Dikembe Mutombo vs. Kristaps Porzingis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kristaps Porzingis 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kristaps Porzingis has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Dikembe Mutombo scored more total points in both stages. 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 by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Dikembe Mutombo	16.6	+2.3	1992	71
Kristaps Porzingis	14.3		2016	72

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Dikembe Mutombo	13.8		1993	82
Kristaps Porzingis	18.1	+4.3	2017	66

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Dikembe Mutombo	12.0		1994	82
Kristaps Porzingis	22.7	+10.7	2018	48

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Dikembe Mutombo	11.5		1995	82
Kristaps Porzingis	20.4	+8.9	2020	57

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Dikembe Mutombo	11.0		1996	74
Kristaps Porzingis	20.1	+9.1	2021	43

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Dikembe Mutombo	13.3		1997	80
Kristaps Porzingis	20.2	+6.9	2022	51

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Dikembe Mutombo	13.4		1998	82
Kristaps Porzingis	23.2	+9.8	2023	65

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Dikembe Mutombo	10.8		1999	50
Kristaps Porzingis	20.1	+9.3	2024	57

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Dikembe Mutombo	11.5		2000	82
Kristaps Porzingis	19.5	+8.0	2025	42

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Dikembe Mutombo	10.0		2001	75
Kristaps Porzingis	20.3	+10.3	2026	3

Dikembe Mutombo's additional seasons:

* Dikembe Mutombo played 8 seasons more than Kristaps Porzingis in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 11 to 18, from 2002 to 2009—he averaged 5.2 points in a total of 436 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11.5 ppg and his lowest 1.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Dikembe Mutombo	-	DNP	1992	0
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP	2016	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Dikembe Mutombo	-	DNP	1993	0
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP	2017	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Dikembe Mutombo	13.3	+13.3	1994	12
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP	2018	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Dikembe Mutombo	6.0		1995	3
Kristaps Porzingis	23.7	+17.7	2020	3

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Dikembe Mutombo	-	DNP	1996	0
Kristaps Porzingis	13.1	+13.1	2021	7

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Dikembe Mutombo	15.4	+15.4	1997	10
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP	2022	0

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Dikembe Mutombo	8.0	+8.0	1998	4
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP	2023	0

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Dikembe Mutombo	12.6	+0.3	1999	9
Kristaps Porzingis	12.3		2024	7

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Dikembe Mutombo	-	DNP	2000	0
Kristaps Porzingis	7.7	+7.7	2025	11

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Dikembe Mutombo	13.9	+13.9	2001	23
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP *	2026	0
* season in progress

Dikembe Mutombo's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Dikembe Mutombo played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 3.1 points in a total of 40 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 8.8 ppg and his lowest 0.