Dwight Howard vs. Russell Westbrook Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Russell Westbrook 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 and Russell Westbrook both played 18 years in the NBA. Dwight Howard had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Russell Westbrook had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Russell Westbrook	18	14	2008-09 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18


Rookie Season
	Dwight Howard	Russell Westbrook
Season	2004-05	2008-09
Team	Orlando Magic	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

more >>

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:		+0.1	+3.3	+1.3	+3.8	+5.1	+4.4	+0.4	+1.5	-1.3	-0.5	+1.0	+5.1	+.122	+0.4	+1.6		+0.9	+0.2	+.144
Russell Westbrook	82	32.5	15.3	2.2	2.7	4.9	5.3	1.3	0.2	3.3	2.3	5.3	13.4	.398	0.4	1.6	.271	4.3	5.2	.815

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Russell Westbrook played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Dwight Howard	Russell Westbrook
Season	2005-06	2009-10
Team	Orlando Magic	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd

more >>

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:		+2.5	+0.3	+1.8	+5.9	+7.6	+6.5	+0.5	+1.0	-0.7	-0.9	+0.2	+3.4	+.113	+0.3	+1.3		+0.3	+2.2	+.185
Russell Westbrook	82	34.3	16.1	1.7	3.1	4.9	8.0	1.3	0.4	3.3	2.5	5.9	14.1	.418	0.3	1.3	.221	4.0	5.1	.780

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Russell Westbrook	6	35.3	20.5	1.7	4.3	6.0	6.0	1.7	0.2	2.3	2.2	7.2	15.2	.473	0.8	2.0	.417	5.3	6.3	.842


Season 3
	Dwight Howard	Russell Westbrook
Season	2006-07	2010-11
Team	Orlando Magic	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals

more >>

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:		+2.2	+4.3	+2.0	+5.7	+7.7	+6.3	+1.0	+1.5		-0.5	+1.1	+6.4	+.161	+0.4	+1.3		+1.7	+0.4	+.256
Russell Westbrook	82	34.7	21.9	1.5	3.1	4.6	8.2	1.9	0.4	3.9	2.5	7.5	17.0	.442	0.4	1.3	.330	6.5	7.7	.842

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:	+13	+4.3	+8.5	+1.9	+7.6	+9.4	+4.6	+0.9	+0.6	-0.3		+2.1	+9.7	+.154	+0.8	+2.8		+3.3	+0.1	+.397
Russell Westbrook	17	37.5	23.8	2.1	3.2	5.4	6.4	1.4	0.4	4.6	3.3	7.9	20.2	.394	0.8	2.8	.292	7.1	8.4	.852


Season 4
	Dwight Howard	Russell Westbrook
Season	2007-08	2011-12
Team	Orlando Magic	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf Semis	Thunder Lost NBA Finals

more >>

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:	+16	+2.4	+2.9	+1.9	+7.7	+9.6	+4.2	+0.8	+1.8	-0.4	-1.1	+1.7	+7.3	+.142	+0.9	+3.0		+1.3	+4.6	+.233
Russell Westbrook	66	35.3	23.6	1.5	3.1	4.6	5.5	1.7	0.3	3.6	2.2	8.8	19.2	.457	0.9	3.0	.316	5.2	6.3	.823

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:	+10	+3.7	+4.2	+4.9	+5.4	+10.3	+5.0	+0.8	+3.0	-0.9	-1.3	+1.7	+8.0	+.146	+0.9	+3.3			+2.7	+.260
Russell Westbrook	20	38.4	23.1	1.1	4.4	5.5	5.9	1.6	0.4	2.3	2.5	8.9	20.4	.435	0.9	3.3	.277	4.5	5.6	.802


Season 5
	Dwight Howard	Russell Westbrook
Season	2008-09	2012-13
Team	Orlando Magic	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second 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	Thunder Lost West Conf Semis

more >>

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:	+3	+0.8	+2.6	+2.9	+5.7	+8.6	+6.0	+0.8	+2.6	-0.3	-1.1	+1.1	+6.3	+.134	+1.2	+3.7		+0.8	+3.7	+.206
Russell Westbrook	82	34.9	23.2	1.4	3.9	5.2	7.4	1.8	0.3	3.3	2.3	8.2	18.7	.438	1.2	3.7	.323	5.6	7.0	.800

