Dikembe Mutombo vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer 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.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dikembe Mutombo 0 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Dikembe Mutombo 18 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Dikembe Mutombo 13 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Dikembe Mutombo 8 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 3 Jim Palmer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dikembe Mutombo 3 Jim Palmer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 6 Jim Palmer 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dikembe Mutombo 4 Jim Palmer 0 *

Rebounds Leader Dikembe Mutombo 2 Jim Palmer 0

Blocks Leader Dikembe Mutombo 3 Jim Palmer 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 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 10.3 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.0 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.8 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 11,729 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 12,359 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 1,240 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 494 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 3,289 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 1,196 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .518 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .684 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.1 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.5 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.8 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.5 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 918 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 962 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 78 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 40 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 251 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 101 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .517 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .703 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994) Jim Palmer - 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.