Grayson Allen vs. Dwight Howard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwight Howard and Grayson Allen, 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.

Grayson Allen played 8 years in the NBA, 10 less than Dwight Howard, who played 18. Grayson Allen had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, 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
Grayson Allen	8	5	2018-19 to 2025-26
Dwight Howard	18	12	2004-05 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Grayson Allen	Dwight Howard
Season	2018-19	2004-05
Team	Utah Jazz	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Grayson Allen	38	10.9	5.6	0.1	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.9	1.2	1.8	4.7	.376	0.8	2.6	.323	1.2	1.6	.750
difference:	+44	+21.7	+6.4	+3.4	+6.0	+9.4	+0.2	+0.7	+1.5	-1.1	-1.6	+2.5	+3.6	+.144	+0.8	+2.6		+2.2	+3.4	+.079
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Grayson Allen	2	7.0	4.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.5	.286	0.0	1.5	.000	2.5	3.5	.714
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Grayson Allen	Dwight Howard
Season	2019-20	2005-06
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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		%
Grayson Allen	38	18.9	8.7	0.2	2.0	2.2	1.4	0.3	0.1	0.9	1.4	3.1	6.6	.466	1.5	3.7	.404	1.0	1.2	.867
difference:	+44	+17.9	+7.1	+3.3	+7.0	+10.3	+0.1	+0.5	+1.3	-1.7	-2.0	+2.6	+4.1	+.065	+1.5	+3.7		+3.3	+6.1	+.272
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 Grayson Allen nor Dwight Howard played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Grayson Allen	Dwight Howard
Season	2020-21	2006-07
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Grayson Allen	50	25.2	10.6	0.4	2.8	3.2	2.2	0.9	0.2	1.0	1.4	3.5	8.3	.418	2.1	5.5	.391	1.6	1.8	.868
difference:	+32	+11.7	+7.0	+3.1	+6.0	+9.1	+0.3		+1.7	-2.9	-1.6	+2.9	+2.3	+.185	+2.1	+5.5		+3.2	+6.3	+.282
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Grayson Allen	5	23.2	6.4	0.6	2.0	2.6	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	2.6	2.4	6.6	.364	1.6	4.2	.381	0.0	0.2	.000
difference:	+1	+18.6	+8.9	+3.4	+8.8	+12.2	+1.6	+0.1	+0.8	-4.1	-0.7	+3.4	+3.9	+.184	+1.6	+4.2		+3.8	+8.1	+.455
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


Season 4
	Grayson Allen	Dwight Howard
Season	2021-22	2007-08
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	Magic 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		%
Grayson Allen	66	27.3	11.1	0.5	2.9	3.4	1.5	0.7	0.3	0.7	1.5	3.9	8.6	.448	2.4	5.9	.409	1.0	1.1	.865
difference:	+16	+10.4	+9.6	+2.9	+7.9	+10.8	+0.2	+0.2	+1.8	-2.5	-1.8	+3.2	+3.3	+.151	+2.4	+5.9		+5.5	+9.8	+.275
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Grayson Allen	12	25.4	8.3	0.4	2.5	2.9	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.8	1.8	3.1	6.8	.451	1.6	4.0	.396	0.6	0.9	.636
difference:	+2	+16.7	+10.6	+5.6	+7.3	+12.9	+0.4	+0.1	+3.1	-2.4	-2.0	+4.1	+5.6	+.130	+1.6	+4.0		+3.9	+7.4	+.094
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


Season 5
	Grayson Allen	Dwight Howard
Season	2022-23	2008-09
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	Blocks Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Magic Lost NBA Finals

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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		%
Grayson Allen	72	27.4	10.4	0.8	2.4	3.3	2.3	0.9	0.2	1.0	1.6	3.4	7.7	.440	2.0	5.1	.399	1.6	1.8	.905
difference:	+7	+8.3	+10.2	+3.5	+7.2	+10.5	+0.9	+0.1	+2.7	-2.0	-1.8	+3.7	+4.7	+.132	+2.0	+5.1		+4.8	+8.9	+.311
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Grayson Allen	5	29.8	11.6	0.2	2.2	2.4	1.8	0.4	0.0	0.8	1.4	3.8	8.2	.463	2.8	5.8	.483	1.2	1.4	.857
difference:	+18	+9.5	+8.7	+4.1	+8.8	+12.9	+0.1	+0.5	+2.6	-2.1	-3.0	+3.2	+3.5	+.138	+2.8	+5.7	+.483	+5.1	+8.5	+.221
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


Season 6
	Grayson Allen	Dwight Howard
Season	2023-24	2009-10
Team	Phoenix Suns	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	Blocks Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Magic Lost East 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		%
Grayson Allen	75	33.5	13.5	0.6	3.3	3.9	3.0	0.9	0.6	1.3	2.1	4.5	9.1	.499	2.7	5.9	.461	1.7	2.0	.878
difference:	+7	+1.2	+4.8	+2.9	+6.4	+9.3	+1.2		+2.2	-2.0	-1.4	+1.7	+1.1	+.113	+2.7	+5.8	+.461	+4.2	+8.0	+.286
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Grayson Allen	2	21.5	3.5	1.0	3.0	4.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	2.0	0.5	2.5	.200	0.5	2.5	.200	2.0	2.0	1.000
difference:	+12	+14.0	+14.6	+1.7	+5.4	+7.1	+0.4	+0.3	+3.5	-2.1	-2.2	+5.6	+7.5	+.414	+0.5	+2.5		+3.9	+9.3	+.481
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


Season 7
	Grayson Allen	Dwight Howard
Season	2024-25	2010-11
Team	Phoenix Suns	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Grayson Allen	64	24.1	10.6	0.5	2.5	3.0	2.1	0.8	0.3	1.2	1.5	3.4	7.6	.448	2.3	5.5	.426	1.5	1.8	.816
difference:	+14	+13.5	+12.3	+3.5	+7.6	+11.1	+0.7	+0.6	+2.1	-2.4	-1.8	+4.5	+5.8	+.145	+2.3	+5.4	+.426	+5.5	+9.9	+.220
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Grayson Allen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 8
	Grayson Allen	Dwight Howard
Season	2025-26	2011-12
Team	Phoenix Suns	Orlando Magic
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		%
Grayson Allen	18	31.1	16.3	0.5	2.2	2.7	4.1	1.7	0.2	1.7	2.4	5.6	12.9	.431	3.2	8.2	.392	2.0	2.5	.800
difference:	+36	+7.2	+4.3	+3.2	+8.6	+11.8	+2.2	+0.2	+1.9	-1.5	-0.5	+2.1	+0.5	+.142	+3.2	+8.1	+.392	+3.2	+8.1	+.309
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Grayson Allen nor Dwight Howard played in the postseason in their season 8


Additional Years
* Dwight Howard played 10 seasons more than Grayson Allen 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 Grayson Allen, Dwight Howard got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 1 Rebounds Leader 2 All-Star Game

Grayson Allen vs. Dwight Howard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwight Howard and Grayson Allen, 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

Additional Years