Baron Davis vs. Dikembe Mutombo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dikembe Mutombo and Baron Davis 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Baron Davis 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Baron Davis averages 6.3 points more than Dikembe Mutombo in his 18 seasons (16.1 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 1,718 points more (13,447 vs. 11,729).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Baron Davis 16.1
+6.3
13
Dikembe Mutombo 9.8
18

Total Points

Seasons
Baron Davis 13,447
+1,718
13
Dikembe Mutombo 11,729
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Baron Davis has a better career point average than Dikembe Mutombo (+9.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+24).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Baron Davis 18.8
+9.7
7
Dikembe Mutombo 9.1
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Baron Davis 942
+24
7
Dikembe Mutombo 918
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Baron Davis 2
+2
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 44
+42
Dikembe Mutombo 2

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 278
+191
Dikembe Mutombo 87

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 646
+41
Dikembe Mutombo 605

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 826
Dikembe Mutombo 1,112
+286

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 9
Dikembe Mutombo 84
+75

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 7
+7
Dikembe Mutombo 0

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 25
+17
Dikembe Mutombo 8

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 42
Dikembe Mutombo 46
+4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 50
Dikembe Mutombo 90
+40

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 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
Baron Davis 16.1 5.9 14.3 40.9 1.6 5.0 32.0 2.8 3.9 71.1 13 835
difference:+6.3+2.4+7.6+10.9+1.6+5.0+32.0+0.2+2.7+5+361
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
Baron Davis 13,447 4,888 11,951 40.9 1,332 4,159 32.0 2,339 3,292 71.1 13 835
difference:+1,718+719+3,906+10.9+1,332+4,157+32.0+1,052+1,668+2.7+5+361
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
Baron Davis 18.8 6.6 14.9 44.2 2.0 5.7 35.0 3.7 5.2 70.9 7 50
difference:+9.7+3.6+9.1+7.5+2.0+5.7+35.0+0.6+0.8+0.6+6+51
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
Baron Davis 942 329 745 44.2 99 283 35.0 185 261 70.9 7 50
difference:+24+26+159+7.5+99+282+35.0+127+183+0.6+6+51
Dikembe Mutombo 918 303 586 51.7 0 1 0.0 312 444 70.3 13 101

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.9
200082
Dikembe Mutombo 16.6
+10.7
199271

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.8
200182
Dikembe Mutombo 13.8
199382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
+6.1
200282
Dikembe Mutombo 12.0
199482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.1
+5.6
200350
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
199582

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.9
+11.9
200467
Dikembe Mutombo 11.0
199674

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
+5.9
200546
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199780

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
+5.8
200546
Dikembe Mutombo 13.4
199882

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
+8.4
200546
Dikembe Mutombo 10.8
199950

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.9
+6.4
200654
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200082

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.1
+10.1
200763
Dikembe Mutombo 10.0
200175

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 21.8
+11.8
200882
Dikembe Mutombo 10.0
200175

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 14.9
+3.4
200965
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200280

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 15.3
+9.5
201075
Dikembe Mutombo 5.8
200324

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.1
+7.5
201158
Dikembe Mutombo 5.6
200465

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 6.1
+2.1
201229
Dikembe Mutombo 4.0
200580

Dikembe Mutombo's additional seasons:

* Dikembe Mutombo played 4 seasons more than Baron Davis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 16 to 19, from 2006 to 2009—he averaged 2.9 points in a total of 187 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 3.1 ppg and his lowest 1.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.8
+5.8
20004
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19920

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.8
+17.8
200110
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19930

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.6
+9.3
20029
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199412

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.4
+14.4
20035
Dikembe Mutombo 6.0
19953

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
+18.1
20047
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19960

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Dikembe Mutombo 15.4
+15.4
199710

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Dikembe Mutombo 8.0
+8.0
19984

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Dikembe Mutombo 12.6
+12.6
19999

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20060
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
20000

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 25.3
+11.4
200711
Dikembe Mutombo 13.9
200123

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20080
Dikembe Mutombo 13.9
+13.9
200123

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20090
Dikembe Mutombo 8.8
+8.8
20025

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20100
Dikembe Mutombo 1.8
+1.8
200310

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20110
Dikembe Mutombo 2.3
+2.3
20043

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 7.8
+4.7
20124
Dikembe Mutombo 3.1
20057

Dikembe Mutombo's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Dikembe Mutombo played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.1 points in a total of 15 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 3.8 ppg and his lowest 0.

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