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.
PPG
9.819.7
RPG
10.35.6
APG
1.03.5
TS%
57.3%56.8%
PER
17.319.7
Win Shares
116.3150.1
games played
11961343
MVPs / All-Star nods
4 DPOY · 3 All-NBA · 8 AS1 FMVP · 4 All-NBA · 10 AS
Head to Head
| Dikembe Mutombo | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 17–13 | |
| Meetings | 30 (6 playoff) | |
| PPG | 8.9 | 22.1 |
| RPG | 10.5 | 6.3 |
| APG | 0.7 | 4.4 |
| First meeting | 1998-99 | |
| Last meeting | 2007-08 | |
Per Game
| Dikembe Mutombo | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1196 | 1343 |
| MIN | 30.8 | 34.1 |
| PTS | 9.8 | 19.7 |
| REB | 10.3 | 5.6 |
| AST | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| STL | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| BLK | 2.8 | 0.6 |
| FG% | 51.8 | 44.5 |
| 3P% | 0.0 | 36.8 |
| FT% | 68.4 | 80.6 |
Advanced
| Dikembe Mutombo | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 17.3 | 19.7 |
| TS% | 57.3 | 56.8 |
| USG% | 15.1 | 26.9 |
| WS | 116.3 | 150.1 |
| WS/48 | 0.152 | 0.157 |
| BPM | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| VORP | 29.0 | 62.4 |
Accolades
| Dikembe Mutombo | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 4 | — |
| All-NBA | 3 | 4 |
| All-Star | 8 | 10 |
| All-Defensive | 6 | — |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring5989
Efficiency8781
Playmaking3580
Rebounding9478
Defense9279
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