Andrew Bogut vs. Dwight Howard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwight Howard and Andrew Bogut, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Andrew Bogut played 14 years in the NBA, 4 less than Dwight Howard, who played 18. Andrew Bogut had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, while Dwight Howard had his rookie season in 2004-05. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Andrew Bogut 14 5 2005-06 to 2018-19
Dwight Howard 18 12 2004-05 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Andrew Bogut Dwight Howard
Season 2005-062004-05
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut 82 28.6 9.4 2.3 4.7 7.0 2.3 0.6 0.8 1.5 3.2 3.9 7.4 .533 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.4 .629
difference:+4.0+2.6+1.2+1.8+3.0+1.4+0.3+0.9-0.5-0.4+0.4+0.9+.013+1.9+2.6+.042
Dwight Howard 82 32.6 12.0 3.5 6.5 10.0 0.9 0.9 1.7 2.0 2.8 4.3 8.3 .520 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 5.0 .671
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut 5 34.4 8.6 1.8 4.4 6.2 3.4 0.6 0.0 1.6 4.2 4.0 9.2 .435 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.6 .375
Dwight Howard DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Andrew Bogut Dwight Howard
Season 2006-072005-06
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut 66 34.2 12.3 2.5 6.3 8.8 3.0 0.7 0.5 2.3 3.3 5.3 9.5 .553 0.0 0.1 .200 1.7 2.9 .577
difference:+16+2.6+3.5+1.0+2.7+3.7+1.5+0.1+0.9-0.3-0.1+0.4+1.2+.022+0.1+2.6+4.4+.018
Dwight Howard 82 36.8 15.8 3.5 9.0 12.5 1.5 0.8 1.4 2.6 3.4 5.7 10.7 .531 0.0 0.0 - 4.3 7.3 .595
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andrew Bogut nor Dwight Howard played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Andrew Bogut Dwight Howard
Season 2007-082006-07
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut 78 34.9 14.3 3.1 6.6 9.8 2.6 0.8 1.7 2.2 3.3 6.0 11.7 .511 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 4.1 .587
difference:+4+2.0+3.3+0.4+2.2+2.5+0.7+0.1+0.2-1.7-0.3+0.4+1.1+.092+0.1+2.4+4.0+.001
Dwight Howard 82 36.9 17.6 3.5 8.8 12.3 1.9 0.9 1.9 3.9 3.0 6.4 10.6 .603 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 8.1 .586
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut DNP------ --- ----------
Dwight Howard 4 41.8 15.3 4.0 10.8 14.8 1.8 0.5 1.0 4.3 3.3 5.8 10.5 .548 0.0 0.0 - 3.8 8.3 .455

Season 4

Andrew Bogut Dwight Howard
Season 2008-092007-08
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut 36 31.2 11.7 3.3 7.0 10.3 2.0 0.6 1.0 2.4 3.6 5.1 8.8 .577 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.7 .571
difference:+46+6.5+9.0+0.1+3.8+3.9+0.7+0.3+1.1-0.8-0.3+2.0+3.1+.022+4.9+8.2+.019
Dwight Howard 82 37.7 20.7 3.4 10.8 14.2 1.3 0.9 2.1 3.2 3.3 7.1 11.9 .599 0.0 0.0 - 6.5 10.9 .590
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut DNP------ --- ----------
Dwight Howard 10 42.1 18.9 6.0 9.8 15.8 0.9 0.8 3.4 3.2 3.8 7.2 12.4 .581 0.0 0.0 - 4.5 8.3 .542

Season 5

Andrew Bogut Dwight Howard
Season 2009-102008-09
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement Blocks Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost NBA Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut 69 32.3 15.9 3.0 7.1 10.2 1.8 0.6 2.5 1.9 3.2 6.9 13.2 .520 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.4 .629
difference:+10+3.4+4.7+1.3+2.5+3.6+0.4+0.4+0.4-1.1-0.2+0.2+0.8+.052+4.2+7.3+.035
Dwight Howard 79 35.7 20.6 4.3 9.6 13.8 1.4 1.0 2.9 3.0 3.4 7.1 12.4 .572 0.0 0.0 - 6.4 10.7 .594
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut DNP------ --- ----------
Dwight Howard 23 39.3 20.3 4.3 11.0 15.3 1.9 0.9 2.6 2.9 4.4 7.0 11.7 .601 0.0 0.1 .000 6.3 9.9 .636

