Dikembe Mutombo won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 1997-98.

Interpreted as:

1998 defensive player of the year by a player

		NAME	DPOY	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1		Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	1	1997-98	ATL	82	35.6	13.4	11.4	1.0	0.4	3.4	4.9	9.1	53.7	0.0	0.0		3.7	5.5	67.0	58.4	3.4	8.0	2.0	2,917	1,101	932	82	34	277	168	254	+421

Games

	NAME	DATE	DPOY	SEASON	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	4/19/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	vs	MIA	34	10	10	1	0	2	4	6	66.7	0	0	2	4	50.0	64.4	4	6	0	2	+15
2	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	4/17/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	vs	CHA	28	9	13	3	0	1	3	6	50.0	0	0	3	7	42.9	49.6	4	9	2	4	+23
3	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	4/15/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	@	IND	38	12	14	0	0	3	4	11	36.4	0	0	4	5	80.0	45.5	4	10	5	4	-8
4	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	4/14/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	vs	PHI	40	5	5	1	0	6	1	4	25.0	0	0	3	8	37.5	33.2	2	3	2	4	+5
5	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	4/12/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	@	WAS	34	5	14	1	0	1	2	9	22.2	0	0	1	4	25.0	23.2	3	11	4	3	+9
6	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	4/10/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	@	CHA	33	12	9	0	0	4	5	7	71.4	0	0	2	4	50.0	68.5	1	8	3	4	+4
7	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	4/9/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	vs	IND	41	20	24	2	2	3	6	11	54.5	0	0	8	13	61.5	59.8	10	14	2	4	-8
8	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	4/7/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	vs	NYK	42	17	19	0	0	6	3	9	33.3	0	0	11	16	68.8	53.0	7	12	0	1	+12
9	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	4/5/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	vs	MIN	41	18	11	2	1	2	8	13	61.5	0	0	2	4	50.0	61.0	3	8	3	2	-1
10	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	4/3/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	vs	HOU	33	8	14	4	1	3	2	7	28.6	0	0	4	4	100.0	45.7	2	12	3	4	+33
11	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	4/1/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	vs	TOR	33	12	10	0	0	3	4	5	80.0	0	0	4	4	100.0	88.8	2	8	0	2	+20
12	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	3/31/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	@	NJN	37	13	9	1	1	3	5	9	55.6	0	0	3	4	75.0	60.4	1	8	3	5	-17
13	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	3/29/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	vs	DET	29	13	8	2	0	3	5	7	71.4	0	0	3	3	100.0	78.1	2	6	3	4	+19
14	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	3/27/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	vs	CHI	35	12	10	1	3	2	6	12	50.0	0	0	0	3	0.0	45.0	2	8	2	4	-7
15	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	3/24/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	vs	ORL	29	6	8	1	0	2	2	3	66.7	0	0	2	2	100.0	77.3	3	5	5	5	+16
16	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	3/22/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	@	DET	34	17	12	2	0	2	7	11	63.6	0	0	3	3	100.0	69.0	5	7	1	4	-12
17	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	3/20/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	@	NYK	30	16	9	0	0	1	4	7	57.1	0	0	8	9	88.9	73.0	5	4	1	0	-5
18	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	3/19/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	vs	MIL	40	18	15	1	0	8	6	8	75.0	0	0	6	9	66.7	75.3	4	11	1	1	+10
19	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	3/17/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	@	TOR	39	8	12	1	4	4	4	11	36.4	0	0	0	3	0.0	32.5	3	9	0	3	+11
20	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	3/15/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	vs	BOS	36	21	11	1	1	6	9	12	75.0	0	0	3	4	75.0	76.3	2	9	2	2	+11
21	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	3/13/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	@	PHI	30	9	4	0	0	3	3	5	60.0	0	0	3	4	75.0	66.6	1	3	1	5	-13
22	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	3/11/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	@	BOS	36	16	10	1	0	3	7	9	77.8	0	0	2	4	50.0	74.3	3	7	5	2	+20
23	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	3/8/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	vs	CLE	32	10	19	1	0	3	2	8	25.0	0	0	6	10	60.0	40.3	5	14	2	3	+17
24	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	3/6/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	vs	DEN	31	15	13	3	0	3	6	8	75.0	0	0	3	4	75.0	76.8	2	11	2	0	+18
25	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	3/1/1998	1	1997-98	ATL	@	VAN	29	11	12	1	2	3	4	7	57.1	0	0	3	4	75.0	62.8	3	9	2	3	+32
	Average		0.0					35.6	13.4	11.4	1.0	0.4	3.4	4.9	9.1	53.7	0.0	0.0	3.7	5.5	67.0	58.4	3.4	8.0	2.0	3.1	5.1
	Total		1					2,917	1,101	932	82	34	277	399	743	53.7	0	0	303	452	67.0	58.4	276	656	168	254	+421