Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Dikembe Mutombo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dikembe Mutombo and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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 20 NBA regular seasons played, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar averages 14.8 points more than Dikembe Mutombo in his 18 seasons (24.6 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 26,658 points more (38,387 vs. 11,729).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
+14.8
20
Dikembe Mutombo 9.8
18

Total Points

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
+26,658
20
Dikembe Mutombo 11,729
18

Scoring Titles

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Dikembe Mutombo 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a better career point average than Dikembe Mutombo (+15.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,844).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
+15.2
18
Dikembe Mutombo 9.1
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
+4,844
18
Dikembe Mutombo 918
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10
+10
Dikembe Mutombo 0

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 70
+70
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 429
+427
Dikembe Mutombo 2

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,122
+1035
Dikembe Mutombo 87

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,509
+904
Dikembe Mutombo 605

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,559
+447
Dikembe Mutombo 1,112

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1
Dikembe Mutombo 84
+83

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9
+9
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 75
+75
Dikembe Mutombo 0

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 169
+161
Dikembe Mutombo 8

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 223
+177
Dikembe Mutombo 46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
+147
Dikembe Mutombo 90

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 10.2 18.1 55.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 5.6 4.3 6.0 72.1 20 1,560
difference:+14.8+6.7+11.4+4.1+5.6+1.5+1.9+3.7+2+364
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
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 15,837 28,307 55.9 * 1 * 18 * 5.6 6,712 9,304 72.1 20 1,560
difference:+26,658+11,668+20,262+4.1+1+16+5.6+3,321+4,344+3.7+2+364
Dikembe Mutombo 11,729 4,169 8,045 51.8 0 2 0.0 3,391 4,960 68.4 18 1,196

Notes: Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.
* = some years in his career didn't have the stat.

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 9.9 18.7 53.3 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 4.4 6.0 74.0 18 237
difference:+15.2+6.9+12.9+1.6+1.3+1.6+3.7+5+136
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
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 2,356 4,422 53.3 * 0 * 4 * 0.0 1,050 1,419 74.0 18 237
difference:+4,844+2,053+3,836+1.6+3+738+975+3.7+5+136
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
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.8
+12.2
197082
Dikembe Mutombo 16.6
199271

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader31.7
+17.9
1971NBA Champion82
Dikembe Mutombo 13.8
199382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader34.8
+22.8
197281
Dikembe Mutombo 12.0
199482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30.2
+18.7
197376
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
199582

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.0
+16.0
197481
Dikembe Mutombo 11.0
199674

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30.0
+16.7
197565
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199780

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.7
+14.3
197682
Dikembe Mutombo 13.4
199882

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.2
+15.4
197782
Dikembe Mutombo 10.8
199950

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25.8
+14.3
197862
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200082

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23.8
+13.8
197980
Dikembe Mutombo 10.0
200175

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.8
+14.8
1980NBA Champion82
Dikembe Mutombo 10.0
200175

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.2
+16.2
198180
Dikembe Mutombo 10.0
200175

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23.9
+12.4
1982NBA Champion76
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200280

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21.8
+16.0
198379
Dikembe Mutombo 5.8
200324

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21.5
+15.9
198480
Dikembe Mutombo 5.6
200465

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22.0
+18.0
1985NBA Champion79
Dikembe Mutombo 4.0
200580

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23.4
+20.8
198679
Dikembe Mutombo 2.6
200664

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17.5
+14.4
1987NBA Champion78
Dikembe Mutombo 3.1
200775

Season 19

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14.6
+11.6
1988NBA Champion80
Dikembe Mutombo 3.0
200839

Season 20

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.1
+8.3
198974
Dikembe Mutombo 1.8
20099

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2
+35.2
197010
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19920

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.6
+26.6
1971NBA Champion14
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19930

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.7
+15.4
197211
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199412

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22.8
+16.8
19736
Dikembe Mutombo 6.0
19953

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32.2
+32.2
197416
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19960

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
DNP
19750
Dikembe Mutombo 15.4
+15.4
199710

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
DNP
19760
Dikembe Mutombo 8.0
+8.0
19984

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.6
+22.0
197711
Dikembe Mutombo 12.6
19999

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.0
+27.0
19783
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
20000

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.5
+14.6
19798
Dikembe Mutombo 13.9
200123

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31.9
+18.0
1980NBA Champion15
Dikembe Mutombo 13.9
200123

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.7
+12.8
19813
Dikembe Mutombo 13.9
200123

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20.4
+11.6
1982NBA Champion14
Dikembe Mutombo 8.8
20025

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.1
+25.3
198315
Dikembe Mutombo 1.8
200310

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23.9
+21.6
198421
Dikembe Mutombo 2.3
20043

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21.9
+18.8
1985NBA Champion19
Dikembe Mutombo 3.1
20057

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25.9
+25.9
198614
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
20060

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19.2
+17.9
1987NBA Champion18
Dikembe Mutombo 1.3
20077

Season 19

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14.1
+10.3
1988NBA Champion24
Dikembe Mutombo 3.8
20086

Season 20

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.1
+11.1
198915
Dikembe Mutombo 0.0
20092
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