Bob Love vs. Dikembe Mutombo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dikembe Mutombo and Bob Love that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bob Love

vs.

Dikembe Mutombo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Dikembe Mutombo 0

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Dikembe Mutombo 18

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Dikembe Mutombo 13

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Dikembe Mutombo 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Love 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Dikembe Mutombo 6

Defensive Player of The Year Bob Love 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 4

Rebounds Leader Bob Love 0 Dikembe Mutombo 2

Blocks Leader Bob Love 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 3

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Dikembe Mutombo 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Dikembe Mutombo 10.3

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Dikembe Mutombo 1.0

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Dikembe Mutombo 2.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Dikembe Mutombo 11,729

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Dikembe Mutombo 12,359

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Dikembe Mutombo 1,240

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Dikembe Mutombo 494

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Dikembe Mutombo 3,289

Total Games Bob Love 789 Dikembe Mutombo 1,196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Dikembe Mutombo .518

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Dikembe Mutombo .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Dikembe Mutombo 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Dikembe Mutombo 9.5

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Dikembe Mutombo 0.8

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Dikembe Mutombo 2.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Dikembe Mutombo 918

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Dikembe Mutombo 962

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Dikembe Mutombo 78

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Dikembe Mutombo 40

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Dikembe Mutombo 251

Total Games Bob Love 47 Dikembe Mutombo 101

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Dikembe Mutombo .517

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Dikembe Mutombo .703

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.