Dwight Howard vs. Nate Robinson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nate Robinson 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, 7 more than Nate Robinson, who played 11. Dwight Howard had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Nate Robinson 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 |
Nate Robinson |
11 |
3 |
2005-06 to 2015-16 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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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: | +10 | +11.2 | +2.7 | +2.7 | +5.0 | +7.7 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +1.7 | -0.4 | | +1.1 | +0.5 | +.113 | +0.8 | +2.0 | | +1.3 | +2.2 | +.081 |
Nate Robinson |
72 |
21.4 |
9.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
7.8 |
.407 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.397 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.752 |
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Playoffs Stats |
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Nate Robinson played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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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 | +15.6 | +5.7 | +2.6 | +7.5 | +10.1 | +0.1 | | +1.3 | -1.5 | -0.9 | +2.2 | +2.5 | +.097 | +1.3 | +3.3 | | +2.6 | +5.1 | +.182 |
Nate Robinson |
64 |
21.2 |
10.1 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
8.2 |
.434 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
.390 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
.777 |
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Playoffs Stats |
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Nate Robinson played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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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: | +10 | +10.7 | +4.9 | +2.8 | +6.4 | +9.2 | +1.0 | +0.1 | +1.9 | -2.5 | -0.4 | +1.8 | +0.3 | +.180 | +1.3 | +4.1 | | +2.7 | +5.4 | +.200 |
Nate Robinson |
72 |
26.2 |
12.7 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
10.9 |
.423 |
1.3 |
4.1 |
.332 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.786 |
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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 |
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 |
Nate Robinson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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: | +8 | +7.8 | +3.5 | +2.1 | +8.2 | +10.3 | +2.8 | +0.4 | +2.0 | -1.3 | -0.5 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +.162 | +1.7 | +5.2 | | +3.1 | +6.9 | +.251 |
Nate Robinson |
74 |
29.9 |
17.2 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
6.1 |
13.9 |
.437 |
1.7 |
5.2 |
.325 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
.841 |
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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 |
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 |
Nate Robinson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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: | +23 | +15.8 | +10.5 | +3.8 | +8.1 | +11.8 | +1.5 | +0.1 | +2.8 | -1.7 | -1.3 | +3.3 | +3.6 | +.136 | +1.6 | +4.0 | | +5.5 | +9.5 | +.152 |
Nate Robinson |
56 |
19.9 |
10.1 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
8.8 |
.436 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
.390 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.746 |
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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 |
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: | +6 | +31.8 | +16.1 | +4.1 | +10.4 | +14.5 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +2.5 | -2.5 | -3.5 | +5.6 | +7.9 | +.226 | +0.6 | +1.8 | +.333 | +5.6 | +9.0 | +.164 |
Nate Robinson |
17 |
7.5 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
.375 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
.333 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.800 |
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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: | +23 | +17.5 | +11.5 | +3.2 | +8.4 | +11.7 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +2.7 | -2.1 | -1.6 | +3.7 | +3.8 | +.213 | +1.1 | +3.3 | +.325 | +5.3 | +9.3 | +.226 |
Nate Robinson |
59 |
17.2 |
6.8 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
.399 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
.325 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.818 |
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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 |
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: | +11 | +31.5 | +15.4 | +2.7 | +8.4 | +11.1 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +3.5 | -3.6 | -3.9 | +5.4 | +7.7 | +.328 | +0.7 | +2.0 | | +5.2 | +10.6 | +.481 |
Nate Robinson |
3 |
4.0 |
2.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.286 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.333 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
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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: | +27 | +14.2 | +11.7 | +3.7 | +8.4 | +12.1 | +3.1 | +0.2 | +2.4 | -2.1 | -1.0 | +3.9 | +3.9 | +.169 | +1.3 | +3.4 | +.365 | +5.2 | +9.5 | +.236 |
Nate Robinson |
51 |
23.4 |
11.2 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
9.5 |
.424 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.365 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.832 |
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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 |
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 |
Nate Robinson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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: | +28 | +12.9 | +7.5 | +3.3 | +8.9 | +12.3 | +2.5 | +0.5 | +2.0 | -1.4 | -0.4 | +2.8 | +2.2 | +.140 | +1.7 | +4.1 | +.405 | +3.6 | +8.5 | +.308 |
Nate Robinson |
82 |
25.4 |
13.1 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
11.2 |
.433 |
1.7 |
4.2 |
.405 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.799 |
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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 |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Robinson |
12 |
33.7 |
16.3 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
5.9 |
13.6 |
.436 |
1.8 |
5.4 |
.338 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.756 |
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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: | +32 | +16.1 | +6.7 | +2.8 | +7.7 | +10.6 | +1.1 | +0.3 | +2.3 | -1.7 | -1.7 | +2.5 | +2.0 | +.150 | +1.3 | +3.4 | +.210 | +3.1 | +7.6 | +.343 |
Nate Robinson |
44 |
19.7 |
10.4 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
3.7 |
8.7 |
.428 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.377 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
.835 |
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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 |
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 |
Nate Robinson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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: | +29 | +19.6 | +12.6 | +2.9 | +8.1 | +11.0 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +1.7 | -2.5 | -1.6 | +4.6 | +5.2 | +.246 | +0.7 | +2.6 | +.009 | +4.2 | +7.9 | +.127 |
Nate Robinson |
42 |
14.1 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
6.1 |
.345 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
.277 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.674 |
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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 |
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 |
Nate Robinson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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: | +39 | +18.3 | +15.8 | +2.7 | +7.8 | +10.5 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +1.3 | -2.8 | -0.8 | +6.1 | +9.8 | +.593 | | +0.5 | | +3.5 | +6.6 | |
Nate Robinson |
2 |
11.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 |
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 |
Nate Robinson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Dwight Howard played 7 seasons more than Nate Robinson in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 12 to 18, from 2016 to 2022—Dwight Howard played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. |