Matt Harpring vs. Dwight Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwight Howard and Matt Harpring 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

Matt Harpring

vs.

Dwight Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Harpring: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Dwight Howard: 2004-05 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Harpring 0 Dwight Howard 1

NBA Seasons Matt Harpring 11 Dwight Howard 18

Playoffs Played Matt Harpring 6 Dwight Howard 12

All-Star Games Matt Harpring 0 Dwight Howard 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Matt Harpring 0 Dwight Howard 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 Dwight Howard 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Harpring 0 Dwight Howard 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 Dwight Howard 5

Defensive Player of The Year Matt Harpring 0 Dwight Howard 3

Rebounds Leader Matt Harpring 0 Dwight Howard 5

Blocks Leader Matt Harpring 0 Dwight Howard 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 11.5 Dwight Howard 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.1 Dwight Howard 11.8

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.4 Dwight Howard 1.3

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.7 Dwight Howard 0.9

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Dwight Howard 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 7,645 Dwight Howard 19,485

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 3,366 Dwight Howard 14,627

Total Assists Matt Harpring 907 Dwight Howard 1,676

Total Steals Matt Harpring 497 Dwight Howard 1,081

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 112 Dwight Howard 2,228

Total Games Matt Harpring 665 Dwight Howard 1,242

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .481 Dwight Howard .587

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .333 Dwight Howard .214

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .753 Dwight Howard .567

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 17.6 (2003) Dwight Howard 22.9 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 8.0 (2004) Dwight Howard 14.5 (2012)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 2.0 (2004) Dwight Howard 1.9 (2007)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.3 (2000) Dwight Howard 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2001) Dwight Howard 2.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 8.7 Dwight Howard 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 4.1 Dwight Howard 11.8

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.1 Dwight Howard 1.2

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.6 Dwight Howard 0.8

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Dwight Howard 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 419 Dwight Howard 1,909

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 198 Dwight Howard 1,473

Total Assists Matt Harpring 54 Dwight Howard 149

Total Steals Matt Harpring 27 Dwight Howard 94

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 9 Dwight Howard 248

Total Games Matt Harpring 48 Dwight Howard 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .459 Dwight Howard .589

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .150 Dwight Howard .143

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .767 Dwight Howard .548

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 14.8 (2003) Dwight Howard 27.0 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.4 (2003) Dwight Howard 15.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.8 (1999) Dwight Howard 1.9 (2009)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.0 (2003) Dwight Howard 1.4 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2008) Dwight Howard 3.5 (2010)