Dwight Howard vs. Paul Long Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Long 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.

Paul Long

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Howard: 2004-05 to 2021-22
Paul Long: 1967-68 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Howard 1 Paul Long 0

NBA Seasons Dwight Howard 18 Paul Long 3

Playoffs Played Dwight Howard 12 Paul Long 1

All-Star Games Dwight Howard 8 Paul Long 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dwight Howard 5 Paul Long 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Howard 8 Paul Long 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dwight Howard 4 Paul Long 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Howard 5 Paul Long 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dwight Howard 3 Paul Long 0 *

Rebounds Leader Dwight Howard 5 Paul Long 0

Blocks Leader Dwight Howard 2 Paul Long 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 Paul Long 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 11.8 Paul Long 0.8

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.3 Paul Long 0.8

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 0.9 Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 1.8 Paul Long - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Howard 19,485 Paul Long 274

Total Rebounds Dwight Howard 14,627 Paul Long 57

Total Assists Dwight Howard 1,676 Paul Long 54

Total Steals Dwight Howard 1,081 Paul Long - n/a **

Total Blocks Dwight Howard 2,228 Paul Long - n/a **

Total Games Dwight Howard 1,242 Paul Long 71

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard .587 Paul Long .464

3-Point Percentage Dwight Howard .214 Paul Long - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Howard .567 Paul Long .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 22.9 (2011) Paul Long 4.5 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 14.5 (2012) Paul Long 1.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.9 (2007) Paul Long 0.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 1.5 (2012) Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.9 (2009) Paul Long - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 15.3 Paul Long 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 11.8 Paul Long 0.0

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.2 Paul Long 1.0

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 0.8 Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.0 Paul Long - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Howard 1,909 Paul Long 6

Total Rebounds Dwight Howard 1,473 Paul Long 0

Total Assists Dwight Howard 149 Paul Long 1

Total Steals Dwight Howard 94 Paul Long - n/a **

Total Blocks Dwight Howard 248 Paul Long - n/a **

Total Games Dwight Howard 125 Paul Long 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard .589 Paul Long 1.000

3-Point Percentage Dwight Howard .143 Paul Long - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Howard .548 Paul Long -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 27.0 (2011) Paul Long 6.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 15.8 (2008) Paul Long 0.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.9 (2009) Paul Long 1.0 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 1.4 (2015) Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 3.5 (2010) Paul Long - 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.