Dikembe Mutombo vs. Aaron Nesmith: NBA Rankings Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Dikembe Mutombo, with a career spanning 18 seasons from 1992 to 2009, and Aaron Nesmith, with 5 seasons played from 2021 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—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.

Dikembe Mutombo vs. Aaron Nesmith
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Dikembe Mutombo Aaron Nesmith Dikembe Mutombo Aaron Nesmith
Points
+300th
+300th
275th
+300th
Rebounds
20th
+300th
57th
+300th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
2nd
+300th
11th
299th
Years185134

Dikembe Mutombo vs. Aaron Nesmith
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Dikembe Mutombo Aaron Nesmith Dikembe Mutombo Aaron Nesmith
Points
+300th
--
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
46th
--
79th
+300th
Assists
+300th
--
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
--
+300th
+300th
Blocks
7th
--
8th
+300th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

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

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Dikembe Mutombo Aaron Nesmith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
11,729 vs. 2,5709,159
Rebounds
20th
+300th
+280 12,359 vs. 94611,413
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,240 vs. 305935
Steals
+300th
+300th
494 vs. 190304
Blocks
2nd
+300th
+298 3,289 vs. 1143,175
Offensive Rebounds
12th
+300th
+288 3,808 vs. 2053,603
Defensive Rebounds
13th
+300th
+287 8,551 vs. 7417,810
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
4,169 vs. 9093,260
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
8,045 vs. 1,9646,081
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 410410
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
2 vs. 1,0661,064
Free Throws Made
132nd
+300th
+168 3,391 vs. 3423,049
Free Throws Attempted
86th
+300th
+214 4,960 vs. 4134,547

Games and Years:

Dikembe Mutombo Aaron Nesmith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
50th
+300th
1,196 vs. 288908
Seasons
27th
+300th
18 vs. 513

Rankings by Points Scored:

Dikembe Mutombo Aaron Nesmith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Dikembe Mutombo Aaron Nesmith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
275th
+300th
+25 918 vs. 497421
Rebounds
57th
+300th
+243 962 vs. 242720
Assists
+300th
+300th
78 vs. 6711
Steals
+300th
+300th
40 vs. 346
Blocks
11th
299th
288 251 vs. 32219
Offensive Rebounds
37th
+300th
+263 296 vs. 52244
Defensive Rebounds
55th
+300th
+245 666 vs. 190476
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
303 vs. 170133
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
586 vs. 388198
3-Pointers Made
+300th
138th
+162 0 vs. 8787
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
163rd
+137 1 vs. 226225
Free Throws Made
134th
+300th
+166 312 vs. 70242
Free Throws Attempted
114th
+300th
+186 444 vs. 79365

Games and Years:

Dikembe Mutombo Aaron Nesmith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
165th
+300th
101 vs. 6041
Playoffs
45th
+300th
13 vs. 49

Rankings by Points Scored:

Dikembe Mutombo Aaron Nesmith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Dikembe Mutombo Aaron Nesmith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
--
9.81 vs. 8.920.88
Rebounds per game
46th
--
10.33 vs. 3.287.05
Assists per game
+300th
--
1.04 vs. 1.060.02
Steals per game
+300th
--
0.41 vs. 0.660.25
Blocks per game
7th
--
2.75 vs. 0.402.35
Offensive Rebounds per game
18th
--
3.18 vs. 0.712.47
Defensive Rebounds per game
35th
--
7.15 vs. 2.574.58
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
--
3.49 vs. 3.160.33
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
--
6.73 vs. 6.820.09
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
213rd
+87 0.00 vs. 1.421.42
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
--
0.00 vs. 3.703.70
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
--
2.84 vs. 1.191.65
Free Throws Attempted per game
230th
--
4.15 vs. 1.432.71

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Dikembe Mutombo Aaron Nesmith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
+300th
9.09 vs. 8.280.81
Rebounds per game
79th
+300th
+221 9.52 vs. 4.035.49
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
0.77 vs. 1.120.34
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.40 vs. 0.570.17
Blocks per game
8th
+300th
+292 2.49 vs. 0.531.95
Offensive Rebounds per game
53rd
+300th
+247 2.93 vs. 0.872.06
Defensive Rebounds per game
61st
+300th
+239 6.59 vs. 3.173.43
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
3.00 vs. 2.830.17
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
5.80 vs. 6.470.66
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
172nd
+128 0.00 vs. 1.451.45
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
183rd
+117 0.01 vs. 3.773.76
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
3.09 vs. 1.171.92
Free Throws Attempted per game
257th
+300th
+43 4.40 vs. 1.323.08

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.