Swede Halbrook vs. Dwight Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwight Howard and Swede Halbrook 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

Swede Halbrook

vs.

Dwight Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Swede Halbrook: 1960-61 to 1961-62
Dwight Howard: 2004-05 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Swede Halbrook 0 Dwight Howard 1

NBA Seasons Swede Halbrook 2 Dwight Howard 18

Playoffs Played Swede Halbrook 1 Dwight Howard 12

All-Star Games Swede Halbrook 0 Dwight Howard 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Swede Halbrook 0 Dwight Howard 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Swede Halbrook 0 Dwight Howard 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Swede Halbrook 0 * Dwight Howard 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Swede Halbrook 0 Dwight Howard 5

Defensive Player of The Year Swede Halbrook 0 * Dwight Howard 3

Rebounds Leader Swede Halbrook 0 Dwight Howard 5

Blocks Leader Swede Halbrook 0 * Dwight Howard 2

* 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 Swede Halbrook 5.5 Dwight Howard 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Swede Halbrook 6.6 Dwight Howard 11.8

Assists Per Game Swede Halbrook 0.4 Dwight Howard 1.3

Steals Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Dwight Howard 0.9

Blocks Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Dwight Howard 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Swede Halbrook 786 Dwight Howard 19,485

Total Rebounds Swede Halbrook 949 Dwight Howard 14,627

Total Assists Swede Halbrook 64 Dwight Howard 1,676

Total Steals Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Dwight Howard 1,081

Total Blocks Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Dwight Howard 2,228

Total Games Swede Halbrook 143 Dwight Howard 1,242

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Swede Halbrook .347 Dwight Howard .587

3-Point Percentage Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Dwight Howard .214

Free Throw Percentage Swede Halbrook .591 Dwight Howard .567

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Swede Halbrook 6.3 (1962) Dwight Howard 22.9 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Swede Halbrook 7.0 (1961) Dwight Howard 14.5 (2012)

Assists Per Game Swede Halbrook 0.5 (1962) Dwight Howard 1.9 (2007)

Steals Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Dwight Howard 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Dwight Howard 2.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Swede Halbrook 7.8 Dwight Howard 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Swede Halbrook 10.4 Dwight Howard 11.8

Assists Per Game Swede Halbrook 1.5 Dwight Howard 1.2

Steals Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Dwight Howard 0.8

Blocks Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Dwight Howard 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Swede Halbrook 62 Dwight Howard 1,909

Total Rebounds Swede Halbrook 83 Dwight Howard 1,473

Total Assists Swede Halbrook 12 Dwight Howard 149

Total Steals Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Dwight Howard 94

Total Blocks Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Dwight Howard 248

Total Games Swede Halbrook 8 Dwight Howard 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Swede Halbrook .333 Dwight Howard .589

3-Point Percentage Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Dwight Howard .143

Free Throw Percentage Swede Halbrook .700 Dwight Howard .548

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Swede Halbrook 7.8 (1961) Dwight Howard 27.0 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Swede Halbrook 10.4 (1961) Dwight Howard 15.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Swede Halbrook 1.5 (1961) Dwight Howard 1.9 (2009)

Steals Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Dwight Howard 1.4 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Dwight Howard 3.5 (2010)

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.