Bill Bridges vs. Dwight Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwight Howard and Bill Bridges 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

Bill Bridges

vs.

Dwight Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bridges: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Dwight Howard: 2004-05 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bridges 1 Dwight Howard 1

NBA Seasons Bill Bridges 13 Dwight Howard 18

Playoffs Played Bill Bridges 12 Dwight Howard 12

All-Star Games Bill Bridges 3 Dwight Howard 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Bridges 0 Dwight Howard 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 0 Dwight Howard 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Bridges 0 * Dwight Howard 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 2 Dwight Howard 5

Defensive Player of The Year Bill Bridges 0 * Dwight Howard 3

Rebounds Leader Bill Bridges 0 Dwight Howard 5

Blocks Leader Bill Bridges 0 * Dwight Howard 2

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Dwight Howard 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Dwight Howard 11.8

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 2.8 Dwight Howard 1.3

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.7 * Dwight Howard 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.4 * Dwight Howard 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 11,012 Dwight Howard 19,485

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 11,054 Dwight Howard 14,627

Total Assists Bill Bridges 2,553 Dwight Howard 1,676

Total Steals Bill Bridges 69 * Dwight Howard 1,081

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 36 * Dwight Howard 2,228

Total Games Bill Bridges 926 Dwight Howard 1,242

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .442 Dwight Howard .587

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Dwight Howard .214

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .693 Dwight Howard .567

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 17.4 (1967) Dwight Howard 22.9 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 15.1 (1967) Dwight Howard 14.5 (2012)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 4.2 (1970) Dwight Howard 1.9 (2007)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.9 (1974) * Dwight Howard 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.5 (1974) * Dwight Howard 2.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 10.5 Dwight Howard 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.5 Dwight Howard 11.8

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 1.9 Dwight Howard 1.2

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.8 * Dwight Howard 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.2 * Dwight Howard 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 1,185 Dwight Howard 1,909

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 1,305 Dwight Howard 1,473

Total Assists Bill Bridges 219 Dwight Howard 149

Total Steals Bill Bridges 16 * Dwight Howard 94

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 4 * Dwight Howard 248

Total Games Bill Bridges 113 Dwight Howard 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .419 Dwight Howard .589

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Dwight Howard .143

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .673 Dwight Howard .548

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 20.3 (1966) Dwight Howard 27.0 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 20.8 (1971) Dwight Howard 15.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 3.4 (1969) Dwight Howard 1.9 (2009)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 1.4 (1974) * Dwight Howard 1.4 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.3 (1975) * Dwight Howard 3.5 (2010)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.