Dwight Howard vs. Chris Paul Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Paul 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, 2 less than Chris Paul, who played 20. Dwight Howard had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Chris Paul had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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
Chris Paul	20	15	2005-06 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18


Rookie Season
	Dwight Howard	Chris Paul
Season	2004-05	2005-06
Team	Orlando Magic	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
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:	+4	+3.4	+4.1	+2.7	+2.2	+4.9	+6.9	+1.3	+1.6	-0.3		+0.9	+3.8	+.090	+0.6	+2.3		+1.7	+1.0	+.176
Chris Paul	78	36.0	16.1	0.8	4.3	5.1	7.8	2.2	0.1	2.3	2.8	5.2	12.1	.430	0.6	2.3	.282	5.1	6.0	.847

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Chris Paul played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Dwight Howard	Chris Paul
Season	2005-06	2006-07
Team	Orlando Magic	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+18		+1.5	+2.7	+5.5	+8.1	+7.4	+1.0	+1.4	-0.1	-1.0	+0.3	+2.9	+.094	+0.8	+2.2		+0.3	+1.7	+.223
Chris Paul	64	36.8	17.3	0.8	3.5	4.4	8.9	1.8	0.0	2.5	2.4	6.0	13.6	.437	0.8	2.2	.350	4.6	5.6	.818

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Chris Paul played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Dwight Howard	Chris Paul
Season	2006-07	2007-08
Team	Orlando Magic	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Third Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Hornets Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
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:	+2	+0.7	+3.5	+2.7	+5.6	+8.3	+9.7	+1.8	+1.8	-1.4	-0.7	+1.5	+5.5	+.115	+1.2	+3.1		+0.6	+3.2	+.265
Chris Paul	80	37.6	21.1	0.8	3.2	4.0	11.6	2.7	0.1	2.5	2.3	7.9	16.1	.488	1.2	3.1	.369	4.2	4.9	.851

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+8	+1.3	+8.8	+2.7	+7.2	+9.9	+9.5	+1.8	+0.8	-2.5	-0.3	+3.5	+7.9	+.046	+0.4	+1.8		+1.4	+1.7	+.330
Chris Paul	12	40.5	24.1	1.3	3.6	4.9	11.3	2.3	0.2	1.8	3.6	9.3	18.4	.502	0.4	1.8	.238	5.2	6.6	.785


Season 4
	Dwight Howard	Chris Paul
Season	2007-08	2008-09
Team	Orlando Magic	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf Semis	Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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:	+4	+0.8	+2.1	+2.5	+6.1	+8.7	+9.7	+1.9	+2.0	-0.2	-0.6	+1.0	+4.2	+.096	+0.8	+2.3		+0.7	+4.2	+.278
Chris Paul	78	38.5	22.8	0.9	4.7	5.5	11.0	2.8	0.1	3.0	2.7	8.1	16.1	.503	0.8	2.3	.364	5.8	6.7	.868

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+5	+1.9	+2.3	+5.2	+6.2	+11.4	+9.5	+0.8	+3.4	-1.6	-2.2	+1.2	+2.2	+.170	+1.0	+3.2		+0.9	+4.1	+.315
Chris Paul	5	40.2	16.6	0.8	3.6	4.4	10.4	1.6	0.0	4.8	1.6	6.0	14.6	.411	1.0	3.2	.313	3.6	4.2	.857


Season 5
	Dwight Howard	Chris Paul
Season	2008-09	2009-10
Team	Orlando Magic	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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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		%
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:	+34	+2.3	+1.9	+3.9	+5.8	+9.6	+9.3	+1.1	+2.7	-0.5	-0.8	+0.1	+1.8	+.079	+1.2	+2.8		+2.8	+6.5	+.253
Chris Paul	45	38.0	18.7	0.4	3.8	4.2	10.7	2.1	0.2	2.5	2.6	7.0	14.2	.493	1.2	2.8	.409	3.6	4.2	.847

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Chris Paul	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Dwight Howard	Chris Paul
Season	2009-10	2010-11
Team	Orlando Magic	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	-	Steals Leader
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf Finals	Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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:	+2	+1.3	+2.4	+3.0	+6.1	+9.1	+8.0	+1.5	+2.7	-1.1	-1.0	+0.8	+1.4	+.149	+0.9	+2.2	+.388	+1.7	+5.2	+.286
Chris Paul	80	36.0	15.9	0.5	3.6	4.1	9.8	2.4	0.1	2.2	2.5	5.4	11.6	.463	0.9	2.3	.388	4.2	4.8	.878