Season 6

Andrew Bogut Dwight Howard
Season 2010-112009-10
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Achievement Blocks LeaderAchievement Blocks Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf Finals
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut 65 35.3 12.8 3.1 8.0 11.1 2.0 0.7 2.6 1.9 3.3 5.6 11.4 .495 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 3.3 .442
difference:+17+0.6+5.5+0.4+1.7+2.1+0.2+0.2+0.2-1.4-0.2+0.6+1.2+.117+4.4+6.7+.150
Dwight Howard 82 34.7 18.3 3.5 9.7 13.2 1.8 0.9 2.8 3.3 3.5 6.2 10.2 .612 0.0 0.1 .000 5.9 10.0 .592
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut DNP------ --- ----------
Dwight Howard 14 35.5 18.1 2.7 8.4 11.1 1.4 0.8 3.5 3.6 4.2 6.1 10.0 .614 0.0 0.0 - 5.9 11.3 .519

Season 7

Andrew Bogut Dwight Howard
Season 2011-122010-11
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut 12 30.3 11.3 1.8 6.5 8.3 2.6 1.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 5.1 11.3 .449 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.9 .609
difference:+66+7.3+11.6+2.2+3.6+5.8+1.2+0.4+0.4-1.6-0.3+2.8+2.1+.144+5.8+9.8+.013
Dwight Howard 78 37.6 22.9 4.0 10.1 14.1 1.4 1.4 2.4 3.6 3.3 7.9 13.4 .593 0.0 0.1 .000 7.0 11.7 .596
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut DNP------ --- ----------
Dwight Howard 6 43.0 27.0 4.5 11.0 15.5 0.5 0.7 1.8 5.5 4.2 8.5 13.5 .630 0.0 0.2 .000 10.0 14.7 .682

Season 8

Andrew Bogut Dwight Howard
Season 2012-132011-12
Team Golden State WarriorsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut 32 24.6 5.8 2.1 5.5 7.7 2.1 0.6 1.7 1.1 2.7 2.6 5.8 .451 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.2 .500
difference:+22+13.7+14.8+1.6+5.3+6.8+0.2+0.9+0.4-2.1-0.2+5.1+7.6+.122+0.1+4.6+9.4+.009
Dwight Howard 54 38.3 20.6 3.7 10.8 14.5 1.9 1.5 2.1 3.2 2.9 7.7 13.4 .573 0.0 0.1 .000 5.2 10.6 .491
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut 12 27.3 7.2 3.3 7.7 10.9 1.8 0.5 1.5 1.8 3.3 3.3 5.6 .582 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.9 .348
Dwight Howard DNP------ --- ----------

Season 9

Andrew Bogut Dwight Howard
Season 2013-142012-13
Team Golden State WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut 67 26.4 7.3 2.7 7.3 10.0 1.7 0.7 1.8 1.4 3.1 3.5 5.6 .627 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.0 .344
difference:+9+9.4+9.8+0.6+1.8+2.4+0.3+0.4+0.6-1.6-0.7+2.7+5.1+.049+0.1+4.4+8.5+.148
Dwight Howard 76 35.8 17.1 3.3 9.1 12.4 1.4 1.1 2.4 3.0 3.8 6.2 10.7 .578 0.0 0.1 .167 4.7 9.5 .492
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut DNP------ --- ----------
Dwight Howard 4 31.5 17.0 2.5 8.3 10.8 1.0 0.5 2.0 4.0 4.3 6.5 10.5 .619 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 9.0 .444

