Bruce Hale vs. Dwight Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwight Howard and Bruce Hale 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

Bruce Hale

vs.

Dwight Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Hale: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Dwight Howard: 2004-05 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Hale 0 Dwight Howard 1

NBA Seasons Bruce Hale 3 Dwight Howard 18

Playoffs Played Bruce Hale 2 Dwight Howard 12

All-Star Games Bruce Hale 0 Dwight Howard 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bruce Hale 0 Dwight Howard 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Hale 0 Dwight Howard 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Hale 0 * Dwight Howard 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Hale 0 Dwight Howard 5

Defensive Player of The Year Bruce Hale 0 * Dwight Howard 3

Rebounds Leader Bruce Hale 0 * Dwight Howard 5

Blocks Leader Bruce Hale 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 9.1 Dwight Howard 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 1.9 * Dwight Howard 11.8

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 3.0 Dwight Howard 1.3

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Dwight Howard 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Dwight Howard 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Hale 1,297 Dwight Howard 19,485

Total Rebounds Bruce Hale 49 * Dwight Howard 14,627

Total Assists Bruce Hale 424 Dwight Howard 1,676

Total Steals Bruce Hale - n/a ** Dwight Howard 1,081

Total Blocks Bruce Hale - n/a ** Dwight Howard 2,228

Total Games Bruce Hale 142 Dwight Howard 1,242

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Hale .333 Dwight Howard .587

3-Point Percentage Bruce Hale - n/a ** Dwight Howard .214

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Hale .763 Dwight Howard .567

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 10.5 (1949) Dwight Howard 22.9 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 1.9 (1951) * Dwight Howard 14.5 (2012)

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 3.5 (1950) Dwight Howard 1.9 (2007)

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Dwight Howard 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Dwight Howard 2.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 6.1 Dwight Howard 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 0.0 * Dwight Howard 11.8

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 2.4 Dwight Howard 1.2

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Dwight Howard 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Dwight Howard 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Hale 43 Dwight Howard 1,909

Total Rebounds Bruce Hale 0 * Dwight Howard 1,473

Total Assists Bruce Hale 17 Dwight Howard 149

Total Steals Bruce Hale - n/a ** Dwight Howard 94

Total Blocks Bruce Hale - n/a ** Dwight Howard 248

Total Games Bruce Hale 7 Dwight Howard 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Hale .350 Dwight Howard .589

3-Point Percentage Bruce Hale - n/a ** Dwight Howard .143

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Hale .882 Dwight Howard .548

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 7.2 (1950) Dwight Howard 27.0 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 0.0 (1951) * Dwight Howard 15.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 2.8 (1950) Dwight Howard 1.9 (2009)

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Dwight Howard 1.4 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Dwight Howard 3.5 (2010)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.