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+8	+6.2	+3.9	+2.2	+2.2	+4.4	+10.1	+1.0	+3.5	-0.1	-2.4	+0.9	+2.8	+.069	+1.5	+3.2		+0.6	+3.1	+.277
Chris Paul	6	41.7	22.0	0.5	6.2	6.7	11.5	1.8	0.0	3.7	1.8	7.0	12.8	.545	1.5	3.2	.474	6.5	8.2	.796


Season 7
	Dwight Howard	Chris Paul
Season	2010-11	2011-12
Team	Orlando Magic	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	-	Steals Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
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:	+18	+1.2	+3.1	+3.3	+7.2	+10.5	+7.7	+1.1	+2.3	-1.5	-1.0	+0.8	+1.4	+.115	+1.3	+3.5	+.371	+2.7	+6.7	+.265
Chris Paul	60	36.4	19.8	0.7	2.9	3.6	9.1	2.5	0.1	2.1	2.3	7.1	14.8	.478	1.3	3.6	.371	4.3	5.0	.861

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+5	+4.5	+9.4	+4.0	+6.5	+10.4	+7.4	+2.0	+1.7	-1.6	-1.5	+2.1	+1.4	+.203	+1.2	+3.3	+.333	+6.3	+10.4	+.190
Chris Paul	11	38.5	17.6	0.5	4.5	5.1	7.9	2.7	0.1	3.9	2.7	6.4	14.9	.427	1.2	3.5	.333	3.7	4.3	.872


Season 8
	Dwight Howard	Chris Paul
Season	2011-12	2012-13
Team	Orlando Magic	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	Rebounds Leader	-
	-	Steals Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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:	+16	+4.9	+3.7	+2.9	+7.8	+10.8	+7.8	+0.9	+2.0	-0.9	-0.9	+1.8	+1.2	+.092	+1.1	+3.2	+.328	+1.1	+6.0	+.394
Chris Paul	70	33.4	16.9	0.8	3.0	3.7	9.7	2.4	0.1	2.3	2.0	5.9	12.2	.481	1.1	3.3	.328	4.1	4.6	.885

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Paul	6	37.3	22.8	0.5	3.5	4.0	6.3	1.8	0.0	1.5	2.8	8.2	15.3	.533	1.0	3.2	.316	5.5	6.2	.892


Season 9
	Dwight Howard	Chris Paul
Season	2012-13	2013-14
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Third Team	-
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	Rebounds Leader	-
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+14	+0.8	+2.0	+2.7	+5.4	+8.1	+9.3	+1.4	+2.3	-0.7	-1.3	+0.3	+3.3	+.111	+1.3	+3.3	+.201	+0.1	+3.9	+.363
Chris Paul	62	35.0	19.1	0.6	3.7	4.3	10.7	2.5	0.1	2.3	2.5	6.5	14.0	.467	1.3	3.4	.368	4.8	5.6	.855

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+9	+4.8	+2.8	+1.6	+5.0	+6.6	+9.3	+2.3	+2.0	-1.0	-0.5	+0.6	+4.7	+.152	+2.5	+5.4		+0.8	+4.9	+.330
Chris Paul	13	36.3	19.8	0.9	3.3	4.2	10.3	2.8	0.0	3.0	3.8	7.1	15.2	.467	2.5	5.4	.457	3.2	4.1	.774


Season 10
	Dwight Howard	Chris Paul
Season	2013-14	2014-15
Team	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+11	+1.1	+0.8	+2.7	+4.9	+7.6	+8.4	+1.1	+1.6	-0.9	-0.9	+0.2	+3.0	+.106	+1.7	+4.2	+.112	+1.4	+5.1	+.353
Chris Paul	82	34.8	19.1	0.6	4.0	4.6	10.2	1.9	0.2	2.3	2.5	6.9	14.3	.485	1.7	4.3	.398	3.5	3.9	.900

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
difference:	+6	+1.4	+3.9	+3.9	+5.4	+9.3	+7.0	+1.1	+2.5	-1.0	-1.1	+1.8	+1.9	+.044	+2.3	+5.4		+2.7	+6.4	+.316
Chris Paul	12	37.1	22.1	0.6	3.8	4.4	8.8	1.8	0.3	2.2	3.1	7.9	15.8	.503	2.3	5.4	.415	4.0	4.3	.941