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:	+21	+5.3	+3.7	+3.8	+5.0	+8.8	+5.1	+2.1	+2.6	-1.1	-1.9	+1.5	+8.8	+.186	+1.0	+4.4	+.222	+0.3	+2.9	+.221
Russell Westbrook	2	34.0	24.0	0.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	3.0	0.0	4.0	2.5	8.5	20.5	.415	1.0	4.5	.222	6.0	7.0	.857


Season 6
	Dwight Howard	Russell Westbrook
Season	2009-10	2013-14
Team	Orlando Magic	Oklahoma City Thunder
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	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals

more >>

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:	+36	+4.0	+3.5	+2.3	+5.2	+7.5	+5.1	+1.0	+2.6	-0.5	-1.2	+1.3	+7.0	+.175	+1.5	+4.6	+.318	+0.6	+3.6	+.234
Russell Westbrook	46	30.7	21.8	1.2	4.5	5.7	6.9	1.9	0.2	3.8	2.3	7.5	17.2	.437	1.5	4.7	.318	5.3	6.4	.826

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	+3.2	+8.6	+0.3	+3.5	+3.8	+6.7	+1.4	+3.2	-0.8	-0.9	+2.7	+10.9	+.194	+1.5	+5.3		+1.7	+2.7	+.365
Russell Westbrook	19	38.7	26.7	2.4	4.9	7.3	8.1	2.2	0.3	4.4	3.3	8.8	20.9	.420	1.5	5.3	.280	7.6	8.6	.884


Season 7
	Dwight Howard	Russell Westbrook
Season	2010-11	2014-15
Team	Orlando Magic	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	-	Scoring Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

more >>

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:	+11	+3.2	+5.2	+2.1	+4.7	+6.8	+7.2	+0.7	+2.2	-0.8	-0.6	+1.5	+8.6	+.167	+1.3	+4.2	+.299	+1.1	+1.9	+.239
Russell Westbrook	67	34.4	28.1	1.9	5.4	7.3	8.6	2.1	0.2	4.4	2.7	9.4	22.0	.426	1.3	4.3	.299	8.1	9.8	.835

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
Russell Westbrook	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Dwight Howard	Russell Westbrook
Season	2011-12	2015-16
Team	Orlando Magic	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals

more >>

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:	+26	+3.9	+2.9	+1.9	+4.8	+6.7	+8.5	+0.5	+1.8	-1.1	-0.4	+0.5	+4.7	+.119	+1.3	+4.2	+.296	+0.6	+3.4	+.321
Russell Westbrook	80	34.4	23.5	1.8	6.0	7.8	10.4	2.0	0.3	4.3	2.5	8.2	18.1	.454	1.3	4.3	.296	5.8	7.2	.812

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Russell Westbrook	18	37.4	26.0	2.3	4.6	6.9	11.0	2.6	0.1	4.3	2.4	8.8	21.8	.405	1.9	5.8	.324	6.4	7.8	.829


Season 9
	Dwight Howard	Russell Westbrook
Season	2012-13	2016-17
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Third Team	-
	-	Scoring Leader
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd

more >>

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:	+5	+1.2	+14.5	+1.6	+0.1	+1.7	+9.0	+0.5	+2.0	-2.4	-1.5	+4.0	+13.3	+.153	+2.5	+7.1	+.176	+4.1	+0.9	+.353
Russell Westbrook	81	34.6	31.6	1.7	9.0	10.7	10.4	1.6	0.4	5.4	2.3	10.2	24.0	.425	2.5	7.2	.343	8.8	10.4	.845

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:	+1	+7.3	+20.4	+0.7	+1.5	+0.8	+9.8	+1.9	+1.6	-2.0	-1.1	+5.3	+19.9	+.231	+2.6	+9.8		+7.2	+5.0	+.356
Russell Westbrook	5	38.8	37.4	1.8	9.8	11.6	10.8	2.4	0.4	6.0	3.2	11.8	30.4	.388	2.6	9.8	.265	11.2	14.0	.800


