Tim Hardaway vs. Dikembe Mutombo: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Dikembe Mutombo and Tim Hardaway 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Tim Hardaway 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Tim Hardaway averages 7.9 points more than Dikembe Mutombo in his 18 seasons (17.7 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 3,644 points more (15,373 vs. 11,729).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 17.7 | +7.9 | 13 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 9.8 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 15,373 | +3,644 | 13 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 11,729 | 18 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Tim Hardaway has a better career point average than Dikembe Mutombo (+7.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+25).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 16.8 | +7.7 | 9 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 9.1 | 13 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 943 | +25 | 9 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 918 | 13 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 5 | +5 | ||
| Dikembe Mutombo | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 360 | +273 | ||
| Dikembe Mutombo | 87 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 719 | +114 | ||
| Dikembe Mutombo | 605 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 853 | |||
| Dikembe Mutombo | 1,112 | +259 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 14 | |||
| Dikembe Mutombo | 84 | +70 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 7 | +7 | ||
| Dikembe Mutombo | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 24 | +16 | ||
| Dikembe Mutombo | 8 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 42 | |||
| Dikembe Mutombo | 46 | +4 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 53 | |||
| Dikembe Mutombo | 90 | +37 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 3 | |||
| Dikembe Mutombo | 11 | +8 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 17.7 | 6.5 | 15.1 | 43.1 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 35.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 78.2 | 13 | 867 |
| difference: | +7.9 | +3.0 | +8.4 | +8.7 | +1.8 | +5.0 | +35.5 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +9.8 | +5 | +329 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 15,373 | 5,640 | 13,076 | 43.1 | 1,542 | 4,345 | 35.5 | 2,551 | 3,263 | 78.2 | 13 | 867 |
| difference: | +3,644 | +1,471 | +5,031 | +8.7 | +1,542 | +4,343 | +35.5 | +840 | +1,697 | +9.8 | +5 | +329 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 16.8 | 5.9 | 14.9 | 39.3 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 32.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 75.1 | 9 | 56 |
| difference: | +7.7 | +2.9 | +9.1 | +12.4 | +2.0 | +6.1 | +32.0 | +0.2 | +4.8 | +4 | +45 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 943 | 329 | 837 | 39.3 | 110 | 344 | 32.0 | 175 | 233 | 75.1 | 9 | 56 |
| difference: | +25 | +26 | +251 | +12.4 | +110 | +343 | +32.0 | +137 | +211 | +4.8 | +4 | +45 |
| 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
Dikembe Mutombo's additional seasons: | ||||
* Dikembe Mutombo played 4 seasons more than Tim Hardaway in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, 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 game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1990 | 0 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | - | DNP | 1992 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | 25.2 | +25.2 | 1991 | 9 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | - | DNP | 1993 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1993 | 0 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 6.0 | +6.0 | 1995 | 3 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | - | DNP | 1996 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | 26.0 | +26.0 | 1998 | 5 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 2.3 | +2.3 | 2004 | 3 |
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. |