Dwight Howard vs. Shaquille O'Neal Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shaquille O'Neal 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, 1 less than Shaquille O'Neal, who played 19. Dwight Howard had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Shaquille O'Neal had his rookie season in 1992-93. 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
Shaquille O'Neal	19	17	1992-93 to 2010-11

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	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2004-05	1992-93
Team	Orlando Magic	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
	-	All-Star Game
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:	+1	+5.3	+11.4	+0.7	+3.1	+3.9	+1.0	+0.2	+1.8	-1.8	-1.2	+4.7	+7.8	+.042				+1.9	+3.9	+.079
Shaquille O'Neal	81	37.9	23.4	4.2	9.6	13.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	3.8	4.0	9.0	16.1	.562	0.0	0.0	-	5.3	8.9	.592

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Shaquille O'Neal played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Dwight Howard	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2005-06	1993-94
Team	Orlando Magic	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did not play	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+1	+3.0	+13.5	+1.2	+0.5	+0.7	+0.9	+0.1	+1.5	-0.1	-0.1	+6.1	+8.9	+.068				+1.5	+3.2	+.041
Shaquille O'Neal	81	39.8	29.3	4.7	8.5	13.2	2.4	0.9	2.9	2.7	3.5	11.8	19.6	.599	0.0	0.0	-	5.8	10.5	.554

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shaquille O'Neal	3	42.0	20.7	5.7	7.7	13.3	2.3	0.7	3.0	3.3	4.3	7.7	15.0	.511	0.0	0.0	-	5.3	11.3	.471


Season 3
	Dwight Howard	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2006-07	1994-95
Team	Orlando Magic	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-NBA Third Team	-
	-	Scoring Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Magic Lost NBA Finals

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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:	+3	+0.1	+11.7	+0.7	+1.5	+0.9	+0.8		+0.5	-1.3	-0.3	+5.4	+9.6	+.020		+0.1		+1.0	+2.7	+.053
Shaquille O'Neal	79	37.0	29.3	4.2	7.3	11.4	2.7	0.9	2.4	2.6	3.3	11.8	20.2	.583	0.0	0.1	.000	5.8	10.8	.533

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:	+17	+3.5	+10.4	+0.5	+3.4	+2.9	+1.5	+0.4	+0.9	-0.8	-0.7	+3.5	+5.6	+.029				+3.3	+4.1	+.116
Shaquille O'Neal	21	38.3	25.7	4.5	7.4	11.9	3.3	0.9	1.9	3.5	4.0	9.3	16.1	.577	0.0	0.0	-	7.1	12.4	.571


Season 4
	Dwight Howard	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2007-08	1995-96
Team	Orlando Magic	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf Semis	Magic Lost East Conf 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:	+28	+1.7	+5.9		+3.1	+3.2	+1.6	+0.3		-0.3	-0.3	+3.9	+7.2	+.026				+1.9	+1.4	+.103
Shaquille O'Neal	54	36.0	26.6	3.4	7.7	11.0	2.9	0.6	2.1	2.9	3.6	11.0	19.1	.573	0.0	0.0	-	4.6	9.5	.487

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:	+2	+3.8	+6.9	+1.9	+3.9	+5.8	+3.7		+2.1	-0.5	-0.5	+3.7	+5.6	+.025				+0.5	+1.9	+.149
Shaquille O'Neal	12	38.3	25.8	4.1	5.9	10.0	4.6	0.8	1.3	3.7	3.3	10.9	18.0	.606	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	10.2	.393


Season 5
	Dwight Howard	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2008-09	1996-97
Team	Orlando Magic	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third 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	Lakers Lost West 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:	+28	+2.4	+5.6	+0.5	+0.9	+1.3	+1.7	+0.1		-0.1	-0.1	+3.7	+7.0	+.015		+0.1		+1.9	+1.3	+.110
Shaquille O'Neal	51	38.1	26.2	3.8	8.7	12.5	3.1	0.9	2.9	2.9	3.5	10.8	19.4	.557	0.0	0.1	.000	4.5	9.4	.484

