Dwight Howard vs. Cotton Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cotton Nash and Dwight Howard 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

Dwight Howard

vs.

Cotton Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Howard: 2004-05 to 2021-22
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Howard 1 Cotton Nash 0

NBA Seasons Dwight Howard 18 Cotton Nash 1

Playoffs Played Dwight Howard 12 Cotton Nash 0

All-Star Games Dwight Howard 8 Cotton Nash 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dwight Howard 5 Cotton Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Howard 8 Cotton Nash 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dwight Howard 4 Cotton Nash 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Howard 5 Cotton Nash 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dwight Howard 3 Cotton Nash 0 *

Rebounds Leader Dwight Howard 5 Cotton Nash 0

Blocks Leader Dwight Howard 2 Cotton Nash 0 *

* 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 Dwight Howard 15.7 Cotton Nash 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 11.8 Cotton Nash 1.8

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.3 Cotton Nash 0.4

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 0.9 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 1.8 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Howard 19,485 Cotton Nash 137

Total Rebounds Dwight Howard 14,627 Cotton Nash 83

Total Assists Dwight Howard 1,676 Cotton Nash 19

Total Steals Dwight Howard 1,081 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks Dwight Howard 2,228 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games Dwight Howard 1,242 Cotton Nash 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard .587 Cotton Nash .324

3-Point Percentage Dwight Howard .214 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Howard .567 Cotton Nash .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 22.9 (2011) Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 14.5 (2012) Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965)

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.9 (2007) Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965)

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 1.5 (2012) Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.9 (2009) Cotton Nash - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 15.3 Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 11.8 Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.2 Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 0.8 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.0 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Howard 1,909 Cotton Nash -

Total Rebounds Dwight Howard 1,473 Cotton Nash -

Total Assists Dwight Howard 149 Cotton Nash -

Total Steals Dwight Howard 94 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks Dwight Howard 248 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games Dwight Howard 125 Cotton Nash 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard .589 Cotton Nash -

3-Point Percentage Dwight Howard .143 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Howard .548 Cotton Nash -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 27.0 (2011) Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 15.8 (2008) Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.9 (2009) Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 1.4 (2015) Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 3.5 (2010) Cotton Nash - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.