Dwight Howard vs. Rajon Rondo Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rajon Rondo 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, 2 more than Rajon Rondo, who played 16. Dwight Howard had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Rajon Rondo had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Rajon Rondo	16	10	2006-07 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16


Rookie Season
	Dwight Howard	Rajon Rondo
Season	2004-05	2006-07
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second 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:	+4	+9.1	+5.6	+2.6	+3.7	+6.3	+2.9	+0.7	+1.6	-0.2	-0.5	+1.9	+2.5	+.102	+0.1	+0.4		+1.9	+2.6	+.024
Rajon Rondo	78	23.5	6.4	0.9	2.8	3.7	3.8	1.6	0.1	1.8	2.3	2.4	5.8	.418	0.1	0.4	.207	1.5	2.4	.647

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Rajon Rondo played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Dwight Howard	Rajon Rondo
Season	2005-06	2007-08
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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:	+5	+6.9	+5.2	+2.5	+5.8	+8.3	+3.6	+0.9	+1.2	-0.7	-1.0	+1.1	+1.4	+.039	+0.1	+0.2		+2.9	+5.0	+.016
Rajon Rondo	77	29.9	10.6	1.0	3.2	4.2	5.1	1.7	0.2	1.9	2.4	4.6	9.3	.492	0.1	0.2	.263	1.4	2.3	.611

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rajon Rondo	26	32.0	10.2	1.5	2.6	4.1	6.6	1.7	0.3	1.8	2.8	4.1	10.1	.407	0.2	0.8	.250	1.8	2.6	.691


Season 3
	Dwight Howard	Rajon Rondo
Season	2006-07	2008-09
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics 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:	+2	+3.9	+5.7	+2.2	+4.8	+7.1	+6.3	+1.0	+1.8	-1.3	-0.6	+1.6	+1.1	+.098	+0.2	+0.6		+2.6	+4.7	+.056
Rajon Rondo	80	33.0	11.9	1.3	4.0	5.2	8.2	1.9	0.1	2.6	2.4	4.8	9.5	.505	0.2	0.6	.313	2.2	3.4	.642

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:	+10	+0.6	+1.6	+1.7	+3.4	+5.1	+8.0	+2.0	+0.8	-1.6	-0.1	+0.8	+5.4	+.131	+0.4	+1.7		+0.7	+3.5	+.202
Rajon Rondo	14	41.2	16.9	2.3	7.4	9.7	9.8	2.5	0.2	2.7	3.4	6.6	15.9	.417	0.4	1.7	.250	3.1	4.8	.657


Season 4
	Dwight Howard	Rajon Rondo
Season	2007-08	2009-10
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	-	Steals Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf Semis	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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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:	+1	+1.1	+7.0	+2.2	+7.6	+9.8	+8.5	+1.4	+2.0	-0.2	-0.9	+1.4	+0.7	+.091	+0.2	+1.0		+4.3	+7.4	+.031
Rajon Rondo	81	36.6	13.7	1.2	3.2	4.4	9.8	2.3	0.1	3.0	2.4	5.7	11.2	.508	0.2	1.0	.213	2.2	3.5	.621

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
difference:	+14	+1.5	+3.1	+4.4	+5.8	+10.2	+8.4	+1.1	+3.3	-0.2	-1.4	+0.9	+1.2	+.118	+0.4	+1.0		+1.7	+3.5	+.054
Rajon Rondo	24	40.6	15.8	1.6	4.0	5.6	9.3	1.9	0.1	3.0	2.4	6.3	13.6	.463	0.4	1.0	.375	2.8	4.8	.596


Season 5
	Dwight Howard	Rajon Rondo
Season	2008-09	2010-11
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost NBA Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+11	+1.5	+10.0	+3.0	+6.5	+9.4	+9.8	+1.3	+2.7	-0.4	-1.6	+2.4	+2.5	+.097	+0.1	+0.6		+5.3	+8.8	+.026
Rajon Rondo	68	37.2	10.6	1.3	3.1	4.4	11.2	2.3	0.2	3.4	1.8	4.7	9.9	.475	0.1	0.6	.233	1.1	1.9	.568

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:	+14	+1.0	+6.3	+3.1	+6.8	+9.9	+7.7	+0.2	+2.6	-0.8	-2.6	+1.3	+0.2	+.124		+0.2		+3.6	+5.7	+.004
Rajon Rondo	9	38.3	14.0	1.2	4.2	5.4	9.6	1.1	0.0	3.7	1.8	5.7	11.9	.477	0.0	0.3	.000	2.7	4.2	.632


