Derek Fisher vs. Juwan Howard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Juwan Howard and Derek Fisher, 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.

Derek Fisher played 18 years in the NBA, 1 less than Juwan Howard, who played 19. Derek Fisher had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Juwan Howard had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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 achivements, 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
Derek Fisher 18 16 1996-97 to 2013-14
Juwan Howard 19 7 1994-95 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Derek Fisher Juwan Howard
Season 1996-971994-95
Team Los Angeles LakersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 80 11.5 3.9 0.3 0.9 1.2 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.1 1.3 3.3 .397 0.3 0.9 .301 1.0 1.5 .658
Juwan Howard 65 36.1 17.0 2.8 5.6 8.4 2.5 0.8 0.2 2.6 3.6 7.0 14.3 .489 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.5 .664
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 6 5.7 1.3 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.8 .273 0.0 0.8 .000 0.3 0.5 .667
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Derek Fisher Juwan Howard
Season 1997-981995-96
Team Los Angeles LakersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 82 21.5 5.8 0.5 1.9 2.4 4.1 0.9 0.1 1.5 1.5 2.0 4.6 .434 0.4 1.0 .383 1.4 1.9 .757
Juwan Howard 81 40.7 22.1 2.3 5.8 8.1 4.4 0.8 0.5 3.7 3.3 9.0 18.5 .489 0.0 0.2 .308 3.9 5.3 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 13 21.5 6.0 0.2 1.8 1.9 3.8 1.3 0.0 1.2 2.5 2.1 5.2 .397 0.5 1.5 .300 1.4 2.2 .621
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Derek Fisher Juwan Howard
Season 1998-991996-97
Team Los Angeles LakersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 50 22.6 5.9 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.9 1.2 0.0 1.5 1.9 2.0 5.3 .376 0.8 1.9 .392 1.2 1.6 .759
Juwan Howard 82 40.5 19.1 2.5 5.5 8.0 3.8 1.1 0.3 3.0 3.2 7.8 16.0 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.7 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 8 29.8 9.8 0.8 2.9 3.6 4.9 1.0 0.0 1.4 2.5 3.5 8.4 .418 1.3 3.6 .345 1.5 1.9 .800
Juwan Howard 3 43.0 18.7 3.3 2.7 6.0 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 3.0 6.7 14.7 .455 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 6.0 .889

Season 4

Derek Fisher Juwan Howard
Season 1999-001997-98
Team Los Angeles LakersWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 78 23.1 6.3 0.3 1.6 1.8 2.8 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.9 2.1 6.2 .346 0.7 2.1 .313 1.3 1.9 .724
Juwan Howard 64 40.0 18.5 2.5 4.5 7.0 3.3 1.3 0.4 2.9 3.5 7.2 15.5 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 4.0 5.6 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 21 15.3 4.7 0.2 0.9 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.4 1.4 1.6 3.8 .430 0.6 1.4 .414 0.9 1.2 .760
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Derek Fisher Juwan Howard
Season 2000-011998-99
Team Los Angeles LakersWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 20 35.5 11.5 0.3 2.7 3.0 4.4 2.0 0.1 1.5 2.5 3.9 9.4 .412 1.3 3.2 .397 2.5 3.1 .806
Juwan Howard 36 39.7 18.9 2.5 5.6 8.1 3.0 1.2 0.4 2.6 3.6 7.9 16.8 .474 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 4.1 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 16 35.8 13.4 0.3 3.5 3.8 3.0 1.3 0.1 0.8 2.8 4.8 9.9 .484 2.2 4.3 .515 1.6 2.1 .765
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Derek Fisher Juwan Howard
Season 2001-021999-00
Team Los Angeles LakersWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 70 28.2 11.2 0.2 1.9 2.1 2.6 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.7 3.9 9.5 .411 2.1 5.0 .413 1.3 1.6 .847
Juwan Howard 82 35.5 14.9 1.6 4.1 5.7 3.0 0.8 0.3 2.7 3.6 6.2 13.5 .459 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.4 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 19 34.2 10.2 0.5 2.7 3.3 2.7 1.0 0.1 1.1 2.6 3.2 8.8 .357 1.5 4.3 .358 2.3 2.9 .786
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Derek Fisher Juwan Howard
Season 2002-032000-01
Team Los Angeles LakersWashington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisMavericks Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 82 34.5 10.5 0.5 2.4 2.9 3.6 1.1 0.2 1.1 2.4 4.1 9.5 .437 1.0 2.6 .401 1.2 1.5 .800
Juwan Howard 81 36.7 18.0 2.1 5.0 7.1 2.8 0.9 0.5 3.0 3.6 7.2 15.0 .479 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 4.7 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 12 35.4 12.8 0.4 2.6 3.0 1.8 1.5 0.1 1.5 3.3 4.4 8.5 .520 2.4 3.9 .617 1.5 1.8 .818
Juwan Howard 10 38.9 13.4 2.9 5.4 8.3 1.4 0.6 0.5 1.4 3.8 4.9 13.6 .360 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 4.5 .800

