Dikembe Mutombo vs Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce leads 5 of 8 career categories against Dikembe Mutombo, including scoring (19.7 PPG) and playmaking (3.5 APG). Head to head they met 30 times, 6 of them in the playoffs, with Dikembe Mutombo winning the series 17–13.
The case for Dikembe Mutombo
rebounding (10.3 RPG), shooting efficiency (57.3% TS%), accolades (4 DPOY · 3 All-NBA · 8 AS MVPs / All-Star nods).
The case for Paul Pierce
scoring (19.7 PPG), playmaking (3.5 APG), per-minute impact (19.7 PER), and 2 more.
Tale of the tape
9.8PPG19.7
10.3RPG5.6
1.0APG3.5
57.3%TS%56.8%
17.3PER19.7
116.3Win Shares150.1
1196games played1343
Head to Head
| Dikembe Mutombo | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Series wins | 13 |
| 8.9 | PPG | 22.1 |
| 10.5 | RPG | 6.3 |
| 0.7 | APG | 4.4 |
| 30 meetings (6 in the playoffs) · first 1998-99 · last 2007-08 | ||
Per Game
| Dikembe Mutombo | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| 1196 | G | 1343 |
| 30.8 | MIN | 34.1 |
| 9.8 | PTS | 19.7 |
| 10.3 | REB | 5.6 |
| 1.0 | AST | 3.5 |
| 0.4 | STL | 1.3 |
| 2.8 | BLK | 0.6 |
| 51.8 | FG% | 44.5 |
| 0.0 | 3P% | 36.8 |
| 68.4 | FT% | 80.6 |
Advanced
| Dikembe Mutombo | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| 17.3 | PER | 19.7 |
| 57.3 | TS% | 56.8 |
| 15.1 | USG% | 26.9 |
| 116.3 | WS | 150.1 |
| 0.152 | WS/48 | 0.157 |
| 1.1 | BPM | 3.4 |
| 29.0 | VORP | 62.4 |
Accolades
| Dikembe Mutombo | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Defensive POY | — |
| 3 | All-NBA | 4 |
| 8 | All-Star | 10 |
| 6 | All-Defensive | — |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | Finals MVP | 1 |
Career percentiles
59Scoring89
87Efficiency81
35Playmaking80
94Rebounding78
92Defense79
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