Season 11
	Dwight Howard	Chris Paul
Season	2014-15	2015-16
Team	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals	Clippers 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	TO	PF	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:	+33	+2.9	+3.7	+2.2	+4.1	+6.3	+8.8	+1.4	+1.1	-0.2	-0.8	+0.9	+4.8	+.131	+1.6	+4.4		+0.5	+2.2	+.368
Chris Paul	74	32.7	19.5	0.5	3.7	4.2	10.0	2.1	0.2	2.6	2.5	7.0	15.1	.462	1.6	4.4	.371	4.0	4.4	.896

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+13	+2.5	+7.4	+2.6	+7.4	+10.0	+6.1	+0.9	+2.3	-1.2	-0.5	+3.1	+8.3	+.090	+1.5	+5.0		+0.2	+5.9	+.588
Chris Paul	4	31.3	23.8	1.0	3.0	4.0	7.3	2.3	0.0	1.0	3.0	9.3	19.0	.487	1.5	5.0	.300	3.8	3.8	1.000


Season 12
	Dwight Howard	Chris Paul
Season	2015-16	2016-17
Team	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Clippers 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	TO	PF	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:	+10	+0.6	+4.4	+2.7	+4.1	+6.8	+7.8	+1.0	+1.5	-0.1	-0.7	+0.9	+4.4	+.144	+2.0	+4.9	+.411	+0.5	+2.4	+.403
Chris Paul	61	31.5	18.1	0.7	4.3	5.0	9.2	2.0	0.1	2.4	2.4	6.1	12.9	.476	2.0	5.0	.411	3.8	4.3	.892

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+2	+1.1	+12.1	+4.6	+4.4	+9.0	+8.3	+0.9	+1.3	-0.3	-0.8	+4.4	+9.7	+.046	+2.0	+5.2	+.368	+1.3	+2.9	+.511
Chris Paul	7	37.1	25.3	0.6	4.4	5.0	9.9	1.7	0.1	2.7	3.4	9.6	19.3	.496	2.0	5.4	.368	4.1	4.7	.879


Season 13
	Dwight Howard	Chris Paul
Season	2016-17	2017-18
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+16	+2.1	+5.1	+3.4	+3.9	+7.3	+6.5	+0.8	+1.0	-0.1	-0.3	+1.1	+5.5	+.173	+2.5	+6.5		+0.4	+1.9	+.386
Chris Paul	58	31.8	18.6	0.6	4.8	5.4	7.9	1.7	0.2	2.2	2.4	6.3	13.8	.460	2.5	6.5	.380	3.5	3.8	.919

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
difference:	+9	+8.3	+13.1	+2.4	+2.4	+4.8	+4.5	+1.0	+0.5	-0.1	-0.4	+4.9	+11.1	+.041	+2.5	+6.6		+0.9	+0.3	+.198
Chris Paul	15	34.5	21.1	0.6	5.3	5.9	5.8	2.0	0.3	1.9	3.1	7.9	17.1	.459	2.5	6.6	.374	2.9	3.5	.830


Season 14
	Dwight Howard	Chris Paul
Season	2017-18	2018-19
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+23	+1.6	+1.0	+2.5	+5.4	+7.9	+6.9	+1.4	+1.3		-0.6	+1.0	+1.2	+.136	+2.2	+6.0	+.215	+1.1	+3.7	+.288
Chris Paul	58	32.0	15.6	0.6	3.9	4.6	8.2	2.0	0.3	2.6	2.5	5.2	12.4	.419	2.2	6.1	.358	3.0	3.5	.862

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Paul	11	36.1	17.0	1.3	5.1	6.4	5.5	2.2	0.6	3.4	3.3	6.0	13.5	.446	1.5	5.7	.270	3.5	4.1	.844


Season 15
	Dwight Howard	Chris Paul
Season	2018-19	2019-20
Team	Washington Wizards	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	9	25.6	12.8	2.7	6.6	9.2	0.4	0.8	0.4	1.8	3.8	4.8	7.7	.623	0.0	0.0	-	3.2	5.3	.604
difference:	+61	+5.9	+4.8	+2.3	+2.0	+4.2	+6.3	+0.8	+0.2	-0.5	-1.5	+1.4	+5.0	+.134	+1.6	+4.3		+0.4	+1.3	+.303
Chris Paul	70	31.5	17.6	0.4	4.6	5.0	6.7	1.6	0.2	2.3	2.3	6.2	12.7	.489	1.6	4.3	.365	3.6	4.0	.907