Season 8

Derek Fisher Juwan Howard
Season 2003-042001-02
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 82 21.6 7.1 0.4 1.5 1.9 2.3 1.3 0.0 1.0 1.4 2.5 7.0 .352 0.6 2.2 .291 1.5 1.9 .797
Juwan Howard 81 32.5 14.6 2.8 4.8 7.6 2.1 0.6 0.6 1.9 3.3 5.7 12.4 .460 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.2 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 22 23.1 7.5 0.5 2.1 2.5 2.2 0.8 0.0 0.9 2.1 2.7 6.7 .405 1.0 2.5 .418 1.0 1.6 .657
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Derek Fisher Juwan Howard
Season 2004-052002-03
Team Golden State WarriorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 74 30.0 11.9 0.5 2.4 2.9 4.1 1.0 0.1 1.7 2.4 4.0 10.2 .393 1.5 3.9 .371 2.4 2.7 .862
Juwan Howard 77 35.5 18.4 2.4 5.2 7.6 3.0 1.0 0.4 2.5 3.1 7.4 16.4 .450 0.0 0.1 .500 3.7 4.6 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Derek Fisher Juwan Howard
Season 2005-062003-04
Team Golden State WarriorsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 82 31.6 13.3 0.4 2.1 2.6 4.3 1.5 0.1 1.9 2.9 4.4 10.8 .410 1.4 3.6 .397 3.0 3.6 .833
Juwan Howard 81 35.5 17.0 2.1 4.9 7.0 2.0 0.7 0.3 2.2 3.5 6.5 14.4 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 3.9 4.9 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Derek Fisher Juwan Howard
Season 2006-072004-05
Team Utah JazzHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 82 27.9 10.1 0.4 1.5 1.8 3.3 1.0 0.1 1.5 2.9 3.1 8.2 .382 0.6 1.9 .308 3.2 3.7 .853
Juwan Howard 61 26.6 9.6 2.1 3.6 5.7 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.3 2.3 4.0 8.9 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 1.9 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 16 27.8 9.5 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.6 1.0 0.1 1.2 3.2 3.1 7.6 .405 0.8 2.0 .375 2.6 2.8 .933
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Derek Fisher Juwan Howard
Season 2007-082005-06
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 82 27.4 11.7 0.3 1.8 2.1 2.9 1.0 0.0 1.1 2.3 4.1 9.5 .436 1.4 3.4 .406 2.0 2.3 .883
Juwan Howard 80 31.7 11.8 2.1 4.6 6.7 1.4 0.6 0.1 1.7 2.9 4.9 10.7 .459 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.4 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 21 31.6 10.2 0.1 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.0 0.1 1.0 3.0 3.1 7.0 .452 1.0 2.4 .440 2.9 3.5 .836
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Derek Fisher Juwan Howard
Season 2008-092006-07
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 82 29.8 9.9 0.3 2.0 2.3 3.2 1.2 0.1 0.9 2.3 3.6 8.4 .424 1.5 3.7 .397 1.3 1.6 .846
Juwan Howard 80 26.5 9.7 1.7 4.2 5.9 1.6 0.4 0.1 1.4 2.6 3.9 8.3 .465 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.4 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 22 28.9 8.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 2.2 1.0 0.0 1.1 2.8 2.9 7.3 .394 0.9 3.0 .284 1.4 1.6 .861
Juwan Howard 7 22.4 5.0 1.4 3.0 4.4 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.6 1.4 2.0 5.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.6 .636

