Dikembe Mutombo vs. Earl Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Shannon 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.

Earl Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09
Earl Shannon: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dikembe Mutombo 0 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Dikembe Mutombo 18 Earl Shannon 3

Playoffs Played Dikembe Mutombo 13 Earl Shannon 0

All-Star Games Dikembe Mutombo 8 Earl Shannon 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 3 Earl Shannon 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dikembe Mutombo 3 Earl Shannon 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 6 Earl Shannon 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dikembe Mutombo 4 Earl Shannon 0 *

Rebounds Leader Dikembe Mutombo 2 Earl Shannon 0 *

Blocks Leader Dikembe Mutombo 3 Earl Shannon 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.8 Earl Shannon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 10.3 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.0 Earl Shannon 1.3

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.8 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 11,729 Earl Shannon 1,156

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 12,359 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 1,240 Earl Shannon 177

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 494 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 3,289 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 1,196 Earl Shannon 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .518 Earl Shannon .305

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .684 Earl Shannon .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992) Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992) Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996) Earl Shannon - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.1 Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.5 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.8 Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.5 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 918 Earl Shannon -

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 962 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 78 Earl Shannon -

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 40 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 251 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 101 Earl Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .517 Earl Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .703 Earl Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997) Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994) Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994) Earl Shannon - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.