Dwight Howard vs. Vern Mikkelsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Mikkelsen 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.

Vern Mikkelsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Howard: 2004-05 to 2021-22
Vern Mikkelsen: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Howard 1 Vern Mikkelsen 4

NBA Seasons Dwight Howard 18 Vern Mikkelsen 10

Playoffs Played Dwight Howard 12 Vern Mikkelsen 9

All-Star Games Dwight Howard 8 Vern Mikkelsen 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dwight Howard 5 Vern Mikkelsen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Howard 8 Vern Mikkelsen 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Dwight Howard 4 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Howard 5 Vern Mikkelsen 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dwight Howard 3 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

Rebounds Leader Dwight Howard 5 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

Blocks Leader Dwight Howard 2 Vern Mikkelsen 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 15.7 Vern Mikkelsen 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 11.8 Vern Mikkelsen 9.4 *

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.3 Vern Mikkelsen 2.2

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 0.9 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 1.8 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Howard 19,485 Vern Mikkelsen 10,063

Total Rebounds Dwight Howard 14,627 Vern Mikkelsen 5,940 *

Total Assists Dwight Howard 1,676 Vern Mikkelsen 1,515

Total Steals Dwight Howard 1,081 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Dwight Howard 2,228 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Dwight Howard 1,242 Vern Mikkelsen 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard .587 Vern Mikkelsen .403

3-Point Percentage Dwight Howard .214 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Howard .567 Vern Mikkelsen .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 22.9 (2011) Vern Mikkelsen 18.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 14.5 (2012) Vern Mikkelsen 11.2 (1958) *

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.9 (2007) Vern Mikkelsen 2.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 1.5 (2012) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.9 (2009) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 15.3 Vern Mikkelsen 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 11.8 Vern Mikkelsen 8.0 *

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.2 Vern Mikkelsen 1.8

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 0.8 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.0 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Howard 1,909 Vern Mikkelsen 1,141

Total Rebounds Dwight Howard 1,473 Vern Mikkelsen 585 *

Total Assists Dwight Howard 149 Vern Mikkelsen 152

Total Steals Dwight Howard 94 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Dwight Howard 248 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Dwight Howard 125 Vern Mikkelsen 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard .589 Vern Mikkelsen .396

3-Point Percentage Dwight Howard .143 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Howard .548 Vern Mikkelsen .783

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 27.0 (2011) Vern Mikkelsen 17.6 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 15.8 (2008) Vern Mikkelsen 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.9 (2009) Vern Mikkelsen 3.4 (1957)

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 1.4 (2015) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 3.5 (2010) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

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.