Gene James vs. Dikembe Mutombo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dikembe Mutombo and Gene James 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

Gene James

vs.

Dikembe Mutombo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene James 0 Dikembe Mutombo 0

NBA Seasons Gene James 3 Dikembe Mutombo 18

Playoffs Played Gene James 2 Dikembe Mutombo 13

All-Star Games Gene James 0 Dikembe Mutombo 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene James 0 Dikembe Mutombo 3

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

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

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

Rebounds Leader Gene James 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 2

Blocks Leader Gene James 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 3

* 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 Gene James 3.4 Dikembe Mutombo 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 * Dikembe Mutombo 10.3

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.1 Dikembe Mutombo 1.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 296 Dikembe Mutombo 11,729

Total Rebounds Gene James 141 * Dikembe Mutombo 12,359

Total Assists Gene James 95 Dikembe Mutombo 1,240

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

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

Total Games Gene James 88 Dikembe Mutombo 1,196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .334 Dikembe Mutombo .518

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

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .561 Dikembe Mutombo .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 4.2 (1951) Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 (1951) * Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000)

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.5 (1951) Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 1.0 Dikembe Mutombo 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Dikembe Mutombo 9.5

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.5 Dikembe Mutombo 0.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 4 Dikembe Mutombo 918

Total Rebounds Gene James 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 962

Total Assists Gene James 2 Dikembe Mutombo 78

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

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

Total Games Gene James 4 Dikembe Mutombo 101

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .111 Dikembe Mutombo .517

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

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .500 Dikembe Mutombo .703

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 2.0 (1950) Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999)

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.7 (1949) Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994)

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

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994)

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.