Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.6 | |
| 1992 | 13.8 | |
| 1993 | 11.8 | |
| 1994 | 11.5 | |
| 1995 | 11 | |
| 1996 | 11.6 | |
| 1997 | 13.3 | |
| 1998 | 10.8 | |
| 1999 | 11.5 | |
| 2000 | 9.1 | |
| 2001 | 11.7 | |
| 2002 | 6.4 | |
| 2003 | 5.6 | |
| 2004 | 5.9 | |
| 2005 | 4.6 | |
| 2006 | 3.7 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2.2 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Dikembe Mutombo ranks #23 in Basketball
Dikembe Mutombo ranks 23rd among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 115th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 90, Honours 86, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 402 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1991–2009 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1991, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes defensive player of the year awards 4, career blocks 3289, all-star selections 8, career rebounds 12359.
Immediately ahead sits Elvin Hayes on 88.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Hakeem Olajuwon on 88.3. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Dikembe Mutombo GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Mutombo stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1991. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Mutombo comparisons
Dikembe Mutombo — frequently asked
- Is Dikembe Mutombo the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Dikembe Mutombo ranks 23rd in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 88.4, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Dikembe Mutombo's GOAT Score?
- 88.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Dikembe Mutombo rank all time?
- 115th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 23rd within Basketball.
- Dikembe Mutombo vs Elvin Hayes: who ranks higher?
- Dikembe Mutombo, on 88.4 against Elvin Hayes's 88.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.