Dikembe Mutombo vs. Bill Thieben Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Thieben 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.

Bill Thieben

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09
Bill Thieben: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dikembe Mutombo 0 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Seasons Dikembe Mutombo 18 Bill Thieben 2

Playoffs Played Dikembe Mutombo 13 Bill Thieben 1

All-Star Games Dikembe Mutombo 8 Bill Thieben 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 3 Bill Thieben 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dikembe Mutombo 3 Bill Thieben 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 6 Bill Thieben 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dikembe Mutombo 4 Bill Thieben 0 *

Rebounds Leader Dikembe Mutombo 2 Bill Thieben 0

Blocks Leader Dikembe Mutombo 3 Bill Thieben 0 *

* 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 Dikembe Mutombo 9.8 Bill Thieben 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 10.3 Bill Thieben 3.2

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.0 Bill Thieben 0.3

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.8 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 11,729 Bill Thieben 337

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 12,359 Bill Thieben 272

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 1,240 Bill Thieben 24

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 494 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 3,289 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 1,196 Bill Thieben 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .518 Bill Thieben .331

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .684 Bill Thieben .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992) Bill Thieben 4.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000) Bill Thieben 3.6 (1957)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992) Bill Thieben 0.3 (1957)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996) Bill Thieben - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.1 Bill Thieben 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.5 Bill Thieben 3.0

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.8 Bill Thieben 1.5

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.5 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 918 Bill Thieben 14

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 962 Bill Thieben 6

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 78 Bill Thieben 3

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 40 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 251 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 101 Bill Thieben 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .517 Bill Thieben .857

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .703 Bill Thieben .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997) Bill Thieben 7.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999) Bill Thieben 3.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994) Bill Thieben 1.5 (1957)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.