Dwight Howard vs. Jabari Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jabari Smith 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, 14 more than Jabari Smith, who played 4. Dwight Howard had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Jabari Smith had his rookie season in 2000-01. 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 |
Dwight Howard |
18 |
12 |
2004-05 to 2021-22 |
Jabari Smith |
4 |
2 |
2000-01 to 2004-05 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Dwight Howard |
Jabari Smith |
Season |
2004-05 | 2000-01 |
Team |
Orlando Magic | Sacramento Kings |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did 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 |
% |
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 |
.000 |
3.4 |
5.0 |
.671 |
Jabari Smith |
9 |
7.3 |
2.9 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dwight Howard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
.000 |
4.3 |
7.3 |
.595 |
Jabari Smith |
23 |
7.9 |
3.2 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
.413 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
.656 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dwight Howard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Jabari Smith didn't play in 2002-03.
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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 |
.500 |
4.8 |
8.1 |
.586 |
Jabari Smith |
31 |
5.4 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.371 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.600 |
|
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 |
Jabari Smith |
4 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.750 |
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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 |
.000 |
6.5 |
10.9 |
.590 |
Jabari Smith |
45 |
14.4 |
3.7 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
.419 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.500 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.745 |
|
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 |
Jabari Smith |
3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
.500 |
3.5 |
6.6 |
.528 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
.000 |
3.1 |
5.7 |
.533 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dwight Howard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dwight Howard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dwight Howard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jabari Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |