Dwight Howard vs. Hal Lear Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hal Lear 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.

Hal Lear

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Howard: 2004-05 to 2021-22
Hal Lear: 1956-57 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Howard 1 Hal Lear 0

NBA Seasons Dwight Howard 18 Hal Lear 1

Playoffs Played Dwight Howard 12 Hal Lear 0

All-Star Games Dwight Howard 8 Hal Lear 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dwight Howard 5 Hal Lear 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Howard 8 Hal Lear 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dwight Howard 4 Hal Lear 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Howard 5 Hal Lear 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dwight Howard 3 Hal Lear 0 *

Rebounds Leader Dwight Howard 5 Hal Lear 0

Blocks Leader Dwight Howard 2 Hal Lear 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 Hal Lear 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 11.8 Hal Lear 0.3

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.3 Hal Lear 0.3

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 0.9 Hal Lear - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 1.8 Hal Lear - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Howard 19,485 Hal Lear 4

Total Rebounds Dwight Howard 14,627 Hal Lear 1

Total Assists Dwight Howard 1,676 Hal Lear 1

Total Steals Dwight Howard 1,081 Hal Lear - n/a **

Total Blocks Dwight Howard 2,228 Hal Lear - n/a **

Total Games Dwight Howard 1,242 Hal Lear 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard .587 Hal Lear .333

3-Point Percentage Dwight Howard .214 Hal Lear - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Howard .567 Hal Lear -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 22.9 (2011) Hal Lear 1.3 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 14.5 (2012) Hal Lear 0.3 (1957)

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.9 (2007) Hal Lear 0.3 (1957)

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 1.5 (2012) Hal Lear - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.9 (2009) Hal Lear - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 15.3 Hal Lear -

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 11.8 Hal Lear -

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.2 Hal Lear -

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 0.8 Hal Lear - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.0 Hal Lear - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Howard 1,909 Hal Lear -

Total Rebounds Dwight Howard 1,473 Hal Lear -

Total Assists Dwight Howard 149 Hal Lear -

Total Steals Dwight Howard 94 Hal Lear - n/a **

Total Blocks Dwight Howard 248 Hal Lear - n/a **

Total Games Dwight Howard 125 Hal Lear 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard .589 Hal Lear -

3-Point Percentage Dwight Howard .143 Hal Lear - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Howard .548 Hal Lear -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 27.0 (2011) Hal Lear -

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 15.8 (2008) Hal Lear -

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.9 (2009) Hal Lear -

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 1.4 (2015) Hal Lear - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 3.5 (2010) Hal Lear - 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.