Season 10

Andrew Bogut Dwight Howard
Season 2014-152013-14
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut 67 23.6 6.3 2.1 6.0 8.1 2.7 0.6 1.7 1.6 2.8 3.0 5.3 .563 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .524
difference:+4+10.1+12.0+1.2+2.9+4.1+0.9+0.2+0.1-1.6-0.6+3.7+6.0+.028+0.1+4.6+8.4+.023
Dwight Howard 71 33.7 18.3 3.3 8.9 12.2 1.8 0.8 1.8 3.2 3.4 6.7 11.3 .591 0.0 0.1 .286 4.9 9.0 .547
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut 19 23.2 4.7 2.2 5.9 8.1 1.9 0.6 1.8 1.4 3.6 2.2 3.9 .560 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.7 .385
difference:+13+15.3+21.3+2.3+3.3+5.6+0.1+0.1+1.0-1.8-0.6+7.5+13.8+.013+0.1+6.4+10.0+.240
Dwight Howard 6 38.5 26.0 4.5 9.2 13.7 1.8 0.7 2.8 3.2 4.2 9.7 17.7 .547 0.0 0.0 - 6.7 10.7 .625

Season 11

Andrew Bogut Dwight Howard
Season 2015-162014-15
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsRockets Lost West Conf Finals
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut 70 20.7 5.4 1.7 5.3 7.0 2.3 0.5 1.6 1.2 3.2 2.5 4.0 .627 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .480
difference:+29+9.1+10.4+1.0+2.5+3.5+1.1+0.2+0.3-1.6-0.1+3.6+6.3+.034+3.2+5.9+.048
Dwight Howard 41 29.8 15.8 2.7 7.8 10.5 1.2 0.7 1.3 2.8 3.3 6.1 10.3 .593 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 6.6 .528
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut 22 16.6 4.6 2.1 3.5 5.7 1.4 0.6 1.6 0.9 3.3 2.2 3.5 .623 0.0 0.1 .000 0.2 0.6 .357
difference:+5+17.2+11.8+1.5+6.9+8.3+0.2+0.8+0.7-1.3-0.2+4.0+7.2+.046+0.1+3.8+9.1+.055
Dwight Howard 17 33.8 16.4 3.6 10.4 14.0 1.2 1.4 2.3 2.2 3.5 6.2 10.7 .577 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 9.7 .412

Season 12

Andrew Bogut Dwight Howard
Season 2016-172015-16
Team Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut 27 21.6 2.9 2.1 6.0 8.1 1.8 0.5 0.9 1.6 3.2 1.4 3.0 .469 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.4 .273
difference:+44+10.5+10.8+1.3+2.4+3.7+0.4+0.5+0.7-0.7-0.1+3.8+5.5+.151+0.1+3.2+6.3+.216
Dwight Howard 71 32.1 13.7 3.4 8.4 11.8 1.4 1.0 1.6 2.3 3.1 5.2 8.5 .620 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 6.7 .489
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut DNP------ --- ----------
Dwight Howard 5 36.0 13.2 5.2 8.8 14.0 1.6 0.8 1.4 2.4 4.2 5.2 9.6 .542 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 7.6 .368

Season 13

Andrew Bogut Dwight Howard
Season 2017-182016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut 24 9.0 1.5 1.1 2.2 3.3 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.7 0.7 1.0 .680 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 1.000
difference:+50+20.7+12.0+2.9+6.5+9.4+0.8+0.7+0.7-1.5-1.0+4.5+7.3+.047+3.0+5.6+.467
Dwight Howard 74 29.7 13.5 4.0 8.7 12.7 1.4 0.9 1.2 2.3 2.7 5.2 8.3 .633 0.0 0.0 - 3.1 5.7 .533
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut DNP------ --- ----------
Dwight Howard 6 26.2 8.0 3.0 7.7 10.7 1.3 1.0 0.8 1.8 3.5 3.0 6.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.2 .632

Season 14

Andrew Bogut Dwight Howard
Season 2018-192017-18
Team Golden State WarriorsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut 11 12.2 3.5 1.1 3.9 5.0 1.0 0.3 0.7 0.7 2.0 1.6 3.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000
difference:+70+18.2+13.1+2.0+5.4+7.5+0.3+0.3+0.9-1.9-1.1+4.6+7.9+.055+0.1+3.8+6.9+.426
Dwight Howard 81 30.4 16.6 3.1 9.3 12.5 1.3 0.6 1.6 2.6 3.1 6.2 11.2 .555 0.0 0.1 .143 4.1 7.2 .574
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Bogut 19 9.4 2.7 1.2 2.7 3.9 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.5 2.0 1.3 1.9 .649 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .800
Dwight Howard DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Dwight Howard played 4 seasons more than Andrew Bogut in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2019 to 2022—Dwight Howard played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.