Josh Howard vs. Shawn Kemp Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shawn Kemp and Josh Howard, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Josh Howard played 10 years in the NBA, 4 less than Shawn Kemp, who played 14. Josh Howard had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Shawn Kemp had his rookie season in 1989-90. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Josh Howard 10 7 2003-04 to 2012-13
Shawn Kemp 14 10 1989-90 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Josh Howard Shawn Kemp
Season 2003-041989-90
Team Dallas MavericksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard 67 23.7 8.6 2.2 3.3 5.5 1.4 1.0 0.8 1.0 2.5 3.4 7.9 .430 0.3 1.0 .303 1.4 2.1 .703
Shawn Kemp 81 13.8 6.5 1.8 2.5 4.3 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.3 2.5 2.5 5.2 .479 0.0 0.1 .167 1.4 2.0 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard 5 17.4 5.4 3.4 3.0 6.4 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.4 2.4 1.6 7.2 .222 0.2 1.0 .200 2.0 2.2 .909
Shawn Kemp ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Josh Howard Shawn Kemp
Season 2004-051990-91
Team Dallas MavericksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisSupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard 76 32.2 12.6 2.2 4.1 6.4 1.4 1.5 0.6 1.6 2.8 5.0 10.4 .475 0.4 1.5 .296 2.2 3.1 .733
Shawn Kemp 81 30.1 15.0 3.3 5.1 8.4 1.8 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.9 5.7 11.2 .508 0.0 0.1 .167 3.6 5.4 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard 13 33.1 15.5 2.5 4.8 7.4 1.8 0.8 0.5 2.2 4.6 6.0 11.9 .503 0.3 1.2 .250 3.2 4.2 .745
Shawn Kemp 5 29.8 13.2 2.6 4.6 7.2 1.2 0.6 0.8 3.2 4.0 4.4 11.4 .386 0.0 0.2 .000 4.4 5.4 .815

Season 3

Josh Howard Shawn Kemp
Season 2005-061991-92
Team Dallas MavericksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost NBA FinalsSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard 59 32.5 15.6 2.1 4.2 6.3 1.9 1.2 0.4 1.3 2.8 5.9 12.6 .471 0.5 1.1 .429 3.3 4.5 .734
Shawn Kemp 64 28.3 15.5 4.1 6.3 10.4 1.3 1.1 1.9 2.4 4.1 5.7 11.2 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 4.2 5.6 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard 23 35.8 16.7 1.8 5.7 7.4 1.4 1.0 0.6 2.3 3.7 6.1 13.4 .453 1.0 2.8 .369 3.5 4.3 .808
Shawn Kemp 9 37.6 17.4 5.2 7.0 12.2 0.4 0.6 1.6 3.0 4.6 5.3 11.2 .475 0.0 0.0 - 6.8 8.9 .763

Season 4

Josh Howard Shawn Kemp
Season 2006-071992-93
Team Dallas MavericksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard 70 35.1 18.9 1.9 4.9 6.8 1.8 1.2 0.8 1.8 2.6 7.0 15.4 .459 1.3 3.4 .385 3.5 4.2 .827
Shawn Kemp 78 33.1 17.8 3.7 7.0 10.7 2.0 1.5 1.9 2.8 4.2 6.6 13.4 .492 0.0 0.1 .000 4.6 6.4 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard 6 41.3 21.3 2.5 7.3 9.8 2.8 2.2 0.8 2.0 3.7 8.5 16.5 .515 1.2 3.0 .389 3.2 4.5 .704
Shawn Kemp 19 34.9 16.5 4.2 5.8 10.0 2.6 1.5 2.1 2.8 4.1 5.8 11.3 .512 0.0 0.0 - 4.9 6.1 .809

Season 5

Josh Howard Shawn Kemp
Season 2007-081993-94
Team Dallas MavericksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard 76 36.3 19.9 1.6 5.4 7.0 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.5 2.7 7.5 16.4 .455 0.9 2.8 .319 4.1 5.1 .813
Shawn Kemp 79 32.9 18.1 3.9 6.8 10.8 2.6 1.8 2.1 3.3 3.9 6.7 12.5 .538 0.0 0.1 .250 4.6 6.2 .741
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard 5 34.2 12.6 2.4 4.6 7.0 1.4 0.4 0.4 1.8 2.0 4.2 14.4 .292 0.2 2.0 .100 4.0 5.0 .800
Shawn Kemp 5 41.2 14.8 4.0 5.8 9.8 3.4 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.6 5.2 14.0 .371 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 6.6 .667

