Dwight Howard vs. Naz Reid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Naz Reid 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, 12 more than Naz Reid, who played 6. Dwight Howard had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Naz Reid had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Naz Reid	6	3	2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dwight Howard	Naz Reid
Season	2004-05	2019-20
Team	Orlando Magic	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	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:	+52	+16.1	+3.0	+2.4	+3.5	+5.9	+0.3	+0.3	+1.0	-1.3		+1.0	+0.2	+.108	+1.1	+3.2		+2.2	+3.2	+.027
Naz Reid	30	16.5	9.0	1.1	3.0	4.1	1.2	0.6	0.7	0.7	2.8	3.3	8.1	.412	1.1	3.2	.330	1.2	1.8	.698

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Dwight Howard	Naz Reid
Season	2005-06	2020-21
Team	Orlando Magic	Minnesota Timberwolves
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:	+12	+17.6	+4.6	+2.3	+5.6	+7.9	+0.5	+0.3	+0.3	-1.6	-0.8	+1.4	+2.4	+.008	+0.9	+2.5		+2.7	+4.9	+.098
Naz Reid	70	19.2	11.2	1.2	3.4	4.6	1.0	0.5	1.1	1.0	2.6	4.3	8.3	.523	0.9	2.5	.351	1.6	2.4	.693

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Dwight Howard	Naz Reid
Season	2006-07	2021-22
Team	Orlando Magic	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+5	+21.1	+9.3	+2.2	+6.2	+8.4	+1.0	+0.4	+1.0	-2.8	-0.8	+3.4	+4.4	+.114	+0.7	+2.2		+3.3	+6.2	+.179
Naz Reid	77	15.8	8.3	1.3	2.6	3.9	0.9	0.5	0.9	1.1	2.2	3.0	6.2	.489	0.7	2.2	.343	1.5	1.9	.765

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:	+1	+31.0	+10.5	+3.6	+8.4	+12.0	+1.8	+0.3	+0.2	-3.3	-0.5	+4.4	+7.1	+.136	+0.6	+1.4		+2.4	+6.9	+.545
Naz Reid	5	10.8	4.8	0.4	2.4	2.8	0.0	0.2	1.2	1.0	2.8	1.4	3.4	.412	0.6	1.4	.429	1.4	1.4	1.000


Season 4
	Dwight Howard	Naz Reid
Season	2007-08	2022-23
Team	Orlando Magic	Minnesota Timberwolves
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	+19.3	+9.2	+2.3	+7.0	+9.3	+0.2	+0.3	+1.3	-1.8	-0.7	+2.5	+3.4	+.062	+1.1	+3.2		+5.2	+9.0	+.087
Naz Reid	68	18.4	11.5	1.1	3.8	4.9	1.1	0.6	0.8	1.4	2.6	4.6	8.5	.537	1.1	3.2	.346	1.3	1.9	.677

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
Naz Reid	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Dwight Howard	Naz Reid
Season	2008-09	2023-24
Team	Orlando Magic	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	-	Sixth Man of the Year
	Rebounds Leader	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Magic Lost NBA Finals	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals

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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:	+2	+11.5	+7.1	+3.4	+5.3	+8.6	+0.1	+0.2	+2.0	-1.6	-1.3	+2.1	+1.9	+.095	+2.1	+5.0		+5.1	+8.9	+.142
Naz Reid	81	24.2	13.5	0.9	4.3	5.2	1.3	0.8	0.9	1.4	2.1	5.0	10.5	.477	2.1	5.0	.414	1.3	1.8	.736

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:	+7	+16.7	+9.2	+3.7	+7.9	+11.6	+0.9	+0.4	+1.8	-2.0	-2.4	+2.9	+2.8	+.143	+1.6	+4.2	+.362	+4.9	+8.0	+.074
Naz Reid	16	22.6	11.1	0.6	3.1	3.7	1.0	0.5	0.8	0.9	2.0	4.1	8.9	.458	1.6	4.3	.362	1.4	1.9	.710


Season 6
	Dwight Howard	Naz Reid
Season	2009-10	2024-25
Team	Orlando Magic	Minnesota Timberwolves
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	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals

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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	+7.2	+4.1	+2.3	+4.8	+7.2	+0.5	+0.2	+1.9	-1.9	-1.1	+0.9	+1.3	+.150	+2.2	+5.7	+.379	+4.5	+8.2	+.184
Naz Reid	80	27.5	14.2	1.2	4.9	6.0	2.3	0.7	0.9	1.4	2.4	5.3	11.5	.462	2.2	5.8	.379	1.4	1.8	.776

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:	+1	+10.5	+7.7	+1.6	+4.7	+6.4	+0.3	+0.1	+2.6	-1.7	-1.3	+2.4	+2.7	+.105	+1.7	+4.2		+4.6	+9.6	+.241
Naz Reid	15	25.0	10.4	1.1	3.7	4.7	1.7	0.7	0.9	1.9	2.9	3.7	7.3	.509	1.7	4.2	.397	1.3	1.7	.760


Additional Years
* Dwight Howard played 12 seasons more than Naz Reid 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 Naz Reid, 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. Naz Reid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Naz Reid 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