Dwight Howard vs. Immanuel Quickley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Immanuel Quickley 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 / 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, 12 more than Immanuel Quickley, who played 6. Dwight Howard had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Immanuel Quickley had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Immanuel Quickley	6	2	2020-21 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dwight Howard	Immanuel Quickley
Season	2004-05	2020-21
Team	Orlando Magic	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+18	+13.2	+0.6	+3.1	+4.7	+7.9	+1.1	+0.4	+1.5	-1.1	-1.0	+0.7	+0.8	+.125	+1.8	+4.7		+1.0	+2.3	+.220
Immanuel Quickley	64	19.4	11.4	0.4	1.8	2.1	2.0	0.5	0.2	0.9	1.8	3.6	9.1	.395	1.8	4.7	.389	2.4	2.7	.891

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Immanuel Quickley	5	15.4	5.8	0.0	1.4	1.4	1.0	0.6	0.0	1.2	1.6	2.0	6.6	.303	0.8	2.2	.364	1.0	1.4	.714


Season 2
	Dwight Howard	Immanuel Quickley
Season	2005-06	2021-22
Team	Orlando Magic	New York Knicks
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:	+4	+13.7	+4.5	+3.1	+6.2	+9.3	+2.0	+0.1	+1.4	-1.3	-1.3	+2.1	+1.4	+.139	+1.8	+5.1		+2.0	+4.7	+.286
Immanuel Quickley	78	23.1	11.3	0.4	2.8	3.2	3.5	0.7	0.0	1.3	2.1	3.6	9.3	.392	1.8	5.1	.346	2.3	2.6	.881

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Immanuel Quickley played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Dwight Howard	Immanuel Quickley
Season	2006-07	2022-23
Team	Orlando Magic	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East 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:	+1	+8.0	+2.7	+2.8	+5.4	+8.1	+1.5	+0.1	+1.7	-2.7	-1.0	+1.2	+1.0	+.155	+2.1	+5.6		+2.3	+5.0	+.233
Immanuel Quickley	81	28.9	14.9	0.7	3.4	4.2	3.4	1.0	0.2	1.2	2.0	5.2	11.6	.448	2.1	5.6	.370	2.5	3.1	.819

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:	+4	+19.9	+6.3	+3.7	+9.4	+13.2	+0.8		+1.0	-3.2	-1.9	+2.9	+2.2	+.200	+1.1	+4.6		+1.7	+5.8	+.395
Immanuel Quickley	8	21.9	9.0	0.3	1.4	1.6	1.0	0.5	0.0	1.1	1.4	2.9	8.3	.348	1.1	4.6	.243	2.1	2.5	.850


Season 4
	Dwight Howard	Immanuel Quickley
Season	2007-08	2023-24
Team	Orlando Magic	New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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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:	+14	+8.5	+3.7	+3.1	+7.2	+10.4	+3.6	+0.2	+2.0	-1.7	-1.5	+1.4	+1.2	+.165	+2.5	+6.4		+3.4	+7.3	+.263
Immanuel Quickley	68	29.2	17.0	0.3	3.6	3.8	4.9	0.7	0.1	1.5	1.8	5.7	13.1	.434	2.5	6.4	.395	3.1	3.6	.853

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
Immanuel Quickley	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Dwight Howard	Immanuel Quickley
Season	2008-09	2024-25
Team	Orlando Magic	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	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:	+46	+7.9	+3.5	+3.8	+6.5	+10.3	+4.4	+0.3	+2.8	-1.2	-1.6	+1.5	+0.9	+.152	+2.6	+6.8		+3.0	+6.8	+.273
Immanuel Quickley	33	27.8	17.1	0.5	3.1	3.5	5.8	0.7	0.1	1.8	1.8	5.6	13.3	.420	2.6	6.8	.378	3.4	3.9	.867

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
Immanuel Quickley	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Dwight Howard	Immanuel Quickley
Season	2009-10	2025-26
Team	Orlando Magic	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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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:	+74	+4.2	+5.3	+2.7	+6.3	+9.1	+4.6	+0.5	+2.8	-1.5	-1.2	+1.9	+0.9	+.230	+1.5	+5.3	+.279	+2.9	+6.1	+.182
Immanuel Quickley	8	30.5	13.0	0.8	3.4	4.1	6.4	1.4	0.0	1.8	2.3	4.3	11.1	.382	1.5	5.4	.279	3.0	3.9	.774

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
Immanuel Quickley	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Additional Years
* Dwight Howard played 12 seasons more than Immanuel Quickley in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 7 to 18, from 2011 to 2022—Dwight Howard played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 12 extra years over Immanuel Quickley, Dwight Howard got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 2 All-Defensive First Team 1 Defensive Player of the Year 2 Rebounds Leader 4 All-Star Game

Dwight Howard vs. Immanuel Quickley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Immanuel Quickley 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

Additional Years