Dikembe Mutombo vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule 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.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dikembe Mutombo 0 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Dikembe Mutombo 18 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Dikembe Mutombo 13 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Dikembe Mutombo 8 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 3 Bob Rule 0

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 6 Bob Rule 0

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

Rebounds Leader Dikembe Mutombo 2 Bob Rule 0

Blocks Leader Dikembe Mutombo 3 Bob Rule 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 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 10.3 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.0 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.8 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 11,729 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 12,359 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 1,240 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 494 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 3,289 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 1,196 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .518 Bob Rule .461

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

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .684 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.1 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.5 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.8 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.5 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 918 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 962 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 78 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 40 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 251 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 101 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .517 Bob Rule -

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

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .703 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994) Bob Rule - *

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.