Dikembe Mutombo vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton and Dikembe Mutombo 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

Dikembe Mutombo

vs.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dikembe Mutombo 0 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Dikembe Mutombo 18 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played Dikembe Mutombo 13 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games Dikembe Mutombo 8 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 3 Al Thornton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dikembe Mutombo 3 Al Thornton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 6 Al Thornton 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dikembe Mutombo 4 Al Thornton 0

Rebounds Leader Dikembe Mutombo 2 Al Thornton 0

Blocks Leader Dikembe Mutombo 3 Al Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.8 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 10.3 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.0 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.8 Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 11,729 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 12,359 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 1,240 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 494 Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 3,289 Al Thornton 152

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 1,196 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .518 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .684 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996) Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.1 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.5 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.8 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.5 Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 918 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 962 Al Thornton -

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 78 Al Thornton -

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 40 Al Thornton -

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 251 Al Thornton -

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 101 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .517 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .703 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999) Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994) Al Thornton -