Dikembe Mutombo vs. Gene Shue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Shue 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.

Gene Shue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09
Gene Shue: 1954-55 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dikembe Mutombo 0 Gene Shue 0

NBA Seasons Dikembe Mutombo 18 Gene Shue 10

Playoffs Played Dikembe Mutombo 13 Gene Shue 7

All-Star Games Dikembe Mutombo 8 Gene Shue 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dikembe Mutombo 0 Gene Shue 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 3 Gene Shue 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Dikembe Mutombo 3 Gene Shue 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 6 Gene Shue 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dikembe Mutombo 4 Gene Shue 0 *

Rebounds Leader Dikembe Mutombo 2 Gene Shue 0

Blocks Leader Dikembe Mutombo 3 Gene Shue 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 Gene Shue 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 10.3 Gene Shue 4.1

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.0 Gene Shue 3.7

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.8 Gene Shue - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 11,729 Gene Shue 10,068

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 12,359 Gene Shue 2,855

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 1,240 Gene Shue 2,608

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 494 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 3,289 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 1,196 Gene Shue 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .518 Gene Shue .396

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Gene Shue - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .684 Gene Shue .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992) Gene Shue 22.8 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000) Gene Shue 5.8 (1957)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992) Gene Shue 6.8 (1961)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996) Gene Shue - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.1 Gene Shue 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.5 Gene Shue 4.2

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.8 Gene Shue 4.1

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.5 Gene Shue - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 918 Gene Shue 569

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 962 Gene Shue 133

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 78 Gene Shue 132

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 40 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 251 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 101 Gene Shue 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .517 Gene Shue .424

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Gene Shue - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .703 Gene Shue .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997) Gene Shue 27.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999) Gene Shue 6.6 (1958)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994) Gene Shue 4.9 (1962)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994) Gene Shue - 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.