Dwight Howard vs. Terry Rozier Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Terry Rozier 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 / 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, 8 more than Terry Rozier, who played 10. Dwight Howard had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Terry Rozier had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Terry Rozier	10	4	2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dwight Howard	Terry Rozier
Season	2004-05	2015-16
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did not play	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+43	+24.6	+10.2	+2.9	+5.5	+8.4		+0.7	+1.7	-1.5	-2.2	+3.6	+5.6	+.246	+0.2	+0.7		+3.2	+4.7	+.129
Terry Rozier	39	8.0	1.8	0.6	1.0	1.6	0.9	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.6	0.7	2.7	.274	0.2	0.7	.222	0.2	0.3	.800

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Rozier	5	19.8	4.8	0.6	2.8	3.4	1.2	0.2	0.6	0.4	1.0	1.8	4.6	.391	0.8	2.2	.364	0.4	0.4	1.000


Season 2
	Dwight Howard	Terry Rozier
Season	2005-06	2016-17
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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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:	+8	+19.7	+10.3	+3.0	+6.5	+9.4	+0.3	+0.2	+1.3	-2.0	-2.5	+3.7	+5.1	+.164	+0.8	+2.4		+3.6	+6.4	+.178
Terry Rozier	74	17.1	5.5	0.5	2.5	3.1	1.8	0.6	0.1	0.6	0.9	2.0	5.6	.367	0.8	2.4	.318	0.7	0.9	.773

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Rozier	17	16.3	5.6	0.7	1.9	2.6	1.9	0.6	0.2	0.6	1.2	1.9	4.8	.402	0.8	2.2	.368	0.9	1.2	.800


Season 3
	Dwight Howard	Terry Rozier
Season	2006-07	2017-18
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf 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:	+2	+11.0	+6.3	+2.7	+4.9	+7.6	+1.0	+0.1	+1.7	-2.9	-1.5	+2.4	+0.6	+.208	+1.9	+5.0		+3.4	+6.2	+.186
Terry Rozier	80	25.9	11.3	0.8	3.9	4.7	2.9	1.0	0.2	1.0	1.5	4.0	10.0	.395	1.9	5.0	.381	1.4	1.9	.772

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:	+15	+5.2	+1.2	+3.6	+6.0	+9.5	+3.9	+0.8	+0.7	-3.1	-1.3	+0.1	+3.5	+.142	+2.7	+7.7		+1.4	+5.4	+.366
Terry Rozier	19	36.6	16.5	0.4	4.8	5.3	5.7	1.3	0.3	1.2	2.0	5.7	14.0	.406	2.7	7.7	.347	2.4	2.9	.821


Season 4
	Dwight Howard	Terry Rozier
Season	2007-08	2018-19
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+3	+15.0	+11.7	+3.0	+7.3	+10.3	+1.6		+1.8	-2.3	-2.0	+3.8	+3.5	+.212	+1.5	+4.3		+5.6	+9.7	+.195
Terry Rozier	79	22.7	9.0	0.4	3.5	3.9	2.9	0.9	0.3	0.9	1.3	3.3	8.4	.387	1.5	4.3	.353	0.9	1.2	.785

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:	+1	+24.1	+12.5	+5.6	+5.9	+11.5	+1.0	+0.4	+3.2	-2.1	-2.1	+5.1	+5.8	+.259	+0.9	+3.8		+3.2	+6.5	+.208
Terry Rozier	9	18.0	6.4	0.4	3.9	4.3	1.9	0.4	0.2	1.1	1.7	2.1	6.6	.322	0.9	3.8	.235	1.3	1.8	.750


Season 5
	Dwight Howard	Terry Rozier
Season	2008-09	2019-20
Team	Orlando Magic	Charlotte Hornets
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 NBA Finals	Did not play

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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:	+16	+1.4	+2.6	+3.5	+6.0	+9.4	+2.7		+2.7	-0.8	-1.4	+0.8	+2.5	+.149	+2.7	+6.7		+3.8	+7.7	+.280
Terry Rozier	63	34.3	18.0	0.8	3.6	4.4	4.1	1.0	0.2	2.2	2.0	6.3	14.9	.423	2.7	6.7	.407	2.6	3.0	.874

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
Terry Rozier	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Dwight Howard	Terry Rozier
Season	2009-10	2020-21
Team	Orlando Magic	Charlotte Hornets
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	Did not play

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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:	+13	+0.2	+2.1	+2.8	+6.0	+8.8	+2.4	+0.4	+2.4	-1.4	-1.8	+1.2	+6.2	+.162	+3.2	+8.2	+.389	+3.5	+7.1	+.225
Terry Rozier	69	34.5	20.4	0.7	3.7	4.4	4.2	1.3	0.4	1.9	1.7	7.4	16.4	.450	3.2	8.3	.389	2.4	2.9	.817

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
Terry Rozier	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Dwight Howard	Terry Rozier
Season	2010-11	2021-22
Team	Orlando Magic	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	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:	+5	+3.9	+3.6	+3.2	+6.6	+9.8	+3.1	+0.1	+2.1	-2.3	-1.7	+0.8	+2.6	+.149	+3.0	+8.0	+.374	+4.9	+9.3	+.256
Terry Rozier	73	33.7	19.3	0.8	3.5	4.3	4.5	1.3	0.3	1.3	1.6	7.1	16.0	.444	3.0	8.1	.374	2.1	2.4	.852

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
Terry Rozier	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Dwight Howard	Terry Rozier
Season	2011-12	2022-23
Team	Orlando Magic	Charlotte Hornets
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:	+9	+3.0	+0.5	+2.9	+7.5	+10.4	+3.2	+0.3	+1.8	-1.1	-1.0	+0.1	+5.5	+.158	+2.6	+7.9	+.327	+2.4	+7.1	+.318
Terry Rozier	63	35.3	21.1	0.8	3.3	4.1	5.1	1.2	0.3	2.1	1.9	7.8	18.9	.415	2.6	8.0	.327	2.8	3.5	.809

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Terry Rozier played in the postseason in their season 8


Season 9
	Dwight Howard	Terry Rozier
Season	2012-13	2023-24
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did not play

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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:	+15	+2.4	+2.7	+2.7	+5.6	+8.4	+4.2	+0.1	+2.1	-1.3	-2.1	+1.0	+5.7	+.135	+2.4	+6.6	+.196	+1.9	+6.3	+.377
Terry Rozier	61	33.4	19.8	0.6	3.5	4.0	5.6	1.0	0.3	1.7	1.7	7.2	16.4	.443	2.4	6.7	.363	2.8	3.2	.869

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
Terry Rozier	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Dwight Howard	Terry Rozier
Season	2013-14	2024-25
Team	Houston Rockets	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	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:	+7	+7.8	+7.7	+2.6	+5.9	+8.5	+0.8	+0.2	+1.6	-2.0	-2.3	+2.8	+1.4	+.200	+1.4	+4.7	+.009	+3.5	+7.3	+.305
Terry Rozier	64	25.9	10.6	0.7	3.0	3.7	2.6	0.6	0.2	1.2	1.1	3.9	9.9	.391	1.4	4.8	.295	1.4	1.7	.852

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
Terry Rozier	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years

* Dwight Howard played 8 seasons more than Terry Rozier in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 11 to 18, from 2015 to 2022—Dwight Howard played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

Dwight Howard vs. Terry Rozier Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Terry Rozier 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

Additional Years