Devin Booker vs. Dikembe Mutombo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dikembe Mutombo and Devin Booker 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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Devin Booker has one of the highest career point averages in NBA 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 Devin Booker 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 11 NBA regular seasons played, Devin Booker averages 14.7 points more than Dikembe Mutombo in his 18 seasons (24.5 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 5,273 points more (17,002 vs. 11,729).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Devin Booker 24.5
+14.7
11
Dikembe Mutombo 9.8
18

Total Points

Seasons
Devin Booker 17,002
+5,273
11
Dikembe Mutombo 11,729
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Devin Booker has a better career point average than Dikembe Mutombo (+18.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+397).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Devin Booker 28.0
+18.9
4
Dikembe Mutombo 9.1
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Devin Booker 1,315
+397
4
Dikembe Mutombo 918
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Devin Booker 1
+1
Dikembe Mutombo 0

60+ Point Games

Devin Booker 2
+2
Dikembe Mutombo 0

50+ Point Games

Devin Booker 8
+8
Dikembe Mutombo 0

40+ Point Games

Devin Booker 37
+37
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

Devin Booker 218
+216
Dikembe Mutombo 2

20+ Point Games

Devin Booker 475
+388
Dikembe Mutombo 87

10+ Point Games

Devin Booker 656
+51
Dikembe Mutombo 605

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Devin Booker 688
Dikembe Mutombo 1,112
+424

0 Point Games (games without points)

Devin Booker 7
Dikembe Mutombo 84
+77

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Devin Booker 8
+8
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

Devin Booker 21
+21
Dikembe Mutombo 0

20+ Point Games

Devin Booker 35
+27
Dikembe Mutombo 8

10+ Point Games

Devin Booker 47
+1
Dikembe Mutombo 46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Devin Booker 47
Dikembe Mutombo 90
+43

0 Point Games (games without points)

Devin Booker 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
Devin Booker 24.5 8.5 18.4 46.4 2.1 6.0 35.3 5.3 6.1 87.3 11 695
difference:+14.7+5.0+11.7+5.4+2.1+6.0+35.3+2.5+2.0+18.9+7+501
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
Devin Booker 17,002 5,928 12,782 46.4 1,463 4,148 35.3 3,683 4,217 87.3 11 695
difference:+5,273+1,759+4,737+5.4+1,463+4,146+35.3+292+743+18.9+7+501
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
Devin Booker 28.0 9.9 20.3 48.6 2.3 6.0 38.9 5.9 6.6 89.9 4 47
difference:+18.9+6.9+14.5+3.1+2.3+6.0+38.9+2.8+2.2+19.6+9+54
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
Devin Booker 1,315 464 955 48.6 110 283 38.9 277 308 89.9 4 47
difference:+397+161+369+3.1+110+282+38.9+35+136+19.6+9+54
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
Devin Booker 13.8
201676
Dikembe Mutombo 16.6
+2.8
199271

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 22.1
+8.3
201778
Dikembe Mutombo 13.8
199382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 24.9
+12.9
201854
Dikembe Mutombo 12.0
199482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.6
+15.1
201964
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
199582

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.6
+15.6
202070
Dikembe Mutombo 11.0
199674

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 25.6
+12.3
202167
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199780

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.8
+13.4
202268
Dikembe Mutombo 13.4
199882

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.8
+17.0
202353
Dikembe Mutombo 10.8
199950

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.1
+15.6
202468
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200082

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 25.6
+15.6
202575
Dikembe Mutombo 10.0
200175

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 25.0
+13.5
202622
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200280

Dikembe Mutombo's additional seasons:

* Dikembe Mutombo played 7 seasons more than Devin Booker in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 18, from 2003 to 2009—he averaged 3.8 points in a total of 356 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 5.8 ppg and his lowest 1.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20160
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19920

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20170
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19930

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20180
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
+13.3
199412

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20190
Dikembe Mutombo 6.0
+6.0
19953

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20200
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19960

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.3
+11.9
202122
Dikembe Mutombo 15.4
199710

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 23.3
+15.3
202210
Dikembe Mutombo 8.0
19984

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 33.7
+21.1
202311
Dikembe Mutombo 12.6
19999

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.5
+27.5
20244
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
20000

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20250
Dikembe Mutombo 13.9
+13.9
200123

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP *
20260
Dikembe Mutombo 8.8
+8.8
20025
* season in progress

Dikembe Mutombo's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Dikembe Mutombo played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.3 points in a total of 35 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 3.8 ppg and his lowest 0.

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