Jalen Brunson vs. Dikembe Mutombo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dikembe Mutombo and Jalen Brunson 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 Jalen Brunson has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Dikembe Mutombo scored more points in the regular season. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Brunson averages 8.4 points more than Dikembe Mutombo in his 18 seasons (18.2 points against 9.8). On the other hand Dikembe Mutombo scored a total of 2,752 points more than Jalen Brunson (11,729 vs. 8,977).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 18.2
+8.4
8
Dikembe Mutombo 9.8
18

Total Points

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 8,977
8
Dikembe Mutombo 11,729
+2,752
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Dikembe Mutombo (+16.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+783).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 25.4
+16.3
5
Dikembe Mutombo 9.1
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 1,701
+783
5
Dikembe Mutombo 918
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 1
+1
Dikembe Mutombo 0

50+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 3
+3
Dikembe Mutombo 0

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 18
+18
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 81
+79
Dikembe Mutombo 2

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 207
+120
Dikembe Mutombo 87

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 378
Dikembe Mutombo 605
+227

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 479
Dikembe Mutombo 1,112
+633

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 13
Dikembe Mutombo 84
+71

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 9
+9
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 24
+24
Dikembe Mutombo 0

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 48
+40
Dikembe Mutombo 8

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 61
+15
Dikembe Mutombo 46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 67
Dikembe Mutombo 90
+23

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 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
Jalen Brunson 18.2 6.7 13.7 48.9 1.6 4.1 38.8 3.2 3.9 82.3 8 492
difference:+8.4+3.2+7.0+3.0+1.6+4.1+38.8+0.4+0.2+13.9+10+704
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
Jalen Brunson 8,977 3,296 6,745 48.9 791 2,038 38.8 1,594 1,936 82.3 8 492
difference:+2,752+873+1,300+3.0+791+2,036+38.8+1,797+3,024+13.9+10+704
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
Jalen Brunson 25.4 9.0 19.7 46.0 2.0 5.8 34.2 5.3 6.4 82.6 5 67
difference:+16.3+6.0+13.9+5.7+2.0+5.8+34.2+2.2+2.0+12.3+8+34
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
Jalen Brunson 1,701 606 1,318 46.0 132 386 34.2 357 432 82.6 5 67
difference:+783+303+732+5.7+132+385+34.2+45+12+12.3+8+34
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
Jalen Brunson 9.3
201973
Dikembe Mutombo 16.6
+7.3
199271

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.2
202057
Dikembe Mutombo 13.8
+5.6
199382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 12.6
+0.6
202168
Dikembe Mutombo 12.0
199482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 16.3
+4.8
202279
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
199582

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 24.0
+13.0
202368
Dikembe Mutombo 11.0
199674

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 28.7
+15.4
202477
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199780

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 26.0
+12.6
202565
Dikembe Mutombo 13.4
199882

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 31.2
+20.4
20265
Dikembe Mutombo 10.8
199950

Dikembe Mutombo's additional seasons:

* Dikembe Mutombo played 10 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2000 to 2009—he averaged 6.7 points in a total of 593 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11.5 ppg and his lowest 1.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20190
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19920

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20200
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19930

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.0
20217
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
+5.3
199412

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 21.6
+15.6
202218
Dikembe Mutombo 6.0
19953

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 27.8
+27.8
202311
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19960

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 32.4
+17.0
202413
Dikembe Mutombo 15.4
199710

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 29.4
+21.4
202518
Dikembe Mutombo 8.0
19984

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP *
20260
Dikembe Mutombo 12.6
+12.6
19999
* season in progress

Dikembe Mutombo's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Dikembe Mutombo played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 7.0 points in a total of 63 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 13.9 ppg and his lowest 0.

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