Tommy Kearns vs. Dikembe Mutombo Comparison

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

vs.

Dikembe Mutombo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tommy Kearns: 1958-59 to 1958-59
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tommy Kearns 0 Dikembe Mutombo 0

NBA Seasons Tommy Kearns 1 Dikembe Mutombo 18

Playoffs Played Tommy Kearns 0 Dikembe Mutombo 13

All-Star Games Tommy Kearns 0 Dikembe Mutombo 8

Honors and Awards

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

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

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

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

Rebounds Leader Tommy Kearns 0 Dikembe Mutombo 2

Blocks Leader Tommy Kearns 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Kearns 2.0 Dikembe Mutombo 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Kearns 0.0 Dikembe Mutombo 10.3

Assists Per Game Tommy Kearns 0.0 Dikembe Mutombo 1.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Kearns 2 Dikembe Mutombo 11,729

Total Rebounds Tommy Kearns 0 Dikembe Mutombo 12,359

Total Assists Tommy Kearns 0 Dikembe Mutombo 1,240

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

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

Total Games Tommy Kearns 1 Dikembe Mutombo 1,196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Kearns 1.000 Dikembe Mutombo .518

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

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Kearns - Dikembe Mutombo .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Kearns 2.0 (1959) Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Kearns 0.0 (1959) Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000)

Assists Per Game Tommy Kearns 0.0 (1959) Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Kearns - Dikembe Mutombo 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Kearns - Dikembe Mutombo 9.5

Assists Per Game Tommy Kearns - Dikembe Mutombo 0.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Kearns - Dikembe Mutombo 918

Total Rebounds Tommy Kearns - Dikembe Mutombo 962

Total Assists Tommy Kearns - Dikembe Mutombo 78

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

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

Total Games Tommy Kearns 0 Dikembe Mutombo 101

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Kearns - Dikembe Mutombo .517

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

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Kearns - Dikembe Mutombo .703

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Kearns - Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Kearns - Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999)

Assists Per Game Tommy Kearns - Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994)

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

Blocks Per Game Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994)

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.