Season 14

Derek Fisher Juwan Howard
Season 2009-102007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 82 27.2 7.5 0.3 1.8 2.1 2.5 1.1 0.1 1.0 2.5 2.6 6.8 .380 1.0 2.7 .348 1.4 1.6 .856
Juwan Howard 50 7.1 1.1 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.2 0.5 1.3 .359 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 23 32.8 10.3 0.4 2.1 2.5 2.8 1.2 0.0 1.6 3.6 3.6 8.0 .448 1.2 3.3 .360 2.0 2.4 .821
Juwan Howard 3 3.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.3 .250

Season 15

Derek Fisher Juwan Howard
Season 2010-112008-09
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets, Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 82 28.0 6.8 0.2 1.7 1.9 2.7 1.2 0.1 0.9 2.3 2.5 6.5 .389 0.8 1.9 .396 1.0 1.3 .806
Juwan Howard 42 11.2 4.1 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.7 1.8 3.5 .510 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 10 32.5 8.2 0.1 2.6 2.7 3.6 1.4 0.2 0.8 2.5 2.9 6.7 .433 0.7 1.7 .412 1.7 2.1 .810
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Derek Fisher Juwan Howard
Season 2011-122009-10
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City ThunderPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost NBA FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 63 23.9 5.6 0.2 1.7 1.9 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.2 1.9 2.0 5.5 .371 0.6 1.7 .321 0.9 1.1 .851
Juwan Howard 73 22.4 6.0 1.5 3.1 4.6 0.8 0.4 0.1 1.0 2.6 2.6 5.1 .509 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.0 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 20 22.3 6.3 0.1 1.5 1.6 1.3 0.9 0.1 0.3 1.9 2.5 5.9 .415 0.9 2.4 .375 0.5 0.5 1.000
Juwan Howard 6 14.5 3.3 1.3 1.3 2.7 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.5 3.3 1.7 3.2 .526 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 17

Derek Fisher Juwan Howard
Season 2012-132010-11
Team Dallas Mavericks, Oklahoma City ThunderMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisHeat Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 33 17.4 5.3 0.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.7 1.7 4.9 .342 0.9 2.4 .375 1.1 1.2 .921
Juwan Howard 57 10.4 2.4 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.1 1.0 2.2 .440 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.6 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 11 23.7 8.7 0.1 1.5 1.5 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.7 3.0 2.9 6.4 .457 2.2 4.6 .471 0.7 1.1 .667
Juwan Howard 11 5.5 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.8 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .692

Season 18

Derek Fisher Juwan Howard
Season 2013-142011-12
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 81 17.6 5.2 0.1 1.4 1.5 1.4 0.9 0.0 0.6 1.9 1.7 4.5 .391 1.1 2.8 .384 0.7 0.9 .775
Juwan Howard 28 6.8 1.5 0.6 1.0 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 2.0 .309 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher 19 15.7 3.8 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.3 1.4 1.2 3.8 .315 0.6 2.2 .293 0.8 0.8 1.000
Juwan Howard 9 2.7 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .750

Season 19

Derek Fisher Juwan Howard
Season -2012-13
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard 7 7.3 3.0 0.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.3 1.4 2.7 .526 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Fisher ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------