Joe Johnson vs. Dikembe Mutombo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dikembe Mutombo and Joe Johnson 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

Joe Johnson is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Joe Johnson 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Joe Johnson averages 6.2 points more than Dikembe Mutombo in his 18 seasons (16.0 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 8,678 points more (20,407 vs. 11,729).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Joe Johnson 16.0
+6.2
18
Dikembe Mutombo 9.8
18

Total Points

Seasons
Joe Johnson 20,407
+8,678
18
Dikembe Mutombo 11,729
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Joe Johnson has a better career point average than Dikembe Mutombo (+6.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+910).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Joe Johnson 15.2
+6.1
13
Dikembe Mutombo 9.1
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Joe Johnson 1,828
+910
13
Dikembe Mutombo 918
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 6
+6
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 91
+89
Dikembe Mutombo 2

20+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 414
+327
Dikembe Mutombo 87

10+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 967
+362
Dikembe Mutombo 605

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Joe Johnson 1,255
+143
Dikembe Mutombo 1,112

0 Point Games (games without points)

Joe Johnson 22
Dikembe Mutombo 84
+62

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 4
+4
Dikembe Mutombo 0

20+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 32
+24
Dikembe Mutombo 8

10+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 93
+47
Dikembe Mutombo 46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Joe Johnson 116
+26
Dikembe Mutombo 90

0 Point Games (games without points)

Joe Johnson 4
Dikembe Mutombo 11
+7

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

more >>

Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Joe Johnson 16.0 6.1 13.9 44.1 1.5 4.2 37.1 2.2 2.7 80.2 18 1,277
difference:+6.2+2.6+7.2+7.7+1.5+4.2+37.1+0.6+1.4+11.8+81
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
Joe Johnson 20,407 7,823 17,720 44.1 1,978 5,331 37.1 2,783 3,468 80.2 18 1,277
difference:+8,678+3,654+9,675+7.7+1,978+5,329+37.1+608+1,492+11.8+81
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
Joe Johnson 15.2 5.9 13.7 42.7 1.3 3.9 33.9 2.2 2.8 77.9 13 120
difference:+6.1+2.9+7.9+9.0+1.3+3.9+33.9+0.9+1.6+7.6+19
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
Joe Johnson 1,828 703 1,647 42.7 158 466 33.9 264 339 77.9 13 120
difference:+910+400+1,061+9.0+158+465+33.9+48+105+7.6+19
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
Joe Johnson 7.5
200277
Dikembe Mutombo 16.6
+9.1
199271

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 7.5
200277
Dikembe Mutombo 13.8
+6.3
199382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 7.5
200277
Dikembe Mutombo 12.0
+4.5
199482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 9.8
200382
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
+1.7
199582

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 16.7
+5.7
200482
Dikembe Mutombo 11.0
199674

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 17.1
+3.8
200582
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199780

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 20.2
+6.8
200682
Dikembe Mutombo 13.4
199882

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 25.0
+14.2
200757
Dikembe Mutombo 10.8
199950

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 21.7
+10.2
200882
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200082

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 21.4
+11.4
200979
Dikembe Mutombo 10.0
200175

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 21.3
+9.8
201076
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200280

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 18.2
+12.4
201172
Dikembe Mutombo 5.8
200324

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 18.8
+13.2
201260
Dikembe Mutombo 5.6
200465

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 16.3
+12.3
201372
Dikembe Mutombo 4.0
200580

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 15.8
+13.2
201479
Dikembe Mutombo 2.6
200664

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 14.4
+11.3
201580
Dikembe Mutombo 3.1
200775

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 12.2
+9.2
201681
Dikembe Mutombo 3.0
200839

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 12.2
+10.4
201681
Dikembe Mutombo 1.8
20099

Joe Johnson's additional seasons:

* Joe Johnson played 5 seasons more than Dikembe Mutombo in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 19 to 23, from 2016 to 2022—he averaged 9.1 points in a total of 270 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12.2 ppg and his lowest 2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20020
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19920

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20020
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19930

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20020
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
+13.3
199412

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 5.3
20036
Dikembe Mutombo 6.0
+0.7
19953

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20040
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19960

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 18.8
+3.4
20059
Dikembe Mutombo 15.4
199710

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20060
Dikembe Mutombo 8.0
+8.0
19984

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20070
Dikembe Mutombo 12.6
+12.6
19999

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 20.0
+20.0
20087
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
20000

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 16.4
+2.5
200911
Dikembe Mutombo 13.9
200123

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 17.9
+9.1
201011
Dikembe Mutombo 8.8
20025

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 18.8
+17.0
201112
Dikembe Mutombo 1.8
200310

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 17.2
+14.9
20126
Dikembe Mutombo 2.3
20043

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 14.9
+11.8
20137
Dikembe Mutombo 3.1
20057

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 21.2
+21.2
201412
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
20060

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 16.5
+15.2
20156
Dikembe Mutombo 1.3
20077

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 12.1
+8.3
201614
Dikembe Mutombo 3.8
20086

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 12.1
+12.1
201614
Dikembe Mutombo 0.0
20092

Joe Johnson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Joe Johnson played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.2 points in a total of 41 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.9 ppg and his lowest 1.5.

Share: