Dwight Howard vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young 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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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, 10 more than Trae Young, who played 8. Dwight Howard had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Trae Young had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Trae Young 8 3 2018-19 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dwight Howard Trae Young
Season 2004-052018-19
Team Orlando MagicAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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+1.7+7.1+2.7+3.6+6.3+7.2+1.5-1.8-1.1+2.2+7.2+.102+1.9+6.0+0.8+0.1+.158
Trae Young 81 30.9 19.1 0.8 2.9 3.7 8.1 0.9 0.2 3.8 1.7 6.5 15.5 .418 1.9 6.0 .324 4.2 5.1 .829
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Dwight Howard Trae Young
Season 2005-062019-20
Team Orlando MagicAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+22+1.5+13.8+3.0+5.3+8.2+7.8+0.3+1.3-2.2-1.7+3.4+10.1+.094+3.4+9.5+3.7+2.0+.265
Trae Young 60 35.3 29.6 0.5 3.7 4.3 9.3 1.1 0.1 4.8 1.7 9.1 20.8 .437 3.4 9.5 .361 8.0 9.3 .860
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Dwight Howard Trae Young
Season 2006-072020-21
Team Orlando MagicAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+19+3.2+7.7+2.9+5.5+8.4+7.5+0.1+1.7-0.2-1.2+1.3+7.1+.165+2.2+6.3+2.9+0.6+.300
Trae Young 63 33.7 25.3 0.6 3.3 3.9 9.4 0.8 0.2 4.1 1.8 7.7 17.7 .438 2.2 6.3 .343 7.7 8.7 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+12+4.1+13.5+3.6+8.4+12.0+7.7+0.8+1.0-0.3-1.1+3.6+11.9+.130+2.8+9.0+3.5+0.1+.411
Trae Young 16 37.7 28.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 9.5 1.3 0.0 4.0 2.2 9.4 22.4 .418 2.8 9.0 .313 7.3 8.4 .866

Season 4
Dwight Howard Trae Young
Season 2007-082021-22
Team Orlando MagicAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf SemisHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+6+2.8+7.7+2.7+7.7+10.5+8.4+2.0-0.8-1.6+2.3+8.4+.139+3.1+8.0+0.1+3.6+.314
Trae Young 76 34.9 28.4 0.7 3.1 3.7 9.7 0.9 0.1 4.0 1.7 9.4 20.3 .460 3.1 8.0 .382 6.6 7.3 .904
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+5+4.9+3.5+5.0+5.8+10.8+5.1+0.2+3.4-3.0-1.2+2.8+1.4+.262+1.4+7.6+0.7+1.7+.246
Trae Young 5 37.2 15.4 1.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 0.6 0.0 6.2 2.6 4.4 13.8 .319 1.4 7.6 .184 5.2 6.6 .788

Season 5
Dwight Howard Trae Young
Season 2008-092022-23
Team Orlando MagicAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost NBA FinalsHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+6+0.9+5.6+3.5+7.4+10.8+8.8+0.1+2.8-1.1-2.0+1.1+6.6+.143+2.1+6.3+1.4+1.9+.292
Trae Young 73 34.8 26.2 0.8 2.2 3.0 10.2 1.1 0.1 4.1 1.4 8.2 19.0 .429 2.1 6.3 .335 7.8 8.8 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+17+1.0+8.9+3.5+8.2+11.6+8.3+0.8+1.9-1.1-2.6+3.0+13.1+.198+3.0+8.9+.333+0.1+2.7+.224
Trae Young 6 38.3 29.2 0.8 2.8 3.7 10.2 1.7 0.7 4.0 1.8 10.0 24.8 .403 3.0 9.0 .333 6.2 7.2 .860

Season 6
Dwight Howard Trae Young
Season 2009-102023-24
Team Orlando MagicAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+28+1.3+7.4+3.1+7.4+10.4+9.0+0.4+2.6-1.1-1.5+1.8+8.5+.182+3.2+8.6+.373+0.5+2.5+.263
Trae Young 54 36.0 25.7 0.4 2.3 2.8 10.8 1.3 0.2 4.4 2.0 8.0 18.7 .430 3.2 8.7 .373 6.4 7.5 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Trae Young DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7
Dwight Howard Trae Young
Season 2010-112024-25
Team Orlando MagicAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2+1.6+1.3+3.5+7.5+11.0+10.2+0.2+2.2-1.1-1.4+0.5+4.7+.182+2.9+8.3+.340+0.5+4.3+.279
Trae Young 76 36.0 24.2 0.5 2.6 3.1 11.6 1.2 0.2 4.7 1.9 7.4 18.1 .411 2.9 8.4 .340 6.5 7.4 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Trae Young DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8
Dwight Howard Trae Young
Season 2011-122025-26
Team Orlando MagicAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+49+10.5+2.8+3.7+8.8+12.5+5.9+0.7+1.9-1.2-1.1+2.5+0.6+.202+1.0+5.1+.192+1.2+2.8+.330
Trae Young 5 27.8 17.8 0.0 2.0 2.0 7.8 0.8 0.2 2.0 1.8 5.2 14.0 .371 1.0 5.2 .192 6.4 7.8 .821
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 8

Additional Years

* Dwight Howard played 10 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2013 to 2022—Dwight Howard played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 10 extra years over Trae Young, Dwight Howard got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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