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	+3.1	+6.6	+0.1	+4.7	+4.7	+1.3	+0.3	+0.7	-0.5	-0.3	+2.9	+7.5	+.087		+0.1		+0.8	+1.8	+.026
Shaquille O'Neal	9	36.2	26.9	4.2	6.3	10.6	3.2	0.6	1.9	2.4	4.1	9.9	19.2	.514	0.0	0.0	-	7.1	11.7	.610


Season 6
	Dwight Howard	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2009-10	1997-98
Team	Orlando Magic	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf Finals	Lakers 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:	+22	+1.6	+10.0		+1.8	+1.8	+0.6	+0.2	+0.4	-0.4	-0.3	+5.0	+8.9	+.028		+0.1		+0.1	+1.4	+.065
Shaquille O'Neal	60	36.3	28.3	3.5	7.9	11.4	2.4	0.7	2.4	2.9	3.2	11.2	19.1	.584	0.0	0.0	-	6.0	11.4	.527

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	+3.0	+12.4	+1.0	+1.9	+0.9	+1.5	+0.3	+0.9	-0.3	-1.0	+6.1	+9.8	+.002				+0.3	+0.9	+.016
Shaquille O'Neal	13	38.5	30.5	3.7	6.5	10.2	2.9	0.5	2.6	3.3	3.2	12.2	19.8	.612	0.0	0.0	-	6.2	12.2	.503


Season 7
	Dwight Howard	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2010-11	1998-99
Team	Orlando Magic	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis

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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:	+29	+2.8	+3.4	+0.2	+3.2	+3.4	+0.9	+0.7	+0.7	-1.1	-0.1	+2.5	+4.7	+.017		+0.1		+1.5	+1.5	+.056
Shaquille O'Neal	49	34.8	26.3	3.8	6.9	10.7	2.3	0.7	1.7	2.5	3.2	10.4	18.1	.576	0.0	0.0	-	5.5	10.2	.540

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
difference:	+2	+3.6	+0.4	+1.0	+4.9	+3.9	+1.8	+0.2	+1.1	-3.2	-0.6	+1.4	+5.9	+.120		+0.2		+3.1	+0.1	+.216
Shaquille O'Neal	8	39.4	26.6	5.5	6.1	11.6	2.3	0.9	2.9	2.3	3.6	9.9	19.4	.510	0.0	0.0	-	6.9	14.8	.466


Season 8
	Dwight Howard	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2011-12	1999-00
Team	Orlando Magic	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	Season MVP
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Did not play	NBA Champion

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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:	+25	+1.7	+9.1	+0.6	+1.4	+0.9	+1.9	+1.0	+0.9	-0.4	-0.3	+4.4	+7.7	+.001		+0.1		+0.3	+0.2	+.033
Shaquille O'Neal	79	40.0	29.7	4.3	9.4	13.6	3.8	0.5	3.0	2.8	3.2	12.1	21.1	.574	0.0	0.0	-	5.5	10.4	.524

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shaquille O'Neal	23	43.5	30.7	5.2	10.3	15.4	3.1	0.6	2.4	2.4	2.9	12.4	22.0	.566	0.0	0.0	-	5.9	12.9	.456


Season 9
	Dwight Howard	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2012-13	2000-01
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Third Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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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:	+2	+3.7	+11.6	+0.6	+0.3	+0.3	+2.3	+0.5	+0.4	-0.1	-0.3	+4.8	+8.5	+.006		+0.1		+2.0	+3.6	+.021
Shaquille O'Neal	74	39.5	28.7	3.9	8.8	12.7	3.7	0.6	2.8	2.9	3.5	11.0	19.2	.572	0.0	0.0	-	6.7	13.1	.513

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:	+12	+10.8	+13.4	+3.2	+1.5	+4.6	+2.2	+0.1	+0.4	-0.4	-0.9	+5.4	+11.0	+.064				+2.6	+3.5	+.081
Shaquille O'Neal	16	42.3	30.4	5.7	9.8	15.4	3.2	0.4	2.4	3.6	3.4	11.9	21.5	.555	0.0	0.0	-	6.6	12.5	.525