Season 6
	Dwight Howard	Rajon Rondo
Season	2009-10	2011-12
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	-	Assists Leader
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf Finals	Celtics Lost East 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:	+29	+2.2	+6.4	+2.3	+6.0	+8.4	+9.9	+0.9	+2.7	-0.3	-1.6	+1.4	+0.6	+.164	+0.2	+0.7	+.238	+3.9	+6.6	+.005
Rajon Rondo	53	36.9	11.9	1.2	3.7	4.8	11.7	1.8	0.1	3.6	1.9	4.8	10.8	.448	0.2	0.8	.238	2.0	3.4	.597

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:	+5	+7.1	+0.8	+0.9	+3.5	+4.4	+10.5	+1.6	+3.4	-0.2	-2.1	+1.3	+5.8	+.146	+0.4	+1.6		+3.8	+8.4	+.177
Rajon Rondo	19	42.6	17.3	1.8	4.9	6.7	11.9	2.4	0.1	3.8	2.1	7.4	15.8	.468	0.4	1.6	.267	2.1	2.9	.696


Season 7
	Dwight Howard	Rajon Rondo
Season	2010-11	2012-13
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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:	+40	+0.2	+9.2	+2.9	+5.7	+8.5	+9.7	+0.4	+2.2	-0.3	-0.8	+2.0	+1.2	+.109	+0.3	+1.2	+.240	+5.4	+9.3	+.049
Rajon Rondo	38	37.4	13.7	1.1	4.4	5.6	11.1	1.8	0.2	3.9	2.5	5.9	12.2	.484	0.3	1.3	.240	1.6	2.4	.645

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
Rajon Rondo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Dwight Howard	Rajon Rondo
Season	2011-12	2013-14
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+24	+5.0	+8.9	+3.0	+6.1	+9.0	+7.9	+0.2	+2.0	-0.1	-0.7	+3.0	+1.7	+.170	+0.9	+2.9	+.289	+3.8	+8.4	+.136
Rajon Rondo	30	33.3	11.7	0.7	4.7	5.5	9.8	1.3	0.1	3.3	2.2	4.7	11.7	.403	0.9	3.0	.289	1.4	2.2	.627

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Rajon Rondo played in the postseason in their season 8


Season 9
	Dwight Howard	Rajon Rondo
Season	2012-13	2014-15
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+8	+6.1	+8.2	+2.2	+4.7	+6.9	+6.5	+0.2	+2.3	-0.1	-1.5	+2.2	+1.2	+.152	+0.4	+1.2	+.147	+4.2	+8.4	+.095
Rajon Rondo	68	29.7	8.9	1.1	4.4	5.5	7.9	1.3	0.1	3.1	2.3	4.0	9.5	.426	0.4	1.3	.314	0.5	1.1	.397

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
difference:	+2	+13.0	+7.5	+2.0	+7.8	+9.8	+2.0	+0.5	+2.0	-3.0	-1.3	+2.0	+0.5	+.169	+0.5	+1.0		+4.0	+9.0
Rajon Rondo	2	18.5	9.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	4.5	10.0	.450	0.5	1.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-


Season 10
	Dwight Howard	Rajon Rondo
Season	2013-14	2015-16
Team	Houston Rockets	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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:	+1	+1.5	+6.4	+2.2	+3.9	+6.2	+9.9	+1.2	+1.7	-0.7	-1.0	+1.8	+0.4	+.137	+0.9	+2.3	+.079	+3.7	+6.9	+.033
Rajon Rondo	72	35.2	11.9	1.1	5.0	6.0	11.7	2.0	0.1	3.9	2.4	4.9	10.9	.454	0.9	2.4	.365	1.2	2.1	.580

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
Rajon Rondo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Dwight Howard	Rajon Rondo
Season	2014-15	2016-17
Team	Houston Rockets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+28	+3.1	+8.0	+1.6	+3.7	+5.4	+5.5	+0.7	+1.1	-0.4	-1.2	+2.8	+2.2	+.185	+0.7	+1.9		+3.1	+5.9	+.072
Rajon Rondo	69	26.7	7.8	1.1	4.1	5.1	6.7	1.4	0.2	2.4	2.1	3.3	8.1	.408	0.7	1.9	.376	0.4	0.7	.600

