Damian Lillard vs. Dikembe Mutombo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dikembe Mutombo and Damian Lillard 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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Damian Lillard 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 Damian Lillard 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, Damian Lillard averages 15.3 points more than Dikembe Mutombo in his 18 seasons (25.1 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 10,869 points more (22,598 vs. 11,729).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Damian Lillard 25.1
+15.3
13
Dikembe Mutombo 9.8
18

Total Points

Seasons
Damian Lillard 22,598
+10,869
13
Dikembe Mutombo 11,729
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Damian Lillard has a better career point average than Dikembe Mutombo (+16.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+797).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Damian Lillard 25.2
+16.1
10
Dikembe Mutombo 9.1
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Damian Lillard 1,715
+797
10
Dikembe Mutombo 918
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 1
+1
Dikembe Mutombo 0

60+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 5
+5
Dikembe Mutombo 0

50+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 15
+15
Dikembe Mutombo 0

40+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 60
+60
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 265
+263
Dikembe Mutombo 2

20+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 650
+563
Dikembe Mutombo 87

10+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 882
+277
Dikembe Mutombo 605

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Damian Lillard 900
Dikembe Mutombo 1,112
+212

0 Point Games (games without points)

Damian Lillard 0
Dikembe Mutombo 84
+84

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 2
+2
Dikembe Mutombo 0

40+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 4
+4
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 23
+23
Dikembe Mutombo 0

20+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 46
+38
Dikembe Mutombo 8

10+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 66
+20
Dikembe Mutombo 46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Damian Lillard 67
Dikembe Mutombo 90
+23

0 Point Games (games without points)

Damian Lillard 1
Dikembe Mutombo 11
+10

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Damian Lillard 25.1 8.1 18.4 43.9 3.1 8.4 37.1 5.8 6.5 89.9 13 900
difference:+15.3+4.6+11.7+8.0+3.1+8.4+37.1+3.0+2.4+21.5+5+296
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
Damian Lillard 22,598 7,266 16,568 43.9 2,804 7,556 37.1 5,262 5,853 89.9 13 900
difference:+10,869+3,097+8,523+8.0+2,804+7,554+37.1+1,871+893+21.5+5+296
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
Damian Lillard 25.2 8.0 19.5 40.9 3.3 8.9 36.8 6.0 6.8 89.3 10 68
difference:+16.1+5.0+13.7+10.8+3.3+8.9+36.8+2.9+2.4+19.0+3+33
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
Damian Lillard 1,715 541 1,324 40.9 222 603 36.8 411 460 89.3 10 68
difference:+797+238+738+10.8+222+602+36.8+99+16+19.0+3+33
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
Damian Lillard 19.0
+2.4
201382
Dikembe Mutombo 16.6
199271

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 20.7
+6.9
201482
Dikembe Mutombo 13.8
199382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 21.0
+9.0
201582
Dikembe Mutombo 12.0
199482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 25.1
+13.6
201675
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
199582

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 27.0
+16.0
201775
Dikembe Mutombo 11.0
199674

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 26.9
+13.6
201873
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199780

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 25.8
+12.4
201980
Dikembe Mutombo 13.4
199882

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 30.0
+19.2
202066
Dikembe Mutombo 10.8
199950

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 28.8
+17.3
202167
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200082

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 24.0
+14.0
202229
Dikembe Mutombo 10.0
200175

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 32.2
+20.7
202358
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200280

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 24.3
+18.5
202473
Dikembe Mutombo 5.8
200324

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 24.9
+19.3
202558
Dikembe Mutombo 5.6
200465

Dikembe Mutombo's additional seasons:

* Dikembe Mutombo played 5 seasons more than Damian Lillard in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 18, from 2005 to 2009—he averaged 3.2 points in a total of 267 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 4 ppg and his lowest 1.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20130
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19920

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 22.9
+22.9
201411
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19930

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 21.6
+8.3
20155
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199412

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 26.5
+20.5
201611
Dikembe Mutombo 6.0
19953

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 27.8
+27.8
20174
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19960

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 18.5
+3.1
20184
Dikembe Mutombo 15.4
199710

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 26.9
+18.9
201916
Dikembe Mutombo 8.0
19984

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 24.3
+11.7
20204
Dikembe Mutombo 12.6
19999

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 34.3
+34.3
20216
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
20000

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20220
Dikembe Mutombo 13.9
+13.9
200123

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20230
Dikembe Mutombo 8.8
+8.8
20025

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 31.3
+29.5
20244
Dikembe Mutombo 1.8
200310

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 7.0
+4.7
20253
Dikembe Mutombo 2.3
20043

Dikembe Mutombo's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Dikembe Mutombo played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.5 points in a total of 22 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 3.8 ppg and his lowest 0.

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