Season 10
	Dwight Howard	Russell Westbrook
Season	2013-14	2017-18
Team	Houston Rockets	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd

more >>

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:	+9	+2.7	+7.1	+1.4	+0.7	+2.1	+8.5	+1.0	+1.5	-1.6	-0.9	+2.8	+9.8	+.142	+1.2	+4.0	+.012	+0.3	+1.9	+.190
Russell Westbrook	80	36.4	25.4	1.9	8.2	10.1	10.3	1.8	0.3	4.8	2.5	9.5	21.1	.449	1.2	4.1	.298	5.2	7.1	.737

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
difference:		+0.7	+3.3	+2.7	+1.0	+1.7	+5.7	+0.8	+2.8	-2.0	-0.7	+1.0	+9.1	+.149	+2.5	+7.0		+1.2	+4.0	+.200
Russell Westbrook	6	39.2	29.3	1.8	10.2	12.0	7.5	1.5	0.0	5.2	3.5	10.7	26.8	.398	2.5	7.0	.357	5.5	6.7	.825


Season 11
	Dwight Howard	Russell Westbrook
Season	2014-15	2018-19
Team	Houston Rockets	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd

more >>

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:	+32	+6.2	+7.1	+1.2	+1.8	+0.6	+9.5	+1.2	+0.8	-1.7	-0.1	+2.5	+9.9	+.165	+1.6	+5.6		+0.6	+0.4	+.128
Russell Westbrook	73	36.0	22.9	1.5	9.6	11.1	10.7	1.9	0.5	4.5	3.4	8.6	20.2	.428	1.6	5.6	.290	4.1	6.2	.656

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:	+12	+5.6	+6.4	+2.2	+2.8	+5.0	+9.4	+0.4	+1.7	-2.4	-0.3	+1.8	+11.5	+.217	+2.2	+6.8		+0.6	+4.5	+.473
Russell Westbrook	5	39.4	22.8	1.4	7.6	9.0	10.6	1.0	0.6	4.6	3.8	8.0	22.2	.360	2.2	6.8	.324	4.6	5.2	.885


Season 12
	Dwight Howard	Russell Westbrook
Season	2015-16	2019-20
Team	Houston Rockets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

more >>

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:	+14	+3.8	+13.5	+1.6	+2.2	+3.9	+5.6	+0.6	+1.2	-2.2	-0.4	+5.4	+14.0	+.148	+1.0	+3.6	+.258	+1.8		+.274
Russell Westbrook	57	35.9	27.2	1.8	6.2	7.9	7.0	1.6	0.4	4.5	3.5	10.6	22.5	.472	1.0	3.7	.258	5.1	6.7	.763

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:	+3	+3.2	+4.7	+3.8	+3.2	+7.0	+3.0	+0.7	+1.1	-1.4	-1.3	+2.2	+7.9	+.121	+1.0	+3.9	+.242	+0.7	+3.6	+.163
Russell Westbrook	8	32.8	17.9	1.4	5.6	7.0	4.6	1.5	0.3	3.8	2.9	7.4	17.5	.421	1.0	4.1	.242	2.1	4.0	.531


Season 13
	Dwight Howard	Russell Westbrook
Season	2016-17	2020-21
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	-	Assists Leader
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Wizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd

more >>

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:	+9	+6.7	+8.7	+2.3	+1.2	+1.2	+10.3	+0.5	+0.8	-2.5	-0.2	+3.2	+10.7	+.194	+1.3	+4.2		+1.1	+0.7	+.123
Russell Westbrook	65	36.4	22.2	1.7	9.9	11.5	11.7	1.4	0.4	4.8	2.9	8.4	19.0	.439	1.3	4.2	.315	4.2	6.4	.656

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
difference:	+1	+11.0	+11.0	+0.2	+0.1	+0.3	+10.5	+0.6	+0.6	-2.4	-0.1	+2.6	+10.8	+.167	+1.0	+4.0		+4.8	+5.4	+.159
Russell Westbrook	5	37.2	19.0	2.8	7.6	10.4	11.8	0.4	0.2	4.2	3.4	5.6	16.8	.333	1.0	4.0	.250	6.8	8.6	.791