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
difference:	+15	+0.3	+4.9	+0.1	+5.4	+5.5	+8.8	+2.1	+1.8	-0.2	-0.5	+0.7	+2.3	+.154		+3.0		+3.5	+8.7	+.088
Rajon Rondo	2	33.5	11.5	3.5	5.0	8.5	10.0	3.5	0.5	2.0	3.0	5.5	13.0	.423	0.0	3.0	.000	0.5	1.0	.500


Season 12
	Dwight Howard	Rajon Rondo
Season	2015-16	2017-18
Team	Houston Rockets	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pelicans Lost West Conf Semis

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12th 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	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
difference:	+6	+5.9	+5.4	+2.9	+4.8	+7.8	+6.8	+0.1	+1.4		-1.3	+1.6	+0.9	+.152	+0.8	+2.2	+.333	+2.9	+6.0	+.054
Rajon Rondo	65	26.2	8.3	0.5	3.6	4.0	8.2	1.1	0.2	2.3	1.8	3.6	7.6	.468	0.8	2.3	.333	0.4	0.7	.543

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
difference:	+4	+2.4	+2.9	+4.2	+2.2	+6.4	+10.6	+0.6	+1.2	-1.3	-2.0	+1.0	+0.6	+.129	+0.9	+1.9	+.421	+1.8	+6.0	+.275
Rajon Rondo	9	33.6	10.3	1.0	6.6	7.6	12.2	1.4	0.2	3.7	2.2	4.2	10.2	.413	0.9	2.1	.421	1.0	1.6	.643


Season 13
	Dwight Howard	Rajon Rondo
Season	2016-17	2018-19
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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13th 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	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	-	3.1	5.7	.533
difference:	+28	+0.1	+4.3	+3.3	+4.2	+7.4	+6.6	+0.3	+1.0	-0.5	-0.5	+1.4	+1.1	+.228	+1.1	+3.1		+2.6	+4.9	+.106
Rajon Rondo	46	29.8	9.2	0.7	4.5	5.3	8.0	1.2	0.2	2.8	2.2	3.8	9.4	.405	1.1	3.1	.359	0.5	0.8	.639

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
Rajon Rondo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Dwight Howard	Rajon Rondo
Season	2017-18	2019-20
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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14th 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	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
difference:	+33	+9.9	+9.5	+2.6	+6.8	+9.5	+3.7	+0.2	+1.6	-0.7	-1.9	+3.3	+4.4	+.137	+0.9	+2.5	+.185	+3.5	+6.3	+.085
Rajon Rondo	48	20.5	7.1	0.5	2.5	3.0	5.0	0.8	0.0	1.9	1.2	2.9	6.8	.418	0.9	2.6	.328	0.6	0.9	.659

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rajon Rondo	16	24.7	8.9	0.8	3.5	4.3	6.6	1.4	0.1	2.1	2.3	3.4	7.6	.455	1.3	3.1	.400	0.8	1.2	.684


Season 15
	Dwight Howard	Rajon Rondo
Season	2018-19	2020-21
Team	Washington Wizards	Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Clippers Lost West Conf Finals

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15th 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	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
difference:	+36	+8.5	+7.4	+2.3	+4.6	+6.8	+4.0		+0.3		-2.6	+2.7	+2.9	+.181	+0.8	+2.0		+2.8	+4.9	+.337
Rajon Rondo	45	17.1	5.4	0.4	2.0	2.4	4.4	0.8	0.1	1.8	1.2	2.1	4.8	.442	0.8	2.0	.404	0.4	0.4	.941

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rajon Rondo	13	16.9	4.2	0.3	2.3	2.6	3.8	0.4	0.2	1.1	1.4	1.4	4.1	.340	0.8	2.2	.393	0.6	0.9	.667


Season 16
	Dwight Howard	Rajon Rondo
Season	2019-20	2021-22
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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16th 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	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
difference:	+30	+1.0	+2.7	+2.1	+2.5	+4.5	+3.7	+0.4	+0.9	-0.5	-1.8	+1.2	+0.5	+.343	+0.8	+2.2	+.248	+1.1	+2.4	+.217
Rajon Rondo	39	17.9	4.8	0.4	2.4	2.8	4.4	0.8	0.2	1.7	1.4	1.7	4.5	.386	0.8	2.3	.352	0.5	0.7	.731

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
Rajon Rondo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years

* Dwight Howard played 2 seasons more than Rajon Rondo in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 17 to 18, from 2021 to 2022—Dwight Howard played in one postseason.

Dwight Howard vs. Rajon Rondo Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rajon Rondo 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

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Season 14

14th Season Stats Comparison

Season 15

15th Season Stats Comparison

Season 16

16th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years