Dikembe Mutombo vs. Fred VanVleet: NBA Rankings Comparison

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

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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 Fred VanVleet, with 9 seasons played from 2017 to 2025, 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. Fred VanVleet
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Dikembe Mutombo Fred VanVleet Dikembe Mutombo Fred VanVleet
Points
+300th
+300th
275th
+300th
Rebounds
20th
+300th
57th
+300th
Assists
+300th
220th
+300th
237th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
2nd
+300th
11th
+300th
Years189136

Dikembe Mutombo vs. Fred VanVleet
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Dikembe Mutombo Fred VanVleet Dikembe Mutombo Fred VanVleet
Points
+300th
286th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
46th
+300th
79th
+300th
Assists
+300th
82nd
+300th
242nd
Steals
+300th
113rd
+300th
+300th
Blocks
7th
+300th
8th
+300th

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 Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
11,729 vs. 8,2043,525
Rebounds
20th
+300th
+280 12,359 vs. 1,88410,475
Assists
+300th
220th
+80 1,240 vs. 3,1211,881
Steals
+300th
+300th
494 vs. 757263
Blocks
2nd
+300th
+298 3,289 vs. 2533,036
Offensive Rebounds
12th
+300th
+288 3,808 vs. 2393,569
Defensive Rebounds
13th
+300th
+287 8,551 vs. 1,6456,906
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
4,169 vs. 2,7631,406
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
8,045 vs. 6,8851,160
3-Pointers Made
+300th
67th
+233 0 vs. 1,3861,386
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
74th
+226 2 vs. 3,7313,729
Free Throws Made
132nd
+300th
+168 3,391 vs. 1,2922,099
Free Throws Attempted
86th
+300th
+214 4,960 vs. 1,4983,462

Games and Years:

Dikembe Mutombo Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
50th
+300th
1,196 vs. 550646
Seasons
27th
+300th
18 vs. 99

Triple-Doubles:

Dikembe Mutombo Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
61st
202nd
141 10 vs. 28

Rankings by Points Scored:

Dikembe Mutombo Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
276th
0 vs. 22
50+ point games
-
76th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Dikembe Mutombo Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
275th
+300th
+25 918 vs. 649269
Rebounds
57th
+300th
+243 962 vs. 140822
Assists
+300th
237th
+63 78 vs. 211133
Steals
+300th
+300th
40 vs. 5111
Blocks
11th
+300th
+289 251 vs. 19232
Offensive Rebounds
37th
+300th
+263 296 vs. 17279
Defensive Rebounds
55th
+300th
+245 666 vs. 123543
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
303 vs. 21984
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
586 vs. 55135
3-Pointers Made
+300th
75th
+225 0 vs. 130130
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
86th
+214 1 vs. 339338
Free Throws Made
134th
+300th
+166 312 vs. 81231
Free Throws Attempted
114th
+300th
+186 444 vs. 94350

Games and Years:

Dikembe Mutombo Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
165th
+300th
101 vs. 5942
Playoffs
45th
+300th
13 vs. 67

Triple-Doubles:

Dikembe Mutombo Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Dikembe Mutombo Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Dikembe Mutombo Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
286th
+14 9.81 vs. 14.925.11
Rebounds per game
46th
+300th
+254 10.33 vs. 3.436.91
Assists per game
+300th
82nd
+218 1.04 vs. 5.674.64
Steals per game
+300th
113rd
+187 0.41 vs. 1.380.96
Blocks per game
7th
+300th
+293 2.75 vs. 0.462.29
Offensive Rebounds per game
18th
+300th
+282 3.18 vs. 0.432.75
Defensive Rebounds per game
35th
+300th
+265 7.15 vs. 2.994.16
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
3.49 vs. 5.021.54
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
279th
+21 6.73 vs. 12.525.79
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
21st
+279 0.00 vs. 2.522.52
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
14th
+286 0.00 vs. 6.786.78
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.84 vs. 2.350.49
Free Throws Attempted per game
230th
+300th
+70 4.15 vs. 2.721.42

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Dikembe Mutombo Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
+300th
9.09 vs. 11.001.91
Rebounds per game
79th
+300th
+221 9.52 vs. 2.377.15
Assists per game
+300th
242nd
+58 0.77 vs. 3.582.80
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.40 vs. 0.860.47
Blocks per game
8th
+300th
+292 2.49 vs. 0.322.16
Offensive Rebounds per game
53rd
+300th
+247 2.93 vs. 0.292.64
Defensive Rebounds per game
61st
+300th
+239 6.59 vs. 2.084.51
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
3.00 vs. 3.710.71
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
5.80 vs. 9.343.54
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
39th
+261 0.00 vs. 2.202.20
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
52nd
+248 0.01 vs. 5.755.74
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
3.09 vs. 1.371.72
Free Throws Attempted per game
257th
+300th
+43 4.40 vs. 1.592.80

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.