Dikembe Mutombo vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier 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.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dikembe Mutombo 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Dikembe Mutombo 18 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Dikembe Mutombo 13 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Dikembe Mutombo 8 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 3 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Dikembe Mutombo 3 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 6 Norm Van Lier 8

Defensive Player of The Year Dikembe Mutombo 4 Norm Van Lier 0 *

Rebounds Leader Dikembe Mutombo 2 Norm Van Lier 0

Assists Leader Dikembe Mutombo 0 Norm Van Lier 1

Blocks Leader Dikembe Mutombo 3 Norm Van Lier 0 *

* Notes: 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 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 10.3 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.0 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.8 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 11,729 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 12,359 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 1,240 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 494 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 3,289 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 1,196 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .518 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .684 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.1 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.5 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.8 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.5 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 918 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 962 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 78 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 40 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 251 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 101 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .517 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .703 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994) Norm Van Lier 0.4 (1975) *

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.