Dikembe Mutombo vs. Rik Smits Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rik Smits and Dikembe Mutombo, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dikembe Mutombo played 18 years in the NBA, 6 more than Rik Smits, who played 12. Dikembe Mutombo had the first of his seasons in 1991-92, while Rik Smits had his rookie season in 1988-89. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Dikembe Mutombo 18 13 1991-92 to 2008-09
Rik Smits 12 10 1988-89 to 1999-00

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dikembe Mutombo Rik Smits
Season 1991-921988-89
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 71 38.3 16.6 4.5 7.8 12.3 2.2 0.6 3.0 3.5 3.8 6.0 12.2 .493 0.0 0.0 - 4.5 7.0 .642
Rik Smits 82 24.9 11.7 2.3 3.8 6.1 0.9 0.5 1.8 1.6 3.8 4.7 9.1 .517 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.1 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo ------- --- ----------
Rik Smits ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dikembe Mutombo Rik Smits
Season 1992-931989-90
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 82 36.9 13.8 4.2 8.9 13.0 1.8 0.5 3.5 2.6 3.5 4.9 9.5 .510 0.0 0.0 - 4.1 6.0 .681
Rik Smits 82 29.3 15.5 1.6 4.6 6.2 1.7 0.5 2.1 1.7 4.0 6.3 11.8 .533 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.6 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo ------- --- ----------
Rik Smits 3 32.0 12.3 1.3 4.0 5.3 1.0 0.7 1.3 1.7 4.0 4.7 9.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.7 .818

Season 3

Dikembe Mutombo Rik Smits
Season 1993-941990-91
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 82 34.8 12.0 3.5 8.4 11.8 1.5 0.7 4.1 2.5 3.2 4.5 7.8 .569 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 5.4 .583
Rik Smits 76 22.2 10.9 1.5 3.2 4.7 1.1 0.3 1.5 1.1 3.2 4.5 9.3 .485 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.5 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 12 42.6 13.3 3.3 8.7 12.0 1.8 0.7 5.8 2.5 3.5 4.2 9.0 .463 0.0 0.0 - 4.9 8.2 .602
Rik Smits 5 17.6 9.8 0.8 2.8 3.6 0.4 0.2 1.4 1.0 4.6 4.2 7.4 .568 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.6 .875

Season 4

Dikembe Mutombo Rik Smits
Season 1994-951991-92
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 82 37.8 11.5 3.9 8.7 12.5 1.4 0.5 3.9 2.3 3.5 4.3 7.7 .556 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.6 .654
Rik Smits 74 23.9 13.8 1.7 4.0 5.6 1.6 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.1 5.9 11.6 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 2.6 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 3 28.0 6.0 1.3 5.0 6.3 0.3 0.0 2.3 2.3 5.0 2.0 3.3 .600 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.0 .667
Rik Smits 3 9.3 3.3 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.3 1.3 3.7 .364 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 5

Dikembe Mutombo Rik Smits
Season 1995-961992-93
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 74 36.7 11.0 3.4 8.4 11.8 1.5 0.5 4.5 2.0 3.5 3.8 7.7 .499 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 4.8 .695
Rik Smits 81 25.6 14.3 1.6 3.8 5.3 1.5 0.3 0.9 1.8 3.5 6.1 12.6 .486 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 2.8 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo ------- --- ----------
Rik Smits 4 35.8 22.5 3.3 4.8 8.0 1.8 1.3 1.0 2.0 4.5 9.3 16.0 .578 0.0 0.3 .000 4.0 5.5 .727

Season 6

Dikembe Mutombo Rik Smits
Season 1996-971993-94
Team Atlanta HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisPacers Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 80 37.2 13.3 3.4 8.3 11.6 1.4 0.6 3.3 2.3 3.1 4.8 9.0 .527 0.0 0.0 - 3.8 5.4 .705
Rik Smits 78 27.1 15.7 1.7 4.5 6.2 2.0 0.6 1.1 1.9 3.6 6.3 11.8 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 3.8 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 10 41.5 15.4 3.7 8.6 12.3 1.3 0.1 2.6 2.0 3.0 5.4 8.6 .628 0.0 0.0 - 4.6 6.4 .719
Rik Smits 16 28.1 16.0 1.4 3.8 5.3 1.9 0.6 0.6 2.7 4.0 6.4 13.6 .472 0.0 0.0 - 3.1 3.9 .806

Season 7

Dikembe Mutombo Rik Smits
Season 1997-981994-95
Team Atlanta HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 82 35.6 13.4 3.4 8.0 11.4 1.0 0.4 3.4 2.0 3.1 4.9 9.1 .537 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 5.5 .670
Rik Smits 78 30.5 17.9 2.5 5.2 7.7 1.4 0.5 1.0 2.4 3.6 7.2 13.6 .526 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.8 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 4 34.0 8.0 3.3 9.5 12.8 0.3 0.3 2.3 2.0 2.5 2.8 6.0 .458 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 4.0 .625
Rik Smits 17 32.1 20.1 1.9 5.1 7.0 2.0 0.3 0.8 2.0 4.3 7.5 13.6 .547 0.1 0.1 1.000 5.1 6.3 .804

