Dikembe Mutombo vs. Rod Thorn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Thorn 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.

Rod Thorn

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09
Rod Thorn: 1963-64 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dikembe Mutombo 0 Rod Thorn 0

NBA Seasons Dikembe Mutombo 18 Rod Thorn 8

Playoffs Played Dikembe Mutombo 13 Rod Thorn 2

All-Star Games Dikembe Mutombo 8 Rod Thorn 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 3 Rod Thorn 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dikembe Mutombo 3 Rod Thorn 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 6 Rod Thorn 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dikembe Mutombo 4 Rod Thorn 0 *

Rebounds Leader Dikembe Mutombo 2 Rod Thorn 0

Blocks Leader Dikembe Mutombo 3 Rod Thorn 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 Rod Thorn 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 10.3 Rod Thorn 3.1

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.0 Rod Thorn 2.6

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.8 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 11,729 Rod Thorn 5,012

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 12,359 Rod Thorn 1,463

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 1,240 Rod Thorn 1,214

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 494 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 3,289 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 1,196 Rod Thorn 466

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .518 Rod Thorn .433

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .684 Rod Thorn .723

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992) Rod Thorn 15.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000) Rod Thorn 4.8 (1964)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992) Rod Thorn 3.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996) Rod Thorn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.1 Rod Thorn 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.5 Rod Thorn 2.4

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.8 Rod Thorn 1.1

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.5 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 918 Rod Thorn 129

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 962 Rod Thorn 45

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 78 Rod Thorn 21

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 40 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 251 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 101 Rod Thorn 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .517 Rod Thorn .388

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .703 Rod Thorn .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997) Rod Thorn 10.1 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999) Rod Thorn 3.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994) Rod Thorn 1.2 (1967)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994) Rod Thorn - 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.