Gradey Dick vs. Dwight Howard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwight Howard and Gradey Dick, 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

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.

Gradey Dick played 3 years in the NBA, 15 less than Dwight Howard, who played 18. Gradey Dick had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Dwight Howard had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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
Gradey Dick 3 0 2023-24 to 2025-26
Dwight Howard 18 12 2004-05 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gradey Dick Dwight Howard
Season 2023-242004-05
Team Toronto RaptorsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement 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%
Gradey Dick 60 21.1 8.5 0.5 1.8 2.2 1.1 0.6 0.0 0.8 1.5 3.2 7.4 .425 1.5 4.0 .365 0.7 0.9 .863
difference:+22+11.5+3.5+3.0+4.7+7.8+0.2+0.3+1.7-1.2-1.3+1.1+0.9+.095+1.5+4.0+2.7+4.1+.192
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gradey Dick nor Dwight Howard played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Gradey Dick Dwight Howard
Season 2024-252005-06
Team Toronto RaptorsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
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%
Gradey Dick 54 29.4 14.4 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.8 0.9 0.2 1.5 2.2 4.9 12.0 .410 2.1 6.0 .350 2.5 2.9 .858
difference:+28+7.4+1.4+2.7+6.2+8.9+0.3+0.1+1.2-1.1-1.2+0.8+1.3+.121+2.1+6.0+1.8+4.4+.263
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gradey Dick nor Dwight Howard played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Gradey Dick Dwight Howard
Season 2025-262006-07
Team Toronto RaptorsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did not play
(season in progress)		Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Gradey Dick 34 15.7 6.3 0.4 1.4 1.9 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.5 1.2 2.1 5.3 .397 0.9 2.9 .309 1.2 1.4 .837
difference:+48+21.2+11.3+3.1+7.4+10.4+1.2+0.2+1.8-3.4-1.8+4.3+5.3+.206+0.9+2.9+3.6+6.7+.251
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gradey Dick DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Dwight Howard played 15 seasons more than Gradey Dick in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 18, from 2008 to 2022—Dwight Howard played in 11 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 15 extra years over Gradey Dick, Dwight Howard got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 5 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 4 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 3 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 5 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 2 Blocks Leader
Achievement 7 All-Star Game
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