Carmelo Anthony vs. Dikembe Mutombo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dikembe Mutombo and Carmelo Anthony 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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Carmelo Anthony 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 Carmelo Anthony 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 19 NBA regular seasons played, Carmelo Anthony averages 12.7 points more than Dikembe Mutombo in his 18 seasons (22.5 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 16,560 points more (28,289 vs. 11,729).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Carmelo Anthony 22.5
+12.7
19
Dikembe Mutombo 9.8
18

Total Points

Seasons
Carmelo Anthony 28,289
+16,560
19
Dikembe Mutombo 11,729
18

Scoring Titles

Carmelo Anthony 1
Scoring leader
+1
Dikembe Mutombo 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Carmelo Anthony has a better career point average than Dikembe Mutombo (+14 points per game) and he also scored more points (+996).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Carmelo Anthony 23.1
+14.0
13
Dikembe Mutombo 9.1
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Carmelo Anthony 1,914
+996
13
Dikembe Mutombo 918
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 1
+1
Dikembe Mutombo 0

50+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 4
+4
Dikembe Mutombo 0

40+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 36
+36
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 272
+270
Dikembe Mutombo 2

20+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 796
+709
Dikembe Mutombo 87

10+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 1,162
+557
Dikembe Mutombo 605

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Carmelo Anthony 1,257
+145
Dikembe Mutombo 1,112

0 Point Games (games without points)

Carmelo Anthony 3
Dikembe Mutombo 84
+81

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 4
+4
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 22
+22
Dikembe Mutombo 0

20+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 54
+46
Dikembe Mutombo 8

10+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 77
+31
Dikembe Mutombo 46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Carmelo Anthony 83
Dikembe Mutombo 90
+7

0 Point Games (games without points)

Carmelo Anthony 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
Carmelo Anthony 22.5 8.0 18.0 44.7 1.4 3.9 35.5 5.0 6.2 81.4 19 1,260
difference:+12.7+4.5+11.3+7.1+1.4+3.9+35.5+2.2+2.1+13.0+1+64
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
Carmelo Anthony 28,289 10,119 22,643 44.7 1,731 4,873 35.5 6,320 7,764 81.4 19 1,260
difference:+16,560+5,950+14,598+7.1+1,731+4,871+35.5+2,929+2,804+13.0+1+64
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
Carmelo Anthony 23.1 8.1 19.4 41.4 1.2 3.8 32.4 5.7 6.9 82.6 13 83
difference:+14.0+5.1+13.6+10.3+1.2+3.8+32.4+2.6+2.5+12.3+18
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
Carmelo Anthony 1,914 669 1,614 41.4 101 312 32.4 475 575 82.6 13 83
difference:+996+366+1,028+10.3+101+311+32.4+163+131+12.3+18
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
Carmelo Anthony 21.0
+4.4
200482
Dikembe Mutombo 16.6
199271

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 20.8
+7.0
200575
Dikembe Mutombo 13.8
199382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 26.5
+14.5
200680
Dikembe Mutombo 12.0
199482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 28.9
+17.4
200765
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
199582

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 25.7
+14.7
200877
Dikembe Mutombo 11.0
199674

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 22.8
+9.5
200966
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199780

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 28.2
+14.8
201069
Dikembe Mutombo 13.4
199882

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 25.6
+14.8
201177
Dikembe Mutombo 10.8
199950

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 22.6
+11.1
201255
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200082

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony Scoring leader28.7
+18.7
201367
Dikembe Mutombo 10.0
200175

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 27.4
+15.9
201477
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200280

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 24.2
+18.4
201540
Dikembe Mutombo 5.8
200324

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 21.8
+16.2
201672
Dikembe Mutombo 5.6
200465

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 22.4
+18.4
201774
Dikembe Mutombo 4.0
200580

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 16.2
+13.6
201878
Dikembe Mutombo 2.6
200664

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 13.4
+10.3
201910
Dikembe Mutombo 3.1
200775

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 15.4
+12.4
202058
Dikembe Mutombo 3.0
200839

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 13.4
+11.6
202169
Dikembe Mutombo 1.8
20099

Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons:

* Carmelo Anthony played 1 season more than Dikembe Mutombo in the NBA.

In that year—his season 19 in 2022—he averaged 13.3 points in a total of 69 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 15.0
+15.0
20044
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19920

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 19.2
+19.2
20055
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19930

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 21.0
+7.7
20065
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199412

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 26.8
+20.8
20075
Dikembe Mutombo 6.0
19953

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 22.5
+22.5
20084
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19960

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 27.2
+11.8
200916
Dikembe Mutombo 15.4
199710

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 30.7
+22.7
20106
Dikembe Mutombo 8.0
19984

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 26.0
+13.4
20114
Dikembe Mutombo 12.6
19999

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 27.8
+27.8
20125
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
20000

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 28.8
+14.9
201312
Dikembe Mutombo 13.9
200123

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony -
DNP
20140
Dikembe Mutombo 8.8
+8.8
20025

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony -
DNP
20150
Dikembe Mutombo 1.8
+1.8
200310

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony -
DNP
20160
Dikembe Mutombo 2.3
+2.3
20043

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony -
DNP
20170
Dikembe Mutombo 3.1
+3.1
20057

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 11.8
+11.8
20186
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
20060

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony -
DNP
20190
Dikembe Mutombo 1.3
+1.3
20077

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 15.2
+11.4
20205
Dikembe Mutombo 3.8
20086

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 12.3
+12.3
20216
Dikembe Mutombo 0.0
20092

Carmelo Anthony's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Carmelo Anthony didn't play in the postseason.

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