Dwight Howard vs. Victor Wembanyama Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Victor Wembanyama 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.
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, 16 more than Victor Wembanyama, who played 2. Dwight Howard had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Victor Wembanyama had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2 | 0 | 2023-24 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Dwight Howard | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 2004-05 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Orlando Magic | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Defensive First Team |
| - | Rookie of the Year | |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| - | Blocks Leader | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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: | +11 | +2.9 | +9.4 | +1.2 | +1.9 | +0.6 | +3.0 | +0.3 | +1.9 | -1.7 | -0.6 | +3.5 | +8.4 | +.055 | +1.8 | +5.5 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +.125 | |
| Victor Wembanyama | 71 | 29.7 | 21.4 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 16.7 | .465 | 1.8 | 5.5 | .325 | 4.1 | 5.2 | .796 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Dwight Howard nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Dwight Howard | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 2005-06 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Orlando Magic | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - | Blocks Leader |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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: | +36 | +3.6 | +8.5 | +1.7 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +2.2 | +0.3 | +2.4 | -0.6 | -1.1 | +3.2 | +7.9 | +.055 | +3.1 | +8.8 | +0.9 | +3.2 | +.241 | |
| Victor Wembanyama | 46 | 33.2 | 24.3 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 18.6 | .476 | 3.1 | 8.8 | .352 | 3.4 | 4.1 | .836 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Dwight Howard nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Dwight Howard played 16 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 18, from 2007 to 2022—Dwight Howard played in 12 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 16 extra years over Victor Wembanyama, Dwight Howard got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 5 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 4 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 3 Defensive Player of the Year 5 Rebounds Leader 2 Blocks Leader 8 All-Star Game |