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Paul	7	37.3	21.3	0.4	7.0	7.4	5.3	1.6	0.4	3.3	2.6	7.9	16.0	.491	2.3	6.1	.372	3.3	3.7	.885


Season 16
	Dwight Howard	Chris Paul
Season	2019-20	2020-21
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Suns Lost NBA Finals

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16th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	69	18.9	7.5	2.5	4.9	7.3	0.7	0.4	1.1	1.2	3.2	2.9	4.0	.729	0.0	0.1	.600	1.6	3.1	.514
difference:	+1	+12.5	+8.9	+2.1	+0.8	+2.8	+8.2	+1.0	+0.8	-1.0	-0.8	+3.4	+8.6	+.230	+1.5	+3.6	+.205	+0.8	+0.5	+.420
Chris Paul	70	31.4	16.4	0.4	4.1	4.5	8.9	1.4	0.3	2.2	2.4	6.3	12.6	.499	1.5	3.7	.395	2.4	2.6	.934

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	18	15.7	5.8	1.8	2.8	4.6	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.9	3.1	2.2	3.2	.684	0.1	0.1	.500	1.4	2.5	.556
difference:	+2	+18.5	+13.4	+1.3	+0.3	+1.1	+8.1	+0.8	+0.2	-1.3	-0.7	+5.3	+11.8	+.187	+1.4	+3.2	+.054	+1.5	+0.8	+.321
Chris Paul	20	34.2	19.2	0.5	3.1	3.5	8.6	1.2	0.2	2.2	2.4	7.5	15.0	.497	1.5	3.3	.446	2.9	3.3	.877


Season 17
	Dwight Howard	Chris Paul
Season	2020-21	2021-22
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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17th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	69	17.3	7.0	2.8	5.7	8.4	0.9	0.4	0.9	1.6	2.9	2.6	4.4	.587	0.1	0.3	.250	1.8	3.0	.576
difference:	+4	+15.6	+7.7	+2.5	+1.7	+4.0	+9.9	+1.5	+0.6	-0.8	-0.8	+3.0	+6.9	+.094	+0.9	+2.8	+.067	+0.8	+0.1	+.261
Chris Paul	65	32.9	14.7	0.3	4.0	4.4	10.8	1.9	0.3	2.4	2.1	5.6	11.3	.493	1.0	3.1	.317	2.6	3.1	.837

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	12	12.4	4.7	2.2	4.1	6.3	0.7	0.2	0.5	1.0	2.6	1.3	2.5	.533	0.0	0.1	.000	2.0	3.3	.600
difference:	+1	+22.1	+12.8	+1.7	+0.5	+2.1	+7.6	+1.3	+0.3	-1.4	-0.5	+5.4	+9.4	+.028	+1.5	+3.7	+.388	+0.7	+0.5	+.346
Chris Paul	13	34.5	17.5	0.5	3.6	4.2	8.3	1.5	0.2	2.4	3.1	6.7	11.9	.561	1.5	3.8	.388	2.7	2.8	.946


Season 18
	Dwight Howard	Chris Paul
Season	2021-22	2022-23
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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18th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	60	16.2	6.2	2.0	4.0	5.9	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.8	1.9	2.2	3.7	.612	0.1	0.3	.533	1.6	2.4	.658
difference:	+1	+15.8	+7.7	+1.5	+0.2	+1.6	+8.3	+0.9	+0.2	-1.1	-0.2	+2.8	+7.6	+.172	+1.6	+4.1	+.158	+0.7	+0.3	+.173
Chris Paul	59	32.0	13.9	0.5	3.8	4.3	8.9	1.5	0.4	1.9	2.1	5.0	11.3	.440	1.7	4.4	.375	2.3	2.7	.831

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Paul	7	35.7	12.4	0.7	4.3	5.0	7.4	1.7	0.7	1.0	2.3	5.4	13.0	.418	1.3	4.0	.321	0.3	0.6	.500

Additional Years

* Chris Paul played 2 seasons more than Dwight Howard in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 19 to 20, from 2024 to 2025—Chris Paul didn't play in the postseason.

Dwight Howard vs. Chris Paul Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Paul 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Season 14

14th Season Stats Comparison

Season 15

15th Season Stats Comparison

Season 16

16th Season Stats Comparison

Season 17

17th Season Stats Comparison

Season 18

18th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years