Season 10
	Dwight Howard	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2013-14	2001-02
Team	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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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:	+4	+2.4	+8.9	+0.2	+1.7	+1.5	+1.2	+0.2	+0.2	-0.6	-0.4	+3.9	+7.0	+.012		+0.1		+1.0	+1.7	+.008
Shaquille O'Neal	67	36.1	27.2	3.5	7.2	10.7	3.0	0.6	2.0	2.6	3.0	10.6	18.3	.579	0.0	0.0	-	5.9	10.7	.555

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:	+13	+2.3	+2.5	+1.0	+0.1	+1.1	+1.0	+0.2	+0.3	-0.1	-0.9	+1.0	+2.5	+.018				+0.4	+0.2	+.024
Shaquille O'Neal	19	40.8	28.5	3.5	9.1	12.6	2.8	0.5	2.5	3.3	3.3	10.7	20.2	.529	0.0	0.0	-	7.1	10.9	.649


Season 11
	Dwight Howard	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2014-15	2002-03
Team	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis

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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:	+26	+8.0	+11.7	+1.2	+0.6	+0.6	+1.9	+0.1	+1.1	-0.1	-0.1	+4.3	+7.8	+.019				+3.2	+4.2	+.094
Shaquille O'Neal	67	37.8	27.5	3.9	7.2	11.1	3.1	0.6	2.4	2.9	3.4	10.4	18.1	.574	0.0	0.0	-	6.7	10.8	.622

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:	+5	+6.3	+10.6	+1.7	+0.8	+0.8	+2.5	+0.8	+0.5	-0.7	-0.7	+3.9	+8.1	+.042				+2.8	+1.3	+.209
Shaquille O'Neal	12	40.1	27.0	5.3	9.6	14.8	3.7	0.6	2.8	2.9	2.8	10.1	18.8	.535	0.0	0.0	-	6.8	11.0	.621


Season 12
	Dwight Howard	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2015-16	2003-04
Team	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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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:	+4	+4.7	+7.8	+0.3	+0.6	+0.3	+1.5	+0.5	+0.9	-0.6	-0.3	+3.1	+5.6	+.036		+0.1		+1.6	+3.4	+.001
Shaquille O'Neal	67	36.8	21.5	3.7	7.8	11.5	2.9	0.5	2.5	2.9	3.4	8.3	14.1	.584	0.0	0.0	-	4.9	10.1	.490

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:	+17	+5.9	+8.3	+1.1	+0.3	+0.8	+0.9	+0.5	+1.4	-0.1	-0.1	+3.1	+4.4	+.051		+0.2		+2.2	+3.9	+.061
Shaquille O'Neal	22	41.9	21.5	4.1	9.1	13.2	2.5	0.3	2.8	2.5	4.1	8.3	14.0	.593	0.0	0.0	-	5.0	11.5	.429


Season 13
	Dwight Howard	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2016-17	2004-05
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Heat Lost East Conf Finals

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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:	+1	+4.4	+9.4	+0.5	+1.8	+2.3	+1.3	+0.4	+1.1	-0.5	-0.9	+3.8	+6.7	+.032				+1.7	+4.8	+.072
Shaquille O'Neal	73	34.1	22.9	3.5	6.9	10.4	2.7	0.5	2.3	2.8	3.6	9.0	15.0	.601	0.0	0.0	-	4.8	10.5	.461

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:	+7	+6.8	+11.4	+1.5	+1.3	+2.9	+0.6	+0.6	+0.7	-1.4	-0.5	+4.8	+7.9	+.058				+1.8	+5.0	+.160
Shaquille O'Neal	13	33.0	19.4	1.5	6.4	7.8	1.9	0.4	1.5	3.2	4.0	7.8	13.9	.558	0.0	0.0	-	3.8	8.2	.472


