Tommy Byrnes vs. Dikembe Mutombo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dikembe Mutombo and Tommy Byrnes 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

Tommy Byrnes

vs.

Dikembe Mutombo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tommy Byrnes: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tommy Byrnes 0 Dikembe Mutombo 0

NBA Seasons Tommy Byrnes 5 Dikembe Mutombo 18

Playoffs Played Tommy Byrnes 2 Dikembe Mutombo 13

All-Star Games Tommy Byrnes 0 Dikembe Mutombo 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Byrnes 0 Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Tommy Byrnes 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Byrnes 0 Dikembe Mutombo 6

Defensive Player of The Year Tommy Byrnes 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 4

Rebounds Leader Tommy Byrnes 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 2

Blocks Leader Tommy Byrnes 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 Tommy Byrnes 6.5 Dikembe Mutombo 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.5 * Dikembe Mutombo 10.3

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.2 Dikembe Mutombo 1.0

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 2.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Byrnes 1,712 Dikembe Mutombo 11,729

Total Rebounds Tommy Byrnes 72 * Dikembe Mutombo 12,359

Total Assists Tommy Byrnes 311 Dikembe Mutombo 1,240

Total Steals Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 494

Total Blocks Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 3,289

Total Games Tommy Byrnes 265 Dikembe Mutombo 1,196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Byrnes .299 Dikembe Mutombo .518

3-Point Percentage Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Byrnes .648 Dikembe Mutombo .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 7.6 (1947) Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.5 (1951) * Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000)

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.8 (1949) Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992)

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 6.3 Dikembe Mutombo 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes - * Dikembe Mutombo 9.5

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 0.3 Dikembe Mutombo 0.8

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 2.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Byrnes 50 Dikembe Mutombo 918

Total Rebounds Tommy Byrnes 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 962

Total Assists Tommy Byrnes 2 Dikembe Mutombo 78

Total Steals Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 40

Total Blocks Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 251

Total Games Tommy Byrnes 8 Dikembe Mutombo 101

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Byrnes .301 Dikembe Mutombo .517

3-Point Percentage Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Byrnes .261 Dikembe Mutombo .703

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 8.7 (1948) Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes - * Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999)

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 0.7 (1948) Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - 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.