Grant Hill vs. Dikembe Mutombo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dikembe Mutombo and Grant Hill 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 Grant Hill has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Dikembe Mutombo scored more points in the postseason. 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Grant Hill averages 6.9 points more than Dikembe Mutombo in his 18 seasons (16.7 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 5,408 points more (17,137 vs. 11,729).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Grant Hill 16.7
+6.9
18
Dikembe Mutombo 9.8
18

Total Points

Seasons
Grant Hill 17,137
+5,408
18
Dikembe Mutombo 11,729
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Grant Hill has a better career point average than Dikembe Mutombo (+4.3 points per game) while Dikembe Mutombo scored more points (+395).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Grant Hill 13.4
+4.3
8
Dikembe Mutombo 9.1
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Grant Hill 523
8
Dikembe Mutombo 918
+395
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 5
+5
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 71
+69
Dikembe Mutombo 2

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 366
+279
Dikembe Mutombo 87

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 819
+214
Dikembe Mutombo 605

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 1,005
Dikembe Mutombo 1,112
+107

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 21
Dikembe Mutombo 84
+63

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 12
+4
Dikembe Mutombo 8

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 22
Dikembe Mutombo 46
+24

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 38
Dikembe Mutombo 90
+52

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 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
Grant Hill 16.7 6.2 12.8 48.3 0.2 0.7 31.4 4.1 5.4 76.9 18 1,026
difference:+6.9+2.7+6.1+3.5+0.2+0.7+31.4+1.3+1.3+8.5+170
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
Grant Hill 17,137 6,345 13,126 48.3 219 697 31.4 4,228 5,498 76.9 18 1,026
difference:+5,408+2,176+5,081+3.5+219+695+31.4+837+538+8.5+170
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
Grant Hill 13.4 5.1 10.9 46.9 0.1 0.5 23.8 3.0 3.9 78.1 8 39
difference:+4.3+2.1+5.1+4.8+0.1+0.5+23.8+0.1+0.5+7.8+5+62
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
Grant Hill 523 200 426 46.9 5 21 23.8 118 151 78.1 8 39
difference:+395+103+160+4.8+5+20+23.8+194+293+7.8+5+62
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
Grant Hill 19.9
+3.3
199570
Dikembe Mutombo 16.6
199271

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 20.2
+6.4
199680
Dikembe Mutombo 13.8
199382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.4
+9.4
199780
Dikembe Mutombo 12.0
199482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+9.6
199881
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
199582

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+10.1
199950
Dikembe Mutombo 11.0
199674

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 25.8
+12.5
200074
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199780

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.8
+0.4
20014
Dikembe Mutombo 13.4
199882

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 16.8
+6.0
200214
Dikembe Mutombo 10.8
199950

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.5
+3.0
200329
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200082

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.7
+9.7
200567
Dikembe Mutombo 10.0
200175

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.1
+5.1
200621
Dikembe Mutombo 10.0
200175

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.4
+4.4
200765
Dikembe Mutombo 10.0
200175

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.1
+1.6
200870
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200280

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 12.0
+6.2
200982
Dikembe Mutombo 5.8
200324

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.3
+5.7
201081
Dikembe Mutombo 5.6
200465

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.2
+9.2
201180
Dikembe Mutombo 4.0
200580

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 10.2
+7.6
201249
Dikembe Mutombo 2.6
200664

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 3.2
+0.1
201329
Dikembe Mutombo 3.1
200775

Dikembe Mutombo's additional seasons:

* Dikembe Mutombo played 2 seasons more than Grant Hill in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 19 to 20, from 2008 to 2009—he averaged 2.8 points in a total of 48 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19920

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.0
+19.0
19963
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19930

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 23.6
+10.3
19975
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199412

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980
Dikembe Mutombo 6.0
+6.0
19953

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.4
+19.4
19995
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19960

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.0
20002
Dikembe Mutombo 15.4
+4.4
199710

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010
Dikembe Mutombo 8.0
+8.0
19984

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020
Dikembe Mutombo 12.6
+12.6
19999

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
20000

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050
Dikembe Mutombo 13.9
+13.9
200123

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060
Dikembe Mutombo 13.9
+13.9
200123

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.0
+1.1
20074
Dikembe Mutombo 13.9
200123

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 3.7
20083
Dikembe Mutombo 8.8
+5.1
20025

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20090
Dikembe Mutombo 1.8
+1.8
200310

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 9.6
+7.3
201016
Dikembe Mutombo 2.3
20043

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20110
Dikembe Mutombo 3.1
+3.1
20057

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20120
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
20060

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 4.0
+2.7
20131
Dikembe Mutombo 1.3
20077

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.

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