+79
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 345
+343
Dikembe Mutombo 2

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 700
+613
Dikembe Mutombo 87

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 883
+278
Dikembe Mutombo 605

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 914
Dikembe Mutombo 1,112
+198

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Dikembe Mutombo 84
+84

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 3
+3
Dikembe Mutombo 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 10
+10
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 36
+36
Dikembe Mutombo 0

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 61
+53
Dikembe Mutombo 8

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 71
+25
Dikembe Mutombo 46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 71
Dikembe Mutombo 90
+19

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Dikembe Mutombo 11
+11

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allen Iverson 26.7 9.3 21.8 42.5 1.2 3.7 31.3 7.0 8.9 78.0 14 914
difference:+16.9+5.8+15.1+9.3+1.2+3.7+31.3+4.2+4.8+9.6+4+282
Dikembe Mutombo 9.8 3.5 6.7 51.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 4.1 68.4 18 1,196

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allen Iverson 24,368 8,467 19,906 42.5 1,059 3,383 31.3 6,375 8,168 78.0 14 914
difference:+12,639+4,298+11,861+9.3+1,059+3,381+31.3+2,984+3,208+9.6+4+282
Dikembe Mutombo 11,729 4,169 8,045 51.8 0 2 0.0 3,391 4,960 68.4 18 1,196

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allen Iverson 29.7 10.6 26.5 40.1 1.7 5.3 32.7 6.7 8.8 76.4 8 71
difference:+20.6+7.6+20.7+11.6+1.7+5.3+32.7+3.6+4.4+6.1+5+30
Dikembe Mutombo 9.1 3.0 5.8 51.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.1 4.4 70.3 13 101

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allen Iverson 2,111 755 1,882 40.1 123 376 32.7 478 626 76.4 8 71
difference:+1,193+452+1,296+11.6+123+375+32.7+166+182+6.1+5+30
Dikembe Mutombo 918 303 586 51.7 0 1 0.0 312 444 70.3 13 101

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 23.5
+6.9
199776
Dikembe Mutombo 16.6
199271

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.0
+8.2
199880
Dikembe Mutombo 13.8
199382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+14.8
199948
Dikembe Mutombo 12.0
199482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.4
+16.9
200070
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
199582

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+20.1
200171
Dikembe Mutombo 11.0
199674

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+18.1
200260
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199780

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 27.6
+14.2
200382
Dikembe Mutombo 13.4
199882

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.4
+15.6
200448
Dikembe Mutombo 10.8
199950

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader30.7
+19.2
200575
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200082

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 33.0
+23.0
200672
Dikembe Mutombo 10.0
200175

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.3
+14.8
200765
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200280

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.3
+20.5
200765
Dikembe Mutombo 5.8
200324

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.3
+20.7
200765
Dikembe Mutombo 5.6
200465

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.4
+22.4
200882
Dikembe Mutombo 4.0
200580

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 17.5
+14.9
200957
Dikembe Mutombo 2.6
200664

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 17.5
+14.4
200957
Dikembe Mutombo 3.1
200775

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 13.8
+10.8
201028
Dikembe Mutombo 3.0
200839

Dikembe Mutombo's additional seasons:

* Dikembe Mutombo played 1 season more than Allen Iverson in the NBA.

In that year—his season 18 in 2009—he averaged 1.8 points in a total of 9 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19920

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19930

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.5
+15.2
19998
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199412

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.2
+20.2
200010
Dikembe Mutombo 6.0
19953

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 32.9
+32.9
200122
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19960

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 30.0
+14.6
20025
Dikembe Mutombo 15.4
199710

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.7
+23.7
200312
Dikembe Mutombo 8.0
19984

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20040
Dikembe Mutombo 12.6
+12.6
19999

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.2
+31.2
20055
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
20000

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20060
Dikembe Mutombo 13.9
+13.9
200123

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.8
+14.0
20075
Dikembe Mutombo 8.8
20025

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.8
+21.0
20075
Dikembe Mutombo 1.8
200310

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.8
+20.5
20075
Dikembe Mutombo 2.3
20043

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 24.5
+21.4
20084
Dikembe Mutombo 3.1
20057

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
20060

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090
Dikembe Mutombo 1.3
+1.3
20077

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20100
Dikembe Mutombo 3.8
+3.8
20086

Dikembe Mutombo's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Dikembe Mutombo played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 0.0 points in a total of 2 games.

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