Dikembe Mutombo vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Dikembe Mutombo 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

Dikembe Mutombo

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dikembe Mutombo 0 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Dikembe Mutombo 18 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Dikembe Mutombo 13 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Dikembe Mutombo 8 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 3 Pep Saul 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dikembe Mutombo 3 Pep Saul 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 6 Pep Saul 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dikembe Mutombo 4 Pep Saul 0 *

Rebounds Leader Dikembe Mutombo 2 Pep Saul 0 *

Blocks Leader Dikembe Mutombo 3 Pep Saul 0 *

* 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 Dikembe Mutombo 9.8 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 10.3 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.0 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.8 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 11,729 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 12,359 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 1,240 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 494 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 3,289 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 1,196 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .518 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .684 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.1 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.5 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.8 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.5 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 918 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 962 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 78 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 40 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 251 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 101 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .517 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .703 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994) Pep Saul - n/a **

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.