Season 14
	Dwight Howard	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2017-18	2005-06
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
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:	+22	+0.2	+3.4	+0.2	+3.0	+3.3	+0.6	+0.2	+0.2	-0.2	-0.8	+1.9	+2.4	+.045		+0.1		+0.4	+0.8	+.105
Shaquille O'Neal	59	30.6	20.0	2.9	6.3	9.2	1.9	0.4	1.8	2.8	3.9	8.1	13.6	.600	0.0	0.0	-	3.7	8.0	.469

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shaquille O'Neal	23	33.0	18.4	3.3	6.5	9.8	1.7	0.5	1.5	3.7	3.7	7.7	12.7	.612	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	7.9	.374


Season 15
	Dwight Howard	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2018-19	2006-07
Team	Washington Wizards	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did not play	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+31	+2.8	+4.5	+0.3	+1.6	+1.8	+1.6	+0.6	+1.0	-0.6	-0.3	+2.3	+4.3	+.032				+0.1	+2.1	+.182
Shaquille O'Neal	40	28.4	17.3	2.4	5.0	7.4	2.0	0.2	1.4	2.4	3.5	7.1	12.0	.591	0.0	0.0	-	3.1	7.4	.422

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shaquille O'Neal	4	30.3	18.8	4.0	4.5	8.5	1.3	0.3	1.5	3.5	3.8	8.3	14.8	.559	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	6.8	.333


Season 16
	Dwight Howard	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2019-20	2007-08
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+8	+9.8	+6.1	+0.2	+1.5	+1.8	+0.8	+0.1	+0.3	-1.8	-0.5	+2.5	+5.1	+.136		+0.1		+1.2	+2.4	+.011
Shaquille O'Neal	61	28.7	13.6	2.7	6.4	9.1	1.5	0.5	1.4	3.0	3.7	5.4	9.1	.593	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	5.5	.503

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:	+13	+14.3	+9.4	+0.8	+3.8	+4.6	+0.5	+0.6	+2.2	-0.9	-1.1	+2.2	+6.8	+.244	+0.1	+0.1		+5.0	+10.3	+.056
Shaquille O'Neal	5	30.0	15.2	2.6	6.6	9.2	1.0	1.0	2.6	1.8	4.2	4.4	10.0	.440	0.0	0.0	-	6.4	12.8	.500


Season 17
	Dwight Howard	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2020-21	2008-09
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Did not play

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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	+12.7	+10.8	+0.3	+0.2		+0.8	+0.3	+0.5	-0.6	-0.5	+4.2	+6.8	+.022	+0.1	+0.3		+2.3	+3.9	+.019
Shaquille O'Neal	75	30.0	17.8	2.5	5.9	8.4	1.7	0.7	1.4	2.2	3.4	6.8	11.2	.609	0.0	0.0	-	4.1	6.9	.595

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
Shaquille O'Neal	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 18
	Dwight Howard	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2021-22	2009-10
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+7	+7.2	+5.8	+0.2	+0.9	+0.8	+0.9	+0.3	+0.6	-1.2	-1.3	+2.7	+5.0	+.046	+0.1	+0.3		+0.5	+1.9	+.162
Shaquille O'Neal	53	23.4	12.0	1.8	4.9	6.7	1.5	0.3	1.2	2.0	3.2	4.9	8.7	.566	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	4.3	.496

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shaquille O'Neal	11	22.1	11.5	1.9	3.6	5.5	1.4	0.2	1.2	2.2	3.7	4.4	8.5	.516	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	4.3	.660

Additional Years

* Shaquille O'Neal played 1 season more than Dwight Howard in the NBA.

In that period—his season 19 in 2011—Shaquille O'Neal played in the Playoffs.

Dwight Howard vs. Shaquille O'Neal Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shaquille O'Neal 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.

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Comparison Season by Season

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Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

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Season 4

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Season 5

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Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

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Season 8

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Season 9

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Season 10

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Season 11

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Season 12

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Season 13

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Season 14

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Season 15

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Season 16

16th Season Stats Comparison

Season 17

17th Season Stats Comparison

Season 18

18th Season Stats Comparison

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