Michael Jordan vs. Dikembe Mutombo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dikembe Mutombo and Michael Jordan 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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Michael Jordan 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 Michael Jordan 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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Michael Jordan averages 20.3 points more than Dikembe Mutombo in his 18 seasons (30.1 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 20,563 points more (32,292 vs. 11,729).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Michael Jordan 30.1
+20.3
15
Dikembe Mutombo 9.8
18

Total Points

Seasons
Michael Jordan 32,292
+20,563
15
Dikembe Mutombo 11,729
18

Scoring Titles

Michael Jordan 10
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+10
Dikembe Mutombo 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Michael Jordan has a better career point average than Dikembe Mutombo (+24.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+5,069).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Michael Jordan 33.4
+24.3
13
Dikembe Mutombo 9.1
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Michael Jordan 5,987
+5,069
13
Dikembe Mutombo 918
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 4
+4
Dikembe Mutombo 0

50+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 31
+31
Dikembe Mutombo 0

40+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 173
+173
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 562
+560
Dikembe Mutombo 2

20+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 926
+839
Dikembe Mutombo 87

10+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 1,059
+454
Dikembe Mutombo 605

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Michael Jordan 1,072
Dikembe Mutombo 1,112
+40

0 Point Games (games without points)

Michael Jordan 0
Dikembe Mutombo 84
+84

Playoffs

60+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 1
+1
Dikembe Mutombo 0

50+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 8
+8
Dikembe Mutombo 0

40+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 38
+38
Dikembe Mutombo 0

30+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 109
+109
Dikembe Mutombo 0

20+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 173
+165
Dikembe Mutombo 8

10+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 179
+133
Dikembe Mutombo 46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Michael Jordan 179
+89
Dikembe Mutombo 90

0 Point Games (games without points)

Michael Jordan 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
Michael Jordan 30.1 11.4 22.9 49.7 0.5 1.7 32.7 6.8 8.2 83.5 15 1,072
difference:+20.3+7.9+16.2+2.1+0.5+1.7+32.7+4.0+4.1+15.1+3+124
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
Michael Jordan 32,292 12,192 24,537 49.7 581 1,778 32.7 7,327 8,772 83.5 15 1,072
difference:+20,563+8,023+16,492+2.1+581+1,776+32.7+3,936+3,812+15.1+3+124
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
Michael Jordan 33.4 12.2 25.1 48.7 0.8 2.5 33.2 8.2 9.9 82.8 13 179
difference:+24.3+9.2+19.3+3.1+0.8+2.5+33.2+5.1+5.5+12.5+78
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
Michael Jordan 5,987 2,188 4,497 48.7 148 446 33.2 1,463 1,766 82.8 13 179
difference:+5,069+1,885+3,911+3.1+148+445+33.2+1,151+1,322+12.5+78
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
Michael Jordan 28.2
+11.6
198582
Dikembe Mutombo 16.6
199271

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 22.7
+8.9
198618
Dikembe Mutombo 13.8
199382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader37.1
+25.1
198782
Dikembe Mutombo 12.0
199482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader35.0
+23.5
198882
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
199582

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.5
+21.5
198981
Dikembe Mutombo 11.0
199674

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader33.6
+20.3
199082
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199780

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader31.5
+18.1
1991NBA Champion82
Dikembe Mutombo 13.4
199882

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader30.1
+19.3
1992NBA Champion80
Dikembe Mutombo 10.8
199950

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.6
+21.1
1993NBA Champion78
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200082

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 26.9
+16.9
199517
Dikembe Mutombo 10.0
200175

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader30.4
+20.4
1996NBA Champion82
Dikembe Mutombo 10.0
200175

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader29.6
+18.1
1997NBA Champion82
Dikembe Mutombo 11.5
200280

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader28.7
+22.9
1998NBA Champion82
Dikembe Mutombo 5.8
200324

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 22.9
+17.3
200260
Dikembe Mutombo 5.6
200465

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 20.0
+16.0
200382
Dikembe Mutombo 4.0
200580

Dikembe Mutombo's additional seasons:

* Dikembe Mutombo played 4 seasons more than Michael Jordan in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 16 to 19, from 2006 to 2009—he averaged 2.9 points in a total of 187 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 3.1 ppg and his lowest 1.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 29.3
+29.3
19854
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19920

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 43.7
+43.7
19863
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19930

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 35.7
+22.4
19873
Dikembe Mutombo 13.3
199412

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 36.3
+30.3
198810
Dikembe Mutombo 6.0
19953

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 34.8
+34.8
198917
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
19960

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 36.7
+21.3
199016
Dikembe Mutombo 15.4
199710

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 31.1
+23.1
1991NBA Champion17
Dikembe Mutombo 8.0
19984

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 34.5
+21.9
1992NBA Champion22
Dikembe Mutombo 12.6
19999

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 35.1
+35.1
1993NBA Champion19
Dikembe Mutombo -
DNP
20000

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 31.5
+17.6
199510
Dikembe Mutombo 13.9
200123

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 30.7
+16.8
1996NBA Champion18
Dikembe Mutombo 13.9
200123

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 31.1
+22.3
1997NBA Champion19
Dikembe Mutombo 8.8
20025

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 32.4
+30.6
1998NBA Champion21
Dikembe Mutombo 1.8
200310

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan -
DNP
20020
Dikembe Mutombo 2.3
+2.3
20043

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan -
DNP
20030
Dikembe Mutombo 3.1
+3.1
20057

Dikembe Mutombo's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Dikembe Mutombo played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.1 points in a total of 15 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 3.8 ppg and his lowest 0.

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