Bernard King vs. Dikembe Mutombo: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Bernard King and Dikembe Mutombo all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Bernard King, with a career spanning 14 seasons from 1978 to 1993, and Dikembe Mutombo, with 18 seasons played from 1992 to 2009, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Bernard King vs. Dikembe Mutombo
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Bernard King Dikembe Mutombo Bernard King Dikembe Mutombo
Points
54th
+300th
+300th
275th
Rebounds
278th
20th
+300th
57th
Assists
265th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
265th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
2nd
+300th
11th
Years1418513

Bernard King vs. Dikembe Mutombo
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Bernard King Dikembe Mutombo Bernard King Dikembe Mutombo
Points
36th
+300th
34th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
46th
+300th
79th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
7th
+300th
8th

The 3-point shot was implemented in the 1979-80 season.
* Some years in Bernard King's career don't have data for these stats.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Bernard King Dikembe Mutombo Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
54th
+300th
+246 19,655 vs. 11,7297,926
Rebounds
278th
20th
258 5,060 vs. 12,3597,299
Assists
265th
+300th
+35 2,863 vs. 1,2401,623
Steals
265th
+300th
+35 866 vs. 494372
Blocks
+300th
2nd
+298 230 vs. 3,2893,059
Offensive Rebounds
168th
12th
156 1,704 vs. 3,8082,104
Defensive Rebounds
241st
13th
228 3,356 vs. 8,5515,195
Field Goals Made
47th
+300th
+253 7,830 vs. 4,1693,661
Field Goals Attempted
70th
+300th
+230 15,109 vs. 8,0457,064
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
23 vs. 023
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
134 vs. 2132
Free Throws Made
82nd
132nd
50 3,972 vs. 3,391581
Free Throws Attempted
71st
86th
15 5,444 vs. 4,960484

Games and Years:

Bernard King Dikembe Mutombo Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
50th
+250 874 vs. 1,196322
Seasons
190th
27th
163 14 vs. 184

Triple-Doubles:

Bernard King Dikembe Mutombo Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
202nd
61st
141 2 vs. 108

Rankings by Points Scored:

Bernard King Dikembe Mutombo Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
26th
-
45 vs. 045
50+ point games
14th
-
8 vs. 08
60+ point games
11th
-
1 vs. 01
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Bernard King Dikembe Mutombo Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
275th
+25 687 vs. 918231
Rebounds
+300th
57th
+243 121 vs. 962841
Assists
+300th
+300th
65 vs. 7813
Steals
+300th
+300th
24 vs. 4016
Blocks
+300th
11th
+289 6 vs. 251245
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
37th
+263 45 vs. 296251
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
55th
+245 76 vs. 666590
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
269 vs. 30334
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
481 vs. 586105
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
1 vs. 01
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 13
Free Throws Made
+300th
134th
+166 148 vs. 312164
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
114th
+186 203 vs. 444241

Games and Years:

Bernard King Dikembe Mutombo Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
165th
+135 28 vs. 10173
Playoffs
+300th
45th
+255 5 vs. 138

Triple-Doubles:

Bernard King Dikembe Mutombo Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Bernard King Dikembe Mutombo Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
20th
-
7 vs. 07
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Bernard King Dikembe Mutombo Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
36th
+300th
+264 22.49 vs. 9.8112.68
Rebounds per game
+300th
46th
+254 5.79 vs. 10.334.54
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
3.28 vs. 1.042.24
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.99 vs. 0.410.58
Blocks per game
+300th
7th
+293 0.26 vs. 2.752.49
Offensive Rebounds per game
232nd
18th
214 1.95 vs. 3.181.23
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
35th
+265 3.84 vs. 7.153.31
Field Goals Made per game
21st
+300th
+279 8.96 vs. 3.495.47
Field Goals Attempted per game
43rd
+300th
+257 17.29 vs. 6.7310.56
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.03 vs. 0.000.03
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.19 vs. 0.000.19
Free Throws Made per game
81st
+300th
+219 4.54 vs. 2.841.71
Free Throws Attempted per game
63rd
230th
167 6.23 vs. 4.152.08

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Bernard King Dikembe Mutombo Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
34th
+300th
+266 24.54 vs. 9.0915.45
Rebounds per game
+300th
79th
+221 4.32 vs. 9.525.20
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.32 vs. 0.771.55
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.86 vs. 0.400.46
Blocks per game
+300th
8th
+292 0.21 vs. 2.492.27
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
53rd
+247 1.61 vs. 2.931.32
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
61st
+239 2.71 vs. 6.593.88
Field Goals Made per game
20th
+300th
+280 9.61 vs. 3.006.61
Field Goals Attempted per game
75th
+300th
+225 17.18 vs. 5.8011.38
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.04 vs. 0.000.04
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.15 vs. 0.010.14
Free Throws Made per game
67th
+300th
+233 5.29 vs. 3.092.20
Free Throws Attempted per game
44th
257th
213 7.25 vs. 4.402.85

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.