Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Dikembe Mutombo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dikembe Mutombo and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has one of the highest career point averages in NBA 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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 14.6 points more than Dikembe Mutombo in his 18 seasons (24.4 points against 9.8). On the other hand Dikembe Mutombo scored a total of 435 points more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (11,729 vs. 11,294).

Points Per Game			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4	+14.6	7
Dikembe Mutombo	9.8		18

Total Points			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11,294		7
Dikembe Mutombo	11,729	+435	18

Scoring Titles
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	+1
Dikembe Mutombo	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.8		2019	82
Dikembe Mutombo	16.6	+5.8	1992	71

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0	+5.2	2020	70
Dikembe Mutombo	13.8		1993	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+11.7	2021	35
Dikembe Mutombo	12.0		1994	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5	+13.0	2022	56
Dikembe Mutombo	11.5		1995	82

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+20.4	2023	68
Dikembe Mutombo	11.0		1996	74

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+16.8	2024	75
Dikembe Mutombo	13.3		1997	80

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+19.3	2025	76
Dikembe Mutombo	13.4		1998	82

Dikembe Mutombo's additional seasons:

* Dikembe Mutombo played 11 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 18, from 1999 to 2009—he averaged 7.0 points in a total of 643 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11.5 ppg and his lowest 1.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+13.7	2019	6
Dikembe Mutombo	-	DNP	1992	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3	+16.3	2020	7
Dikembe Mutombo	-	DNP	1993	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0
Dikembe Mutombo	13.3	+13.3	1994	12

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0
Dikembe Mutombo	6.0	+6.0	1995	3

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0
Dikembe Mutombo	-	DNP	1996	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+14.8	2024	10
Dikembe Mutombo	15.4		1997	10

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+21.9	2025	23
Dikembe Mutombo	8.0		1998	4

Dikembe Mutombo's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Dikembe Mutombo played in 9 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 7.7 points in a total of 72 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 13.9 ppg and his lowest 0.