Tim Duncan vs. Dwight Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwight Howard and Tim Duncan that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Tim Duncan

vs.

Dwight Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Dwight Howard: 2004-05 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Dwight Howard 1

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Dwight Howard 18

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Dwight Howard 12

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Dwight Howard 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Dwight Howard 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Dwight Howard 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Dwight Howard 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Dwight Howard 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Dwight Howard 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Dwight Howard 5

Defensive Player of The Year Tim Duncan 0 Dwight Howard 3

Rebounds Leader Tim Duncan 0 Dwight Howard 5

Blocks Leader Tim Duncan 0 Dwight Howard 2

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Dwight Howard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Dwight Howard 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Dwight Howard 11.8

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Dwight Howard 1.3

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Dwight Howard 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Dwight Howard 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Dwight Howard 19,485

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Dwight Howard 14,627

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Dwight Howard 1,676

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Dwight Howard 1,081

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Dwight Howard 2,228

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Dwight Howard 1,242

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Dwight Howard .587

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Dwight Howard .214

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Dwight Howard .567

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Dwight Howard 22.9 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Dwight Howard 14.5 (2012)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Dwight Howard 1.9 (2007)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Dwight Howard 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Dwight Howard 2.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Dwight Howard 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Dwight Howard 11.8

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Dwight Howard 1.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Dwight Howard 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Dwight Howard 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Dwight Howard 1,909

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Dwight Howard 1,473

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Dwight Howard 149

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Dwight Howard 94

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Dwight Howard 248

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Dwight Howard 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Dwight Howard .589

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Dwight Howard .143

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Dwight Howard .548

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Dwight Howard 27.0 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Dwight Howard 15.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Dwight Howard 1.9 (2009)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Dwight Howard 1.4 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Dwight Howard 3.5 (2010)