Dikembe Mutombo vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears 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.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dikembe Mutombo 0 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Dikembe Mutombo 18 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Dikembe Mutombo 13 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Dikembe Mutombo 8 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 3 Odie Spears 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dikembe Mutombo 3 Odie Spears 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 6 Odie Spears 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dikembe Mutombo 4 Odie Spears 0 *

Rebounds Leader Dikembe Mutombo 2 Odie Spears 0 *

Blocks Leader Dikembe Mutombo 3 Odie Spears 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 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 10.3 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.0 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.8 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 11,729 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 12,359 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 1,240 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 494 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 3,289 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 1,196 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .518 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .684 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.1 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.5 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.8 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.5 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 918 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 962 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 78 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 40 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 251 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 101 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .517 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .703 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994) Odie Spears - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.