Season 6

Josh Howard Shawn Kemp
Season 2008-091994-95
Team Dallas MavericksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisSupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard 52 32.0 18.0 1.1 3.9 5.1 1.6 1.1 0.6 1.7 2.6 6.8 15.1 .451 1.1 3.2 .345 3.3 4.2 .782
Shawn Kemp 82 32.7 18.7 3.9 7.0 10.9 1.8 1.2 1.5 3.2 4.1 6.6 12.2 .547 0.0 0.1 .286 5.3 7.1 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard 10 29.5 15.8 1.0 4.1 5.1 1.3 0.9 0.4 2.1 2.4 5.6 12.8 .438 0.8 3.2 .250 3.8 4.9 .776
Shawn Kemp 4 40.0 24.8 4.3 7.8 12.0 2.8 2.0 1.8 3.8 4.3 8.3 14.3 .579 0.3 0.3 1.000 8.0 9.8 .821

Season 7

Josh Howard Shawn Kemp
Season 2009-101995-96
Team Dallas Mavericks, Washington WizardsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard 35 26.2 12.7 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.4 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.6 4.5 11.1 .405 0.7 2.5 .267 3.1 4.0 .784
Shawn Kemp 79 33.3 19.6 3.5 7.9 11.4 2.2 1.2 1.6 4.0 3.8 6.7 11.9 .561 0.1 0.2 .417 6.2 8.4 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard ------- --- ----------
Shawn Kemp 20 36.0 20.9 3.3 7.1 10.4 1.5 1.2 2.0 4.0 4.2 7.4 12.9 .570 0.0 0.2 .000 6.2 7.8 .795

Season 8

Josh Howard Shawn Kemp
Season 2010-111996-97
Team Washington WizardsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard 18 22.7 8.4 1.0 3.1 4.1 1.3 0.7 0.3 1.1 1.9 3.2 9.0 .358 0.4 1.6 .241 1.6 2.6 .617
Shawn Kemp 81 34.0 18.7 3.4 6.6 10.0 1.9 1.5 1.0 3.5 4.0 6.5 12.7 .510 0.1 0.4 .364 5.6 7.5 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard ------- --- ----------
Shawn Kemp 12 36.8 21.6 4.3 8.0 12.3 3.0 1.2 1.3 3.9 4.6 7.1 14.6 .486 0.2 0.8 .200 7.3 8.8 .829

Season 9

Josh Howard Shawn Kemp
Season 2011-121997-98
Team Utah JazzCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard 43 23.0 8.7 0.9 2.8 3.7 1.2 0.7 0.2 1.2 2.1 3.3 8.4 .399 0.2 0.9 .243 1.7 2.3 .773
Shawn Kemp 80 34.6 18.0 2.7 6.6 9.3 2.5 1.4 1.1 3.4 3.9 6.5 14.6 .445 0.0 0.1 .250 5.1 7.0 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard 4 15.8 3.8 1.0 2.5 3.5 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.3 4.3 .294 0.3 0.5 .500 1.0 1.3 .800
Shawn Kemp 4 38.0 26.0 4.0 6.3 10.3 2.0 1.3 1.0 4.0 3.0 8.3 17.8 .465 0.0 0.0 - 9.5 11.3 .844

Season 10

Josh Howard Shawn Kemp
Season 2012-131998-99
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard 11 18.8 6.7 0.8 2.5 3.3 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.9 1.6 2.8 7.0 .403 0.5 1.5 .313 0.6 1.1 .583
Shawn Kemp 42 35.1 20.5 3.1 6.1 9.2 2.4 1.1 1.1 3.0 3.8 6.6 13.7 .482 0.0 0.0 .500 7.3 9.3 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard ------- --- ----------
Shawn Kemp ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Josh Howard Shawn Kemp
Season -1999-00
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard ------- --- ----------
Shawn Kemp 82 30.4 17.8 2.8 6.0 8.8 1.7 1.2 1.2 3.5 4.5 5.9 14.1 .417 0.0 0.1 .333 6.0 7.7 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard ------- --- ----------
Shawn Kemp ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Josh Howard Shawn Kemp
Season -2000-01
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard ------- --- ----------
Shawn Kemp 68 15.9 6.5 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.0 0.7 0.3 1.5 2.7 2.5 6.1 .407 0.1 0.2 .364 1.5 1.9 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard ------- --- ----------
Shawn Kemp ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Josh Howard Shawn Kemp
Season -2001-02
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard ------- --- ----------
Shawn Kemp 75 16.4 6.1 1.2 2.6 3.8 0.7 0.6 0.4 1.1 2.5 2.3 5.4 .430 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.7 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard ------- --- ----------
Shawn Kemp 3 12.0 3.7 0.7 2.0 2.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.7 0.7 2.3 .286 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.3 .700

Season 14

Josh Howard Shawn Kemp
Season -2002-03
Team -Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard ------- --- ----------
Shawn Kemp 79 20.7 6.8 1.9 3.8 5.7 0.7 0.8 0.4 1.3 3.0 2.7 6.4 .418 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.0 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Howard ------- --- ----------
Shawn Kemp 7 10.4 3.0 0.1 2.0 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.9 1.1 3.0 .381 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.9 .833