Dikembe Mutombo vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade and Dikembe Mutombo 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.

Dwyane Wade is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Dwyane Wade 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 12.2 points more than Dikembe Mutombo in his 18 seasons (22.0 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 11,436 points more (23,165 vs. 11,729).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dikembe Mutombo 9.8
18
Dwyane Wade 22.0
+12.2
16

Total Points

Seasons
Dikembe Mutombo 11,729
18
Dwyane Wade 23,165
+11,436
16

Scoring Titles

Dikembe Mutombo 0
Dwyane Wade 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than Dikembe Mutombo (+13.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,036).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dikembe Mutombo 9.1
13
Dwyane Wade 22.3
+13.2
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Dikembe Mutombo 918
13
Dwyane Wade 3,954
+3,036
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Dikembe Mutombo 0
Dwyane Wade 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Dikembe Mutombo 0
Dwyane Wade 34
+34

30+ Point Games

Dikembe Mutombo 2
Dwyane Wade 220
+218

20+ Point Games

Dikembe Mutombo 87
Dwyane Wade 629
+542

10+ Point Games

Dikembe Mutombo 605
Dwyane Wade 970
+365

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dikembe Mutombo 1,112
+61
Dwyane Wade 1,051

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dikembe Mutombo 84
+81
Dwyane Wade 3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Dikembe Mutombo 0
Dwyane Wade 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Dikembe Mutombo 0
Dwyane Wade 34
+34

20+ Point Games

Dikembe Mutombo 8
Dwyane Wade 111
+103

10+ Point Games

Dikembe Mutombo 46
Dwyane Wade 171
+125

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dikembe Mutombo 90
Dwyane Wade 177
+87

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dikembe Mutombo 11
+11
Dwyane Wade 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+12.2+4.5+10.0+3.8+0.5+1.8+29.3+2.6+3.0+8.1+2+142
Dwyane Wade 22.0 8.0 16.7 48.0 0.5 1.8 29.3 5.4 7.1 76.5 16 1,054

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dikembe Mutombo 11,729 4,169 8,045 51.8 0 2 0.0 3,391 4,960 68.4 18 1,196
difference:+11,436+4,285+9,572+3.8+549+1,872+29.3+2,317+2,503+8.1+2+142
Dwyane Wade 23,165 8,454 17,617 48.0 549 1,874 29.3 5,708 7,463 76.5 16 1,054

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dikembe Mutombo 9.1 3.0 5.8 51.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.1 4.4 70.3 13 101
difference:+13.2+5.2+11.5+4.4+0.6+1.7+33.8+2.3+2.5+7.7+76
Dwyane Wade 22.3 8.2 17.3 47.4 0.6 1.7 33.8 5.4 6.9 78.0 13 177

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dikembe Mutombo 918 303 586 51.7 0 1 0.0 312 444 70.3 13 101
difference:+3,036+1,147+2,476+4.4+103+304+33.8+639+776+7.7+76
Dwyane Wade 3,954 1,450 3,062 47.4 103 305 33.8 951 1,220 78.0 13 177

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 16.6
+0.4
199271
Dwyane Wade 16.2
200461

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 13.8
199382
Dwyane Wade 24.1
+10.3
200577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 12.0
199482
Dwyane Wade 27.2
+15.2
2006NBA Champion75

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
199582
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+15.9
200751

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 11.0
199674
Dwyane Wade 24.6
+13.6
200851

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199780
Dwyane Wade Scoring leader30.2
+16.9
200979

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 13.4
199882
Dwyane Wade 26.6
+13.2
201077

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 10.8
199950
Dwyane Wade 25.5
+14.7
201176

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200082
Dwyane Wade 22.1
+10.6
2012NBA Champion49

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 10.0
200175
Dwyane Wade 21.2
+11.2
2013NBA Champion69

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200280
Dwyane Wade 19.0
+7.5
201454

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 5.8
200324
Dwyane Wade 21.5
+15.7
201562

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 5.6
200465
Dwyane Wade 19.0
+13.4
201674

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 4.0
200580
Dwyane Wade 18.3
+14.3
201760

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 2.6
200664
Dwyane Wade 11.4
+8.8
201867

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 3.1
200775
Dwyane Wade 15.0
+11.9
201972

Dikembe Mutombo's additional seasons:

* Dikembe Mutombo played 2 seasons more than Dwyane Wade in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 17 to 18, from 2008 to 2009—he averaged 2.8 points in a total of 48 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19920
Dwyane Wade 18.0
+18.0
200413

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19930
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+27.4
200514

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199412
Dwyane Wade 28.4
+15.1
2006NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 6.0
19953
Dwyane Wade 23.5
+17.5
20074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19960
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20080

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 15.4
199710
Dwyane Wade 29.1
+13.7
20097

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 8.0
19984
Dwyane Wade 33.2
+25.2
20105

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 12.6
19999
Dwyane Wade 24.5
+11.9
201121

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
20000
Dwyane Wade 22.8
+22.8
2012NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 13.9
200123
Dwyane Wade 15.9
+2.0
2013NBA Champion22

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 8.8
20025
Dwyane Wade 17.8
+9.0
201420

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 1.8
+1.8
200310
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20150

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 2.3
20043
Dwyane Wade 21.4
+19.1
201614

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 3.1
20057
Dwyane Wade 15.0
+11.9
20176

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
20060
Dwyane Wade 16.6
+16.6
20185

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Dikembe Mutombo 1.3
+1.3
20077
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20190

Dikembe Mutombo's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Dikembe Mutombo played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.9 points in a total of 8 games.