Last Updated on October 24, 2025 by Mat Diekhake

Dikembe Mutombo — NBA career per-game statistics:

Year Team Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
1991-92 DEN 25 71 71 2720 1179 875 155 66 213 249 867 .493 0 — 497 .642
1992-93 DEN 26 82 82 3026 1132 1066 151 90 287 213 779 .510 0 — 492 .681
1993-94 DEN 27 82 82 2854 984 968 123 103 336 205 640 .569 0 .000 441 .583
1994-95 DEN 28 82 82 3099 943 1025 115 82 320 188 629 .556 0 — 379 .654
1995-96 DEN 29 74 74 2716 814 876 111 74 333 148 570 .499 0 .000 355 .695
1996-97 ATL 30 80 80 2976 1067 928 112 82 264 184 720 .527 0 — 432 .705
1997-98 ATL 31 82 82 2921 1099 934 82 67 344 164 745 .537 0 — 453 .670
1998-99 ATL 32 50 50 1830 540 610 55 56 255 145 340 .512 0 — 285 .684
1999-00 ATL 33 82 82 2985 943 1156 107 106 270 172 574 .562 0 — 418 .708
2000-01 2TM 34 75 75 2588 750 1013 75 78 202 138 553 .484 0 — 293 .725
2000-01 ATL 34 49 49 1715 447 1042 54 54 137 137 353 .477 0 — 152 .695
2000-01 PHI 34 26 26 873 303 388 21 24 65 65 200 .495 0 — 141 .759
2001-02 PHI 35 80 80 2904 920 864 80 80 320 192 640 .501 0 — 368 .764
2002-03 NJN 36 24 16 514 139 154 19 19 58 36 132 .374 0 — 55 .727
2003-04 NYK 37 65 56 1495 364 435 26 26 65 124 292 .478 0 — 117 .681
2004-05 HOU 38 80 2 1216 320 424 8 8 16 104 216 .498 0 — 144 .741
2005-06 HOU 39 64 23 954 166 307 6 6 19 58 96 .526 0 — 90 .758
2006-07 HOU 40 75 33 1290 233 488 15 15 23 75 150 .556 0 — 90 .690
2007-08 HOU 41 39 25 620 117 199 4 4 12 47 82 .538 0 — 47 .711
2008-09 HOU 42 9 2 96 16 33 0 0 3 11 13 .385 0 — 9 .667
Career — — 1196 997 36879 11679 8519 1202 1140 4790 3362 8014 .518 0 .000 4875 .684

Dikembe Mutombo — NBA career totals:

Year Team Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
1991-92 DEN 25 71 71 2716 1177 870 156 43 210 252 869 428 0 0 500 321
1992-93 DEN 26 82 82 3029 1131 1070 147 43 287 216 781 398 0 0 492 335
1993-94 DEN 27 82 82 2853 986 971 127 59 336 206 642 365 1 0 439 256
1994-95 DEN 28 82 82 3100 946 1029 113 40 321 192 628 349 0 0 379 248
1995-96 DEN 29 74 74 2713 814 871 108 38 332 150 569 284 1 0 354 246
1996-97 ATL 30 80 80 2973 1066 929 110 49 264 186 721 380 0 0 434 306
1997-98 ATL 31 82 82 2917 1101 932 82 34 277 168 743 399 0 0 452 303
1998-99 ATL 32 50 50 1829 541 610 57 16 147 94 338 173 0 0 285 195
1999-00 ATL 33 82 82 2984 942 1157 105 27 269 174 573 322 0 0 421 298
2000-01 ATL 34 49 49 1716 445 693 54 20 137 92 354 169 0 0 154 107
2000-01 PHI 34 26 26 875 304 322 22 9 66 52 202 100 0 0 137 104
2001-02 PHI 35 80 80 2907 920 863 83 29 190 156 641 321 0 0 364 278
2002-03 NJN 36 24 16 514 138 153 19 4 37 34 131 49 0 0 55 40
2003-04 NYK 37 65 56 1494 363 437 25 17 123 54 295 141 0 0 119 81
2004-05 HOU 38 80 2 1212 322 426 10 16 101 51 217 108 0 0 143 106
2005-06 HOU 39 64 23 955 169 306 4 17 57 35 95 50 0 0 91 69
2006-07 HOU 40 75 33 1289 230 488 13 22 76 38 153 85 0 0 87 60
2007-08 HOU 41 39 25 619 118 199 5 11 48 17 80 43 0 0 45 32
2008-09 HOU 42 9 2 96 16 33 0 0 11 6 13 5 0 0 9 6
Career — — 1196 997 36791 11729 12359 1240 494 3289 2173 8045 4169 2 0 4960 3391

Dikembe Mutombo — NBA career evolution:

Year Team Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes
1991-92 DEN Defensive Anchor 1 38.3 Low-Mid 16.6 12.3 2.2 3.6 17.4 Immediate impact as rim protector & post scorer (ROY, AS)
1992-93 DEN Defensive Anchor 1 36.9 Low 13.8 13.0 1.8 4.0 16.3 Rebounds increase, scoring efficiency up
1993-94 DEN Defensive Anchor 1 34.8 Low 12.0 11.8 1.5 4.8 15.1 Scoring dips but defensive activity peaks (DPOY-3)
1994-95 DEN Defensive Anchor 1 37.8 Low 11.5 12.5 1.4 4.4 14.9 Defensive role continues to expand (DPOY-1, AS)
1995-96 DEN Defensive Anchor 1 36.7 Low 11.0 11.8 1.5 4.4 14.4 Consistent defensive production, scoring dips
1996-97 ATL Defensive Anchor 1 37.2 Low 13.3 11.6 1.4 4.3 15.3 Seamless fit as Atlanta’s defensive core (DPOY-1)
1997-98 ATL Defensive Anchor 1 35.6 Low 13.4 11.4 1.0 3.7 14.8 Peak defensive accolades, steady impact
1998-99 ATL Defensive Anchor 1 36.6 Low 10.8 12.2 1.1 3.2 13.7 Shortened season, offensive role shrinks
1999-00 ATL Defensive Anchor 1 36.4 Low 11.5 14.1 1.3 3.6 15.3 Career-high rebounding, strong two-way presence
2000-01 ATL/PHI Defensive Anchor 1 34.5 Low 10.0 13.5 1.0 3.1 13.8 Midseason trade, helps 76ers reach Finals (DPOY-1)
2001-02 PHI Defensive Anchor 1 36.3 Low 11.5 10.8 1.0 3.4 13.4 Decline in rebounding but steady defense (DPOY-3)
2002-03 NJN Rim Protector 1 21.4 Low 5.8 6.4 0.8 1.9 7.5 Role sharply reduced, aging effects visible
2003-04 NYK Rim Protector 2 23.0 Low 5.6 6.7 0.4 2.0 7.4 Fills defensive gap in limited minutes
2004-05 HOU Reserve Rim Anchor 2 15.2 Very Low 4.0 5.3 0.1 1.7 5.6 Veteran backup, efficient defense in small role
2005-06 HOU Reserve Rim Anchor 2 14.9 Very Low 2.6 4.8 0.1 2.0 4.8 Blocks stay strong despite offensive fade
2006-07 HOU Reserve Rim Anchor 2 17.2 Very Low 3.1 6.5 0.2 2.3 6.0 Remarkable longevity as pure defensive piece
2007-08 HOU Reserve Rim Anchor 3 15.9 Very Low 3.0 5.1 0.1 2.3 5.3 Age 41 season, still blocks shots
2008-09 HOU Depth Rim Protector 3 10.7 Minimal 1.8 3.7 0.0 0.6 3.0 Final season, minimal role