Season 14
	Dwight Howard	Russell Westbrook
Season	2017-18	2021-22
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

more >>

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:	+3	+3.9	+1.9	+1.7	+3.3	+5.1	+5.8	+0.4	+1.3	-1.2	-0.1	+0.8	+4.6	+.111	+1.0	+3.3	+.155	+0.7	+2.1	+.093
Russell Westbrook	78	34.3	18.5	1.4	6.0	7.4	7.1	1.0	0.3	3.8	3.0	7.0	15.8	.444	1.0	3.4	.298	3.4	5.1	.667

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Russell Westbrook played in the postseason in their season 14


Season 15
	Dwight Howard	Russell Westbrook
Season	2018-19	2022-23
Team	Washington Wizards	Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

more >>

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:	+64	+3.5	+3.1	+1.5	+2.0	+3.4	+7.1	+0.2	+0.1	-1.7	-1.6	+1.1	+5.9	+.187	+1.2	+3.9		+0.4	+1.0	+.052
Russell Westbrook	73	29.1	15.9	1.2	4.6	5.8	7.5	1.0	0.5	3.5	2.2	5.9	13.6	.436	1.2	3.9	.311	2.8	4.3	.656

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Russell Westbrook	5	38.4	23.6	1.8	5.8	7.6	7.4	1.2	1.4	4.0	3.0	8.6	21.0	.410	2.0	5.6	.357	4.4	5.0	.880


Season 16
	Dwight Howard	Russell Westbrook
Season	2019-20	2023-24
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

more >>

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:	+1	+3.6	+3.6	+1.1	+1.2	+2.3	+3.8	+0.7	+0.8	-0.9	-1.4	+1.5	+5.8	+.275	+0.6	+2.2	+.327		+0.7	+.174
Russell Westbrook	68	22.5	11.1	1.4	3.7	5.0	4.5	1.1	0.3	2.1	1.8	4.4	9.8	.454	0.6	2.3	.273	1.6	2.4	.688

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
difference:	+12	+3.3	+0.5	+0.8	+0.4	+0.4	+1.2	+0.8	+0.1	-0.8	-1.3		+5.1	+.424	+0.6	+2.7	+.265	+0.1	+0.3	+.059
Russell Westbrook	6	19.0	6.3	1.0	3.2	4.2	1.7	1.2	0.5	1.7	1.8	2.2	8.3	.260	0.7	2.8	.235	1.3	2.2	.615


Season 17
	Dwight Howard	Russell Westbrook
Season	2020-21	2024-25
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis

more >>

17th 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	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
difference:	+6	+10.6	+6.3	+1.4	+2.1	+3.5	+5.2	+1.0	+0.4	-1.6	-0.4	+2.4	+6.7	+.138	+1.2	+3.6	+.073	+0.3	+0.1	+.085
Russell Westbrook	75	27.9	13.3	1.4	3.6	4.9	6.1	1.4	0.5	3.2	2.5	5.0	11.1	.449	1.3	3.9	.323	2.1	3.1	.661

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
difference:	+1	+11.7	+7.0	+0.7	+1.9	+2.6	+1.9	+0.7	+0.4	-1.3	-0.6	+2.7	+7.7	+.142	+1.5	+4.7	+.317	+0.2	+0.2	+.100
Russell Westbrook	13	24.1	11.7	1.5	2.2	3.7	2.6	0.9	0.1	2.3	3.2	4.0	10.2	.391	1.5	4.8	.317	2.2	3.1	.700


Season 18
	Dwight Howard	Russell Westbrook
Season	2021-22	2025-26
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

more >>

18th 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	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
difference:	+35	+12.5	+7.8	+0.5	+1.3	+0.9	+6.6	+0.7	+0.4	-2.5	-0.5	+3.0	+8.2	+.174	+1.8	+4.8	+.166	+0.1	+0.2	+.006
Russell Westbrook	25	28.7	14.0	1.5	5.3	6.8	7.2	1.3	0.2	3.3	2.4	5.2	11.9	.438	1.9	5.1	.367	1.7	2.6	.652

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Russell Westbrook played in the postseason in their season 18

Dwight Howard vs. Russell Westbrook Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Russell Westbrook 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

Season 17

17th Season Stats Comparison

Season 18

18th Season Stats Comparison