Dwight Howard vs. Derik Queen Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derik Queen 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.
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, 17 more than Derik Queen, who played 1. Dwight Howard had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Derik Queen had his rookie season in 2025-26. 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 |
| Derik Queen | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Dwight Howard | Derik Queen | |
| Season | 2004-05 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Orlando Magic | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Did not play | Did not play (season in progress) |
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: | +48 | +6.8 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +1.1 | +3.0 | +3.1 | +0.1 | +0.9 | -0.4 | -0.4 | +0.7 | +1.8 | +.021 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +.108 | |
| Derik Queen | 34 | 25.8 | 13.3 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 10.1 | .499 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .212 | 3.0 | 3.9 | .779 |
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| * Neiher Dwight Howard nor Derik Queen played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Dwight Howard played 17 seasons more than Derik Queen in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 18, from 2006 to 2022—Dwight Howard played in 12 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 17 extra years over Derik Queen, Dwight Howard got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 5 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 4 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 3 Defensive Player of the Year 5 Rebounds Leader 2 Blocks Leader 8 All-Star Game |