Dwight Howard vs. Allen Iverson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Allen Iverson and Dwight Howard, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.

Dwight Howard played 18 years in the NBA, 4 more than Allen Iverson, who played 14. Dwight Howard had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Allen Iverson had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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
Dwight Howard 18 12 2004-05 to 2021-22
Allen Iverson 14 8 1996-97 to 2009-10

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dwight Howard Allen Iverson
Season 2004-051996-97
Team Orlando MagicPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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
difference:+6+7.5+11.5+2.0+3.9+5.9+6.6+1.2+1.4-2.4-0.3+3.9+11.5+.104+2.0+6.0+1.6+2.2+.031
Allen Iverson 76 40.1 23.5 1.5 2.6 4.1 7.5 2.1 0.3 4.4 3.1 8.2 19.8 .416 2.0 6.0 .341 5.0 7.2 .702
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Allen Iverson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Dwight Howard Allen Iverson
Season 2005-061997-98
Team Orlando MagicPhiladelphia 76ers
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%
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
difference:+2+2.6+6.2+2.4+6.4+8.8+4.7+1.4+1.1-0.5-0.9+2.4+6.9+.070+0.9+2.9+0.6+0.6+.134
Allen Iverson 80 39.4 22.0 1.1 2.6 3.7 6.2 2.2 0.3 3.1 2.5 8.1 17.6 .461 0.9 2.9 .298 4.9 6.7 .729
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Allen Iverson played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Dwight Howard Allen Iverson
Season 2006-071998-99
Team Orlando MagicPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
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
difference:+34+4.6+9.2+2.1+5.3+7.4+2.7+1.4+1.8-0.4-1.0+2.7+11.4+.191+1.2+4.1+2.6+1.8+.165
Allen Iverson 48 41.5 26.8 1.4 3.5 4.9 4.6 2.3 0.1 3.5 2.0 9.1 22.0 .412 1.2 4.1 .291 7.4 9.9 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+4+3.2+13.2+2.2+8.4+10.7+3.1+2.0+0.7-1.3-0.9+5.2+16.3+.137+1.9+6.6+0.8+1.8+.257
Allen Iverson 8 45.0 28.5 1.8 2.4 4.1 4.9 2.5 0.3 3.0 2.4 11.0 26.8 .411 1.9 6.6 .283 4.6 6.5 .712

Season 4

Dwight Howard Allen Iverson
Season 2007-081999-00
Team Orlando MagicPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf Semis76ers 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%
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
difference:+12+3.1+7.7+2.4+8.0+10.4+3.4+1.2+2.0-0.1-1.0+3.3+12.9+.178+1.3+3.7+0.2+2.0+.123
Allen Iverson 70 40.8 28.4 1.0 2.8 3.8 4.7 2.1 0.1 3.3 2.3 10.4 24.8 .421 1.3 3.7 .341 6.3 8.9 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+2.3+7.3+4.6+7.2+11.8+3.6+0.4+3.3-1.4+1.9+11.3+.197+1.2+3.9+2.3+0.9+.197
Allen Iverson 10 44.4 26.2 1.4 2.6 4.0 4.5 1.2 0.1 3.2 2.4 9.1 23.7 .384 1.2 3.9 .308 6.8 9.2 .739

Season 5

Dwight Howard Allen Iverson
Season 2008-092000-01
Team Orlando MagicPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
Achievement All-NBA First TeamAchievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
-Achievement Steals Leader
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Magic Lost NBA Finals76ers 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%
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
difference:+8+6.3+10.5+3.6+6.5+10.0+3.2+1.5+2.6-0.3-1.3+3.6+13.1+.152+1.4+4.3+1.8+0.6+.220
Allen Iverson 71 42.0 31.1 0.7 3.1 3.8 4.6 2.5 0.3 3.3 2.1 10.7 25.5 .420 1.4 4.3 .320 8.2 10.1 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+1+7.2+12.6+3.6+7.0+10.6+4.2+1.5+2.3-1.9+4.7+18.3+.212+2.2+6.4+.338+1.0+0.4+.138
Allen Iverson 22 46.5 32.9 0.7 4.0 4.7 6.1 2.4 0.3 2.9 2.5 11.7 30.0 .389 2.2 6.5 .338 7.3 9.5 .774

Season 6

Dwight Howard Allen Iverson
Season 2009-102001-02
Team Orlando MagicPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
-Achievement Steals Leader
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf Finals76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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
difference:+22+9.0+13.1+2.8+5.9+8.7+3.7+1.9+2.6-0.7-1.8+4.9+17.6+.214+1.3+4.4+.291+2.0+0.2+.220
Allen Iverson 60 43.7 31.4 0.7 3.8 4.5 5.5 2.8 0.2 4.0 1.7 11.1 27.8 .398 1.3 4.5 .291 7.9 9.8 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+9+6.5+11.9+2.5+5.0+7.5+2.8+1.8+3.5-1.2-2.6+2.9+13.6+.233+1.8+5.4+4.3+1.3+.291
Allen Iverson 5 42.0 30.0 0.2 3.4 3.6 4.2 2.6 0.0 2.4 1.6 9.0 23.6 .381 1.8 5.4 .333 10.2 12.6 .810

