Jim Cleamons vs. Dikembe Mutombo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dikembe Mutombo and Jim Cleamons 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

Jim Cleamons

vs.

Dikembe Mutombo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Dikembe Mutombo 0

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Dikembe Mutombo 18

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Dikembe Mutombo 13

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Dikembe Mutombo 8

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Cleamons 0 Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Dikembe Mutombo 6

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

Rebounds Leader Jim Cleamons 0 Dikembe Mutombo 2

Blocks Leader Jim Cleamons 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 3

* 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 Jim Cleamons 8.3 Dikembe Mutombo 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Dikembe Mutombo 10.3

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Dikembe Mutombo 1.0

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Dikembe Mutombo 2.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Dikembe Mutombo 11,729

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Dikembe Mutombo 12,359

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Dikembe Mutombo 1,240

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Dikembe Mutombo 494

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Dikembe Mutombo 3,289

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Dikembe Mutombo 1,196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Dikembe Mutombo .518

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Dikembe Mutombo .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Dikembe Mutombo 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Dikembe Mutombo 9.5

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Dikembe Mutombo 0.8

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Dikembe Mutombo 2.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Dikembe Mutombo 918

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Dikembe Mutombo 962

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Dikembe Mutombo 78

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Dikembe Mutombo 40

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Dikembe Mutombo 251

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Dikembe Mutombo 101

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Dikembe Mutombo .517

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Dikembe Mutombo .703

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994)

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.