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Dikembe Mutombo

ATL · Big · 1998-99 · Georgetown · Year 8 · age 32 · born Jun 25, 1966

10.8 PPG12.2 RPG1.1 APG1.9 TPG36.6 MPG

All-Def 2nd

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Height
7'2"
Weight
261

Dikembe Mutombo, 1998-99 with ATL: 10.8 points, 12.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 36.6 minutes a game. Against the 256 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Points per shot (99th percentile), Rebounds / 75 (99th) and Def. rebound % (98th); his lowest are Steals / 75 (1st percentile) and Assist % (13th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 18 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 256 qualified players in 1998-99; the second number is his rank among the 64 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

StatPercentile vs leaguevs bigsValue
Minutes / game899336.6
Minutes share949675.7%
Availability8484100.0%

Offense

StatPercentile vs leaguevs bigsValue
Shooting
True shooting %9597.584
Effective FG%8477.512
Points per shot99991.60
3-point attempts / g12340.0
3PA rate (of FGA)5160.0%
2-point %897951.2%
Free throw %255168.4%
FT attempts / g93905.7
FT rate (of FGA)999984.3%
% points from 314380.0%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75262712.2
Assist %13375.6%
Assists / 7514391.3
Assist / turnover12320.61
Usage %152414.3%
Turnover %19916.9%
Turnovers / 7563522.1
Offensive rebound %927410.7%

Defense

StatPercentile vs leaguevs bigsValue
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75999813.8
Def. rebound %989722.8%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75120.4
Blocks / 7598933.3
Stocks / 7594803.7
Steal %130.5%
Block %98926.0%
Physical ingredients
Height98937'2"
Strength (weight)9375261

Value

StatPercentile vs leaguevs bigsValue
Overall value
PER868218.8
Win Shares / 489791.206
Box Plus/Minus9191+3.7
Offensive BPM7583+1.3
Defensive BPM9798+2.5
VORP94932.6
Game Score / g858412.1

Season by season

SeasonTeamAgeGPMPGPPGRPGAPGTS%BPMBPM %ileHonours
1991-92DEN257138.316.612.32.2.540+0.056All-Star · All-Rookie 1st
1992-93DEN268236.913.813.01.8.567+1.678
1993-94DEN278234.812.011.81.5.590+3.292
1994-95DEN288237.811.512.51.4.595+1.877DPOY · All-Def 2nd · All-Star
1995-96DEN297436.711.011.81.5.562+2.182All-Star
1996-97ATL308037.213.311.61.4.584+2.684DPOY · All-Def 1st · All-Star
1997-98ATL318235.513.411.41.0.584+2.684DPOY · All-NBA 3rd · All-Def 1st · All-Star
1998-99★ATL325036.610.812.21.1.584+3.791All-Def 2nd
1999-00ATL338236.411.514.11.3.621+2.487All-Star
2000-01PHI347534.610.013.51.0.547+1.779DPOY · All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2001-02PHI358036.311.510.81.0.574+0.769All-NBA 3rd · All-Def 2nd · All-Star
2002-03NJN362421.45.86.40.8.445−3.413
2003-04NYK376523.15.66.70.4.523+0.156
2004-05HOU388015.34.05.30.1.575+0.970
2005-06HOU396414.92.64.80.1.626−0.844
2006-07HOU407517.23.16.50.2.601+0.667
2007-08HOU413915.93.05.10.1.591+1.374
2008-09HOU42910.71.83.70.0.472−3.011

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.