Dikembe Mutombo vs. David Robinson: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Dikembe Mutombo and David Robinson 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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 David Robinson, with 14 seasons played from 1990 to 2003, 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.

Dikembe Mutombo vs. David Robinson
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Dikembe Mutombo David Robinson Dikembe Mutombo David Robinson
Points
+300th
46th
275th
55th
Rebounds
20th
35th
57th
31st
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
159th
Steals
+300th
67th
+300th
53rd
Blocks
2nd
6th
11th
5th
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Dikembe Mutombo vs. David Robinson
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Dikembe Mutombo David Robinson Dikembe Mutombo David Robinson
Points
+300th
51st
+300th
151st
Rebounds
46th
38th
79th
41st
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
107th
+300th
159th
Blocks
7th
4th
8th
6th

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:

Dikembe Mutombo David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
46th
+254 11,729 vs. 20,7909,061
Rebounds
20th
35th
15 12,359 vs. 10,4971,862
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,240 vs. 2,4411,201
Steals
+300th
67th
+233 494 vs. 1,388894
Blocks
2nd
6th
4 3,289 vs. 2,954335
Offensive Rebounds
13th
29th
16 3,808 vs. 3,083725
Defensive Rebounds
13th
24th
11 8,551 vs. 7,4141,137
Field Goals Made
+300th
61st
+239 4,169 vs. 7,3653,196
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
93rd
+207 8,045 vs. 14,2216,176
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 2525
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
2 vs. 10098
Free Throws Made
132nd
22nd
110 3,391 vs. 6,0352,644
Free Throws Attempted
86th
19th
67 4,960 vs. 8,2013,241

Games and Years:

Dikembe Mutombo David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
51st
163rd
112 1,196 vs. 987209
Seasons
29th
194th
165 18 vs. 144

Triple-Doubles:

Dikembe Mutombo David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
62nd
50th
12 10 vs. 144

Rankings by Points Scored:

Dikembe Mutombo David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
54th
0 vs. 2222
50+ point games
-
42nd
0 vs. 33
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
2nd
0 vs. 11

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Dikembe Mutombo David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
275th
55th
220 918 vs. 2,2211,303
Rebounds
57th
31st
26 962 vs. 1,301339
Assists
+300th
159th
+141 78 vs. 280202
Steals
+300th
53rd
+247 40 vs. 151111
Blocks
11th
5th
6 251 vs. 31261
Offensive Rebounds
37th
21st
16 296 vs. 36771
Defensive Rebounds
55th
22nd
33 666 vs. 934268
Field Goals Made
+300th
63rd
+237 303 vs. 768465
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
71st
+229 586 vs. 1,6041,018
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 11
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1 vs. 109
Free Throws Made
134th
34th
100 312 vs. 684372
Free Throws Attempted
114th
26th
88 444 vs. 966522

Games and Years:

Dikembe Mutombo David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
165th
100th
65 101 vs. 12322
Playoffs
45th
76th
31 13 vs. 121

Triple-Doubles:

Dikembe Mutombo David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
39th
0 vs. 11

Rankings by Points Scored:

Dikembe Mutombo David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
78th
0 vs. 11
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Dikembe Mutombo David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
51st
+249 9.81 vs. 21.0611.26
Rebounds per game
46th
38th
8 10.33 vs. 10.640.30
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
1.04 vs. 2.471.44
Steals per game
+300th
107th
+193 0.41 vs. 1.410.99
Blocks per game
7th
4th
3 2.75 vs. 2.990.24
Offensive Rebounds per game
18th
24th
6 3.18 vs. 3.120.06
Defensive Rebounds per game
35th
28th
7 7.15 vs. 7.510.36
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
79th
+221 3.49 vs. 7.463.98
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
159th
+141 6.73 vs. 14.417.68
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.030.03
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.100.10
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
21st
+279 2.84 vs. 6.113.28
Free Throws Attempted per game
234th
17th
217 4.15 vs. 8.314.16

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Dikembe Mutombo David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
151st
+149 9.09 vs. 18.068.97
Rebounds per game
79th
41st
38 9.52 vs. 10.581.05
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
0.77 vs. 2.281.50
Steals per game
+300th
159th
+141 0.40 vs. 1.230.83
Blocks per game
8th
6th
2 2.49 vs. 2.540.05
Offensive Rebounds per game
53rd
52nd
1 2.93 vs. 2.980.05
Defensive Rebounds per game
61st
28th
33 6.59 vs. 7.591.00
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
185th
+115 3.00 vs. 6.243.24
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
236th
+64 5.80 vs. 13.047.24
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.010.01
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.01 vs. 0.080.07
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
53rd
+247 3.09 vs. 5.562.47
Free Throws Attempted per game
257th
31st
226 4.40 vs. 7.853.46

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, this is 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 a minimum of 3 games is applied here for the Playoffs.