Davis Bertans vs. Dwight Howard Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

Davis Bertans played 8 years in the NBA, 10 less than Dwight Howard, who played 18. Davis Bertans had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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.

Rookie Season
	Davis Bertans	Dwight Howard
Season	2016-17	2004-05
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Davis Bertans	67	12.1	4.5	0.3	1.1	1.5	0.7	0.3	0.4	0.5	1.1	1.5	3.5	.440	1.0	2.6	.399	0.4	0.5	.824
difference:	+15	+20.5	+7.5	+3.2	+5.4	+8.5	+0.2	+0.6	+1.3	-1.5	-1.7	+2.8	+4.8	+.080	+1.0	+2.6		+3.0	+4.5	+.153
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Davis Bertans	13	8.6	2.8	0.4	1.2	1.5	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.9	2.1	.444	0.6	1.5	.400	0.3	0.5	.667
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Davis Bertans	Dwight Howard
Season	2018-19	2006-07
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Magic 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Davis Bertans	76	21.5	8.0	0.3	3.2	3.5	1.3	0.5	0.4	0.6	1.8	2.7	6.0	.450	1.9	4.4	.429	0.7	0.8	.883
difference:	+6	+15.4	+9.6	+3.2	+5.6	+8.8	+0.6	+0.4	+1.5	-3.3	-1.2	+3.7	+4.6	+.153	+1.9	+4.4		+4.1	+7.3	+.297
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Davis Bertans	5	15.8	3.2	0.0	1.6	1.6	1.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	2.0	1.0	3.0	.333	0.6	2.2	.273	0.6	1.0	.600
difference:	+1	+26.0	+12.1	+4.0	+9.2	+13.2	+0.8	+0.5	+0.8	-4.1	-1.3	+4.8	+7.5	+.215	+0.6	+2.2		+3.2	+7.3	+.145
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
	Davis Bertans	Dwight Howard
Season	2019-20	2007-08
Team	Washington Wizards	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Magic Lost East Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Davis Bertans	54	29.3	15.4	0.6	3.9	4.5	1.7	0.7	0.6	1.1	2.6	4.9	11.3	.434	3.7	8.7	.424	1.9	2.3	.852
difference:	+28	+8.4	+5.3	+2.8	+6.9	+9.7	+0.4	+0.2	+1.5	-2.1	-0.7	+2.2	+0.6	+.165	+3.7	+8.7		+4.6	+8.6	+.262
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Davis Bertans	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
	Davis Bertans	Dwight Howard
Season	2020-21	2008-09
Team	Washington Wizards	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	Blocks Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Wizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Magic Lost NBA Finals

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Davis Bertans	57	25.7	11.5	0.3	2.6	2.9	0.9	0.6	0.2	0.6	2.4	3.4	8.4	.404	3.0	7.5	.395	1.8	2.0	.870
difference:	+22	+10.0	+9.1	+4.0	+7.0	+10.9	+0.5	+0.4	+2.7	-2.4	-1.0	+3.7	+4.0	+.168	+3.0	+7.5		+4.6	+8.7	+.276
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Davis Bertans	4	26.5	9.3	0.0	2.8	2.8	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.3	3.0	2.8	6.8	.407	2.0	5.8	.348	1.8	1.8	1.000
difference:	+19	+12.8	+11.0	+4.3	+8.2	+12.5	+1.6	+0.6	+2.1	-2.6	-1.4	+4.2	+4.9	+.194	+2.0	+5.7	+.348	+4.5	+8.1	+.364
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
	Davis Bertans	Dwight Howard
Season	2021-22	2009-10
Team	Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	Blocks Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals	Magic Lost East Conf Finals

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Davis Bertans	56	14.4	5.6	0.2	1.9	2.1	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.3	1.5	1.8	4.9	.360	1.4	4.1	.335	0.6	0.7	.900
difference:	+26	+20.3	+12.7	+3.3	+7.8	+11.1	+1.2	+0.6	+2.6	-3.0	-2.0	+4.4	+5.3	+.252	+1.4	+4.0	+.335	+5.3	+9.3	+.308
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Davis Bertans	18	10.7	4.1	0.2	1.2	1.4	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.2	1.4	1.2	3.1	.400	1.1	2.8	.373	0.6	0.7	.833
difference:	+4	+24.8	+14.0	+2.5	+7.2	+9.7	+1.1	+0.4	+3.4	-3.4	-2.8	+4.9	+6.9	+.214	+1.1	+2.8		+5.3	+10.6	+.314
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
	Davis Bertans	Dwight Howard
Season	2022-23	2010-11
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Magic 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Davis Bertans	45	10.9	4.6	0.2	1.0	1.2	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.2	1.5	3.6	.431	1.2	3.1	.390	0.3	0.3	.867
difference:	+33	+26.7	+18.3	+3.8	+9.1	+12.9	+0.9	+1.2	+2.2	-3.4	-2.1	+6.4	+9.8	+.162	+1.2	+3.0	+.390	+6.7	+11.4	+.271
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Davis Bertans	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
	Davis Bertans	Dwight Howard
Season	2023-24	2011-12
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder, Charlotte Hornets	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Davis Bertans	43	15.7	6.7	0.2	1.2	1.4	0.8	0.6	0.3	0.4	1.3	2.1	5.4	.393	1.8	4.7	.380	0.7	0.8	.909
difference:	+11	+22.6	+13.9	+3.5	+9.6	+13.1	+1.1	+0.9	+1.8	-2.8	-1.6	+5.6	+8.0	+.180	+1.8	+4.6	+.380	+4.5	+9.8	+.418
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
* Neiher Davis Bertans nor Dwight Howard played in the postseason in their season 8

Additional Years
* Dwight Howard played 10 seasons more than Davis Bertans in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2013 to 2022—Dwight Howard played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 10 extra years over Davis Bertans, Dwight Howard got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 1 Rebounds Leader 2 All-Star Game