Gilbert Arenas vs. Dikembe Mutombo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dikembe Mutombo and Gilbert Arenas 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Gilbert Arenas 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.

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, Gilbert Arenas averages 10.9 points more than Dikembe Mutombo in his 18 seasons (20.7 points against 9.8). On the other hand Dikembe Mutombo scored a total of 327 points more than Gilbert Arenas (11,729 vs. 11,402).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 20.7
+10.9
11
Dikembe Mutombo 9.8
18

Total Points

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 11,402
11
Dikembe Mutombo 11,729
+327
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Gilbert Arenas has a better career point average than Dikembe Mutombo (+8 points per game) while Dikembe Mutombo scored more points (+388).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 17.1
+8.0
5
Dikembe Mutombo 9.1
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 530
5
Dikembe Mutombo 918
+388
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Dikembe Mutombo 0

50+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 3
+3
Dikembe Mutombo 0

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 29
+29
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 128
+126
Dikembe Mutombo 2

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 298
+211
Dikembe Mutombo 87

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 451
Dikembe Mutombo 605
+154

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 537
Dikembe Mutombo 1,112
+575

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 15
Dikembe Mutombo 84
+69

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 7
+7
Dikembe Mutombo 0

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 15
+7
Dikembe Mutombo 8

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 18
Dikembe Mutombo 46
+28

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 26
Dikembe Mutombo 90
+64

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 5
Dikembe Mutombo 11
+6

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Gilbert Arenas 20.7 6.7 16.0 42.1 2.0 5.6 35.1 5.2 6.5 80.3 11 552
difference:+10.9+3.2+9.3+9.8+2.0+5.6+35.1+2.4+2.4+11.9+7+644
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
Gilbert Arenas 11,402 3,722 8,850 42.1 1,079 3,077 35.1 2,879 3,584 80.3 11 552
difference:+327+447+805+9.8+1,079+3,075+35.1+512+1,376+11.9+7+644
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
Gilbert Arenas 17.1 5.5 13.5 41.0 1.5 4.9 30.5 4.5 5.9 76.9 5 31
difference:+8.0+2.5+7.7+10.8+1.5+4.9+30.5+1.4+1.5+6.6+8+70
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
Gilbert Arenas 530 172 420 41.0 46 151 30.5 140 182 76.9 5 31
difference:+388+131+166+10.8+46+150+30.5+172+262+6.6+8+70
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
Gilbert Arenas 10.9
200247
Dikembe Mutombo 16.6
+5.7
199271

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 18.3
+4.5
200382
Dikembe Mutombo 13.8
199382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.6
+7.6
200455
Dikembe Mutombo 12.0
199482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 25.5
+14.0
200580
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
199582

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 29.3
+18.3
200680
Dikembe Mutombo 11.0
199674

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 28.4
+15.1
200774
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199780

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.4
+6.0
200813
Dikembe Mutombo 13.4
199882

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 13.0
+2.2
20092
Dikembe Mutombo 10.8
199950

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 22.6
+11.1
201032
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200082

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
+0.8
201170
Dikembe Mutombo 10.0
200175

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 4.2
201217
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
+7.3
200280

Dikembe Mutombo's additional seasons:

* Dikembe Mutombo played 7 seasons more than Gilbert Arenas 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
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20020
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19920

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20030
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19930

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20040
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
+13.3
199412

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 23.6
+17.6
200510
Dikembe Mutombo 6.0
19953

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 34.0
+34.0
20066
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19960

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20070
Dikembe Mutombo 15.4
+15.4
199710

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
+2.8
20084
Dikembe Mutombo 8.0
19984

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20090
Dikembe Mutombo 12.6
+12.6
19999

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20100
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
20000

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 8.6
20115
Dikembe Mutombo 13.9
+5.3
200123

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 0.7
20126
Dikembe Mutombo 8.8
+8.1
20025

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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