Season 7

Dwight Howard Allen Iverson
Season 2010-112002-03
Team Orlando MagicPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
-Achievement Steals Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+4+4.9+4.7+3.2+6.7+9.9+4.1+1.3+2.2-0.1-1.5+1.9+10.3+.179+1.0+3.6+.277+2.7+.178
Allen Iverson 82 42.5 27.6 0.8 3.4 4.2 5.5 2.7 0.2 3.5 1.8 9.8 23.7 .414 1.0 3.7 .277 7.0 9.0 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+6+3.4+4.7+3.6+7.6+11.2+6.9+1.7+1.7-1.6-2.1+2.9+13.9+.214+1.6+4.4+.345+2.7+4.9+.055
Allen Iverson 12 46.4 31.7 0.9 3.4 4.3 7.4 2.4 0.1 3.9 2.1 11.4 27.4 .416 1.6 4.6 .345 7.3 9.8 .737

Season 8

Dwight Howard Allen Iverson
Season 2011-122003-04
Team Orlando MagicPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+6+4.2+5.8+3.0+7.8+10.8+4.9+0.9+2.0-1.2-1.1+1.4+10.0+.186+1.2+4.0+.286+1.9+1.1+.254
Allen Iverson 48 42.5 26.4 0.7 3.0 3.7 6.8 2.4 0.1 4.4 1.8 9.1 23.4 .387 1.2 4.1 .286 7.1 9.5 .745
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Allen Iverson played in the postseason in their season 8

Season 9

Dwight Howard Allen Iverson
Season 2012-132004-05
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+1+6.5+13.6+2.6+5.8+8.4+6.5+1.3+2.3-1.6-1.9+4.1+13.5+.154+1.4+4.4+.141+4.0+1.0+.343
Allen Iverson 75 42.3 30.7 0.7 3.3 4.0 7.9 2.4 0.1 4.6 1.9 10.3 24.2 .424 1.4 4.5 .308 8.7 10.5 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+1+16.1+14.2+2.5+6.1+8.6+9.0+1.5+1.6-0.2-1.9+5.3+14.7+.151+2.4+5.8+1.2+3.2+.453
Allen Iverson 5 47.6 31.2 0.0 2.2 2.2 10.0 2.0 0.4 4.2 2.4 11.8 25.2 .468 2.4 5.8 .414 5.2 5.8 .897

Season 10

Dwight Howard Allen Iverson
Season 2013-142005-06
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+1+9.4+14.7+2.7+6.3+9.0+5.6+1.1+1.7-0.2-1.7+4.6+14.0+.144+1.0+3.0+.037+4.5+2.5+.267
Allen Iverson 72 43.1 33.0 0.6 2.6 3.2 7.4 1.9 0.1 3.4 1.7 11.3 25.3 .447 1.0 3.1 .323 9.4 11.5 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Allen Iverson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 11

Dwight Howard Allen Iverson
Season 2014-152006-07
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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
difference:+24+12.7+10.5+2.3+5.2+7.5+6.0+1.2+1.1-1.3-1.8+2.8+9.9+.151+1.0+3.0+4.0+2.8+.267
Allen Iverson 65 42.5 26.3 0.4 2.6 3.0 7.2 1.9 0.2 4.1 1.5 8.9 20.2 .442 1.0 3.0 .315 7.5 9.4 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+12+10.8+6.4+3.6+9.8+13.4+4.6+2.3-0.8-1.3+2.2+12.1+.209+1.0+3.4+1.0+3.5+.394
Allen Iverson 5 44.6 22.8 0.0 0.6 0.6 5.8 1.4 0.0 3.0 2.2 8.4 22.8 .368 1.0 3.4 .294 5.0 6.2 .806

Season 12

Dwight Howard Allen Iverson
Season 2015-162007-08
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets 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%
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
difference:+11+9.7+12.7+2.8+6.0+8.8+5.7+1.0+1.5-0.7-1.8+3.5+10.5+.162+1.2+3.3+.345+4.6+3.0+.320
Allen Iverson 82 41.8 26.4 0.6 2.4 3.0 7.1 2.0 0.1 3.0 1.3 8.7 19.0 .458 1.2 3.4 .345 7.9 9.7 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+1+3.5+11.3+4.2+6.8+11.0+2.9+0.2+1.1-0.6-3.4+3.8+11.2+.108+0.8+3.3+.214+3.0+0.7+.329
Allen Iverson 4 39.5 24.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.5 1.0 0.3 1.8 0.8 9.0 20.8 .434 0.8 3.5 .214 5.8 8.3 .697

Season 13

Dwight Howard Allen Iverson
Season 2016-172008-09
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+17+7.0+4.0+3.5+6.2+9.7+3.6+0.6+1.1-0.3-1.2+0.9+6.3+.216+0.5+1.7+1.7+0.4+.248
Allen Iverson 57 36.7 17.5 0.5 2.5 3.0 5.0 1.5 0.1 2.6 1.5 6.1 14.6 .417 0.5 1.7 .283 4.8 6.1 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Allen Iverson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 14

Dwight Howard Allen Iverson
Season 2017-182009-10
Team Charlotte HornetsMemphis Grizzlies, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+53+0.5+2.8+2.5+7.0+9.7+2.7+0.1+1.5-0.3-1.4+1.3+0.1+.125+0.3+0.8+.217+0.4+2.5+.220
Allen Iverson 28 30.9 13.8 0.6 2.3 2.8 4.0 0.7 0.1 2.3 1.7 4.9 11.3 .430 0.3 0.9 .360 3.7 4.7 .794
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Allen Iverson played in the postseason in their season 14

Additional Years

* Dwight Howard played 4 seasons more than Allen Iverson 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.