Season 8

Dikembe Mutombo Rik Smits
Season 1998-991995-96
Team Atlanta HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 50 36.6 10.8 3.8 8.4 12.2 1.1 0.3 2.9 1.9 2.9 3.5 6.8 .512 0.0 0.0 - 3.9 5.7 .684
Rik Smits 63 30.2 18.5 1.9 5.0 6.9 1.7 0.3 0.7 2.5 3.6 7.4 14.2 .521 0.0 0.1 .200 3.7 4.7 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 9 42.2 12.6 4.0 9.9 13.9 1.2 0.6 2.6 2.0 3.1 4.4 7.9 .563 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 5.2 .702
Rik Smits 5 33.2 19.0 2.6 4.8 7.4 1.6 0.4 0.4 2.8 4.0 8.4 15.4 .545 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 2.8 .786

Season 9

Dikembe Mutombo Rik Smits
Season 1999-001996-97
Team Atlanta HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 82 36.4 11.5 3.7 10.4 14.1 1.3 0.3 3.3 2.1 3.0 3.9 7.0 .562 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 5.1 .708
Rik Smits 52 29.2 17.1 2.0 4.9 6.9 1.3 0.4 1.1 2.4 3.4 6.8 14.1 .486 0.0 0.2 .250 3.3 4.2 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo ------- --- ----------
Rik Smits ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dikembe Mutombo Rik Smits
Season 2000-011997-98
Team Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsPacers Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 75 34.5 10.0 4.1 9.4 13.5 1.0 0.4 2.7 1.9 2.7 3.6 7.4 .484 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 3.9 .725
Rik Smits 73 28.6 16.7 1.7 5.2 6.9 1.4 0.5 1.2 1.8 3.3 7.0 14.2 .495 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.3 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 23 42.7 13.9 4.9 8.8 13.7 0.7 0.7 3.1 1.6 2.4 4.4 9.0 .490 0.0 0.0 .000 5.0 6.4 .777
Rik Smits 16 29.8 16.6 1.1 4.3 5.3 1.3 0.5 0.9 1.3 4.2 6.6 13.1 .502 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 4.0 .859

Season 11

Dikembe Mutombo Rik Smits
Season 2001-021998-99
Team Philadelphia 76ersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 80 36.3 11.5 3.2 7.6 10.8 1.0 0.4 2.4 2.0 3.0 4.0 8.0 .501 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 4.6 .764
Rik Smits 49 25.9 14.9 1.5 4.1 5.6 1.1 0.4 1.1 1.5 3.2 6.3 12.9 .490 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.7 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 5 34.6 8.8 2.8 7.8 10.6 0.6 0.4 1.8 2.2 3.2 2.8 6.2 .452 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 5.2 .615
Rik Smits 13 22.5 11.8 1.2 3.8 5.0 0.7 0.5 1.2 1.9 3.9 5.2 11.3 .456 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.5 .950

Season 12

Dikembe Mutombo Rik Smits
Season 2002-031999-00
Team New Jersey NetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsPacers Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 24 21.4 5.8 2.3 4.1 6.4 0.8 0.2 1.5 1.4 2.3 2.0 5.5 .374 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.3 .727
Rik Smits 79 23.4 12.9 1.2 3.9 5.1 1.1 0.3 1.3 1.4 3.2 5.5 11.3 .484 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.7 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 10 11.5 1.8 0.8 1.9 2.7 0.6 0.3 0.9 0.8 2.1 0.7 1.5 .467 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Rik Smits 22 20.9 11.0 1.1 2.5 3.5 1.0 0.5 0.9 1.2 3.8 4.7 9.4 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 1.8 .875

Season 13

Dikembe Mutombo Rik Smits
Season 2003-04-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 65 23.0 5.6 2.2 4.5 6.7 0.4 0.3 1.9 0.8 2.2 2.2 4.5 .478 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.8 .681
Rik Smits ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 3 12.3 2.3 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.0 0.3 1.3 1.0 2.0 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Rik Smits ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Dikembe Mutombo Rik Smits
Season 2004-05-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 80 15.2 4.0 1.9 3.5 5.3 0.1 0.2 1.3 0.6 1.7 1.4 2.7 .498 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.8 .741
Rik Smits ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 7 14.4 3.1 1.6 3.4 5.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.0 2.1 0.9 1.6 .545 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.9 .769
Rik Smits ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Dikembe Mutombo Rik Smits
Season 2005-06-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 64 14.9 2.6 1.6 3.2 4.8 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.5 2.0 0.8 1.5 .526 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.4 .758
Rik Smits ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo ------- --- ----------
Rik Smits ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Dikembe Mutombo Rik Smits
Season 2006-07-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 75 17.2 3.1 2.2 4.3 6.5 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.5 2.1 1.1 2.0 .556 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .690
Rik Smits ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 7 5.7 1.3 0.7 0.9 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.4 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Rik Smits ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Dikembe Mutombo Rik Smits
Season 2007-08-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 39 15.9 3.0 1.7 3.4 5.1 0.1 0.3 1.2 0.4 1.4 1.1 2.1 .538 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .711
Rik Smits ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 6 20.5 3.8 1.7 4.8 6.5 0.3 0.2 1.8 0.2 1.7 1.3 2.2 .615 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.8 .636
Rik Smits ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Dikembe Mutombo Rik Smits
Season 2008-09-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 9 10.7 1.8 1.3 2.3 3.7 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.7 1.2 0.6 1.4 .385 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .667
Rik Smits ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dikembe Mutombo 2 10.0 0.0 0.5 4.0 4.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0 .000
Rik Smits ------- --- ----------