James Harden vs. Dikembe Mutombo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dikembe Mutombo and James Harden 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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James Harden is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, 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 James Harden 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.

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 17 NBA regular seasons played, James Harden averages 14.2 points more than Dikembe Mutombo in his 18 seasons (24.0 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 16,043 points more (27,772 vs. 11,729).

Points Per Game

Seasons
James Harden 24.0
+14.2
17
Dikembe Mutombo 9.8
18

Total Points

Seasons
James Harden 27,772
+16,043
17
Dikembe Mutombo 11,729
18

Scoring Titles

James Harden 3
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+3
Dikembe Mutombo 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason James Harden has a better career point average than Dikembe Mutombo (+13.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,977).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
James Harden 22.5
+13.4
16
Dikembe Mutombo 9.1
13

Total Points

Playoffs
James Harden 3,895
+2,977
16
Dikembe Mutombo 918
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

James Harden 4
+4
Dikembe Mutombo 0

50+ Point Games

James Harden 24
+24
Dikembe Mutombo 0

40+ Point Games

James Harden 105
+105
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

James Harden 331
+329
Dikembe Mutombo 2

20+ Point Games

James Harden 739
+652
Dikembe Mutombo 87

10+ Point Games

James Harden 1,057
+452
Dikembe Mutombo 605

1+ Point Games (games with points)

James Harden 1,154
+42
Dikembe Mutombo 1,112

0 Point Games (games without points)

James Harden 1
Dikembe Mutombo 84
+83

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

James Harden 11
+11
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

James Harden 49
+49
Dikembe Mutombo 0

20+ Point Games

James Harden 101
+93
Dikembe Mutombo 8

10+ Point Games

James Harden 155
+109
Dikembe Mutombo 46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

James Harden 170
+80
Dikembe Mutombo 90

0 Point Games (games without points)

James Harden 3
Dikembe Mutombo 11
+8

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
James Harden 24.0 7.1 16.2 43.9 2.8 7.6 36.3 7.1 8.2 86.2 17 1,155
difference:+14.2+3.6+9.5+7.9+2.8+7.6+36.3+4.3+4.1+17.8+1+41
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
James Harden 27,772 8,199 18,661 43.9 3,185 8,778 36.3 8,189 9,505 86.2 17 1,155
difference:+16,043+4,030+10,616+7.9+3,185+8,776+36.3+4,798+4,545+17.8+1+41
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
James Harden 22.5 6.8 16.0 42.5 2.5 7.4 34.0 6.4 7.4 86.9 16 173
difference:+13.4+3.8+10.2+9.2+2.5+7.4+34.0+3.3+3.0+16.6+3+72
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
James Harden 3,895 1,173 2,760 42.5 434 1,275 34.0 1,115 1,283 86.9 16 173
difference:+2,977+870+2,174+9.2+434+1,274+34.0+803+839+16.6+3+72
Dikembe Mutombo 918 303 586 51.7 0 1 0.0 312 444 70.3 13 101

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 9.9
201076
Dikembe Mutombo 16.6
+6.7
199271

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 12.2
201182
Dikembe Mutombo 13.8
+1.6
199382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 16.8
+4.8
201262
Dikembe Mutombo 12.0
199482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 25.9
+14.4
201378
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
199582

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 25.4
+14.4
201473
Dikembe Mutombo 11.0
199674

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 27.4
+14.1
201581
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199780

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 29.0
+15.6
201682
Dikembe Mutombo 13.4
199882

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 29.1
+18.3
201781
Dikembe Mutombo 10.8
199950

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden Scoring leader30.4
+18.9
201872
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200082

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden Scoring leader36.1
+26.1
201978
Dikembe Mutombo 10.0
200175

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden Scoring leader34.3
+24.3
202068
Dikembe Mutombo 10.0
200175

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 24.6
+14.6
202144
Dikembe Mutombo 10.0
200175

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 22.0
+10.5
202265
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200280

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 22.0
+16.2
202265
Dikembe Mutombo 5.8
200324

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 22.0
+16.4
202265
Dikembe Mutombo 5.6
200465

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 21.0
+17.0
202358
Dikembe Mutombo 4.0
200580

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 16.6
+14.0
202472
Dikembe Mutombo 2.6
200664

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 22.8
+19.7
202579
Dikembe Mutombo 3.1
200775

Season 19

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 21.3
+18.3
20264
Dikembe Mutombo 3.0
200839

Dikembe Mutombo's additional seasons:

* Dikembe Mutombo played 1 season more than James Harden in the NBA.

In that year—his season 20 in 2009—he averaged 1.8 points in a total of 9 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 7.7
+7.7
20106
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19920

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 13.0
+13.0
201117
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19930

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 16.3
+3.0
201220
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199412

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 26.3
+20.3
20136
Dikembe Mutombo 6.0
19953

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 26.8
+26.8
20146
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19960

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 27.2
+11.8
201517
Dikembe Mutombo 15.4
199710

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 26.6
+18.6
20165
Dikembe Mutombo 8.0
19984

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 28.5
+15.9
201711
Dikembe Mutombo 12.6
19999

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 28.6
+28.6
201817
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
20000

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 31.6
+17.7
201911
Dikembe Mutombo 13.9
200123

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 29.6
+15.7
202012
Dikembe Mutombo 13.9
200123

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 20.2
+6.3
20219
Dikembe Mutombo 13.9
200123

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 18.6
+9.8
202212
Dikembe Mutombo 8.8
20025

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 18.6
+16.8
202212
Dikembe Mutombo 1.8
200310

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 18.6
+16.3
202212
Dikembe Mutombo 2.3
20043

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 20.3
+17.2
202311
Dikembe Mutombo 3.1
20057

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 21.2
+21.2
20246
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
20060

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 18.7
+17.4
20257
Dikembe Mutombo 1.3
20077

Season 19

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden -
DNP *
20260
Dikembe Mutombo 3.8
+3.8
20086
* season in progress

Dikembe Mutombo's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Dikembe Mutombo played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 0.0 points in a total of 2 games.

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