Jeff Hornacek vs. Dwight Howard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwight Howard and Jeff Hornacek, 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.

Jeff Hornacek played 14 years in the NBA, 4 less than Dwight Howard, who played 18. Jeff Hornacek had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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
Jeff Hornacek 14 11 1986-87 to 1999-00
Dwight Howard 18 12 2004-05 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jeff Hornacek Dwight Howard
Season 1986-872004-05
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando 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%
Jeff Hornacek 80 19.5 5.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 4.5 0.9 0.1 1.9 1.6 2.0 4.4 .454 0.2 0.5 .279 1.2 1.5 .777
difference:+2+13.1+6.7+3.0+4.7+7.7+3.6+1.6-0.1-1.2+2.3+3.9+.066+0.2+0.5+2.2+3.5+.106
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 Jeff Hornacek nor Dwight Howard played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Jeff Hornacek Dwight Howard
Season 1987-882005-06
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando 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%
Jeff Hornacek 82 27.4 9.5 0.9 2.3 3.2 6.6 1.3 0.1 1.9 1.8 3.7 7.4 .506 0.2 0.7 .293 1.9 2.3 .822
difference:+9.4+6.3+2.6+6.7+9.3+5.1+0.5+1.3-0.7-1.6+2.0+3.3+.025+0.2+0.7+2.4+5.0+.227
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 Jeff Hornacek nor Dwight Howard played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Jeff Hornacek Dwight Howard
Season 1988-892006-07
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsMagic 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%
Jeff Hornacek 78 31.9 13.5 1.0 2.4 3.4 6.0 1.7 0.1 1.4 2.4 5.6 11.4 .495 0.3 1.0 .333 1.9 2.3 .826
difference:+4+5.0+4.1+2.5+6.4+8.9+4.1+0.8+1.8-2.5-0.6+0.8+0.8+.108+0.3+1.0+2.9+5.8+.240
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%
Jeff Hornacek 12 31.2 14.1 2.1 3.7 5.8 5.2 1.3 0.3 1.5 2.8 6.2 12.4 .497 0.0 0.6 .000 1.8 2.1 .840
difference:+8+10.6+1.2+1.9+7.1+9.0+3.4+0.8+0.7-2.8-0.5+0.4+1.9+.051+0.6+2.0+6.2+.385
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

Jeff Hornacek Dwight Howard
Season 1989-902007-08
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsMagic Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
Jeff Hornacek 67 34.0 17.6 1.3 3.4 4.7 5.0 1.7 0.2 1.9 2.1 7.2 13.4 .536 0.6 1.5 .408 2.6 3.0 .856
difference:+15+3.7+3.1+2.1+7.4+9.5+3.7+0.8+1.9-1.3-1.2+0.1+1.5+.063+0.6+1.5+3.9+7.9+.266
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jeff Hornacek 16 36.4 18.6 0.8 3.1 3.9 4.6 1.5 0.0 2.1 2.7 7.0 13.7 .511 0.4 1.5 .250 4.3 4.6 .932
difference:+6+5.7+0.3+5.2+6.7+11.9+3.7+0.7+3.4-1.1-1.1+0.2+1.3+.070+0.4+1.5+0.2+3.7+.390
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

Jeff Hornacek Dwight Howard
Season 1990-912008-09
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
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 Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdMagic Lost NBA Finals
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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%
Jeff Hornacek 80 34.2 16.9 0.9 3.1 4.0 5.1 1.4 0.2 1.6 2.3 6.8 13.1 .518 0.8 1.8 .418 2.5 2.8 .897
difference:+1+1.5+3.7+3.4+6.5+9.8+3.7+0.4+2.7-1.4-1.1+0.3+0.7+.054+0.8+1.8+3.9+7.9+.303
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jeff Hornacek 4 36.3 18.3 0.8 5.5 6.3 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.8 3.3 5.5 12.8 .431 0.8 1.5 .500 6.5 7.0 .929
difference:+19+3.0+2.0+3.5+5.5+9.0+0.1+0.1+2.1-2.1-1.1+1.5+1.1+.170+0.8+1.4+.500+0.2+2.9+.293
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

Jeff Hornacek Dwight Howard
Season 1991-922009-10
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
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 Suns Lost West Conf SemisMagic Lost East Conf Finals
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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%
Jeff Hornacek 81 38.0 20.1 1.3 3.7 5.0 5.1 2.0 0.4 2.1 2.7 7.8 15.3 .512 1.0 2.3 .439 3.4 3.9 .886
difference:+1+3.3+1.8+2.2+6.0+8.2+3.3+1.1+2.4-1.2-0.8+1.6+5.1+.100+1.0+2.2+.439+2.5+6.1+.294
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jeff Hornacek 8 42.9 20.4 1.5 4.9 6.4 5.3 1.8 0.3 2.4 2.9 7.8 16.0 .484 1.0 2.1 .471 3.9 4.3 .912
difference:+6+7.4+2.3+1.2+3.5+4.7+3.9+1.0+3.2-1.2-1.3+1.7+6.0+.130+1.0+2.1+2.0+7.0+.393
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

Jeff Hornacek Dwight Howard
Season 1992-932010-11
Team Philadelphia 76ersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did not playMagic 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jeff Hornacek 79 36.2 19.1 1.1 3.3 4.3 6.9 1.7 0.3 2.8 2.6 7.4 15.7 .470 1.2 3.2 .390 3.2 3.7 .865
difference:+1+1.4+3.8+2.9+6.8+9.8+5.5+0.3+2.1-0.8-0.7+0.5+2.3+.123+1.2+3.1+.390+3.8+8.0+.269
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jeff Hornacek 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

Jeff Hornacek Dwight Howard
Season 1993-942011-12
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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%
Jeff Hornacek 80 35.3 15.9 0.8 2.7 3.5 5.2 1.6 0.2 2.1 2.3 5.9 12.6 .470 0.9 2.6 .337 3.3 3.7 .878
difference:+26+3.0+4.7+2.9+8.1+11.0+3.3+0.1+1.9-1.1-0.6+1.8+0.8+.103+0.9+2.5+.337+1.9+6.9+.387
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jeff Hornacek 16 34.9 15.4 0.7 1.8 2.4 4.0 1.5 0.4 1.8 2.8 5.3 11.2 .475 0.9 2.1 .441 3.9 4.3 .912
Dwight Howard DNP------ --- ----------

Season 9

Jeff Hornacek Dwight Howard
Season 1994-952012-13
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jeff Hornacek 81 33.3 16.5 0.7 1.9 2.6 4.3 1.6 0.2 1.8 2.2 6.0 11.6 .514 1.1 2.7 .406 3.5 4.0 .882
difference:+5+2.5+0.6+2.6+7.2+9.8+2.9+0.5+2.2-1.2-1.6+0.2+0.9+.064+1.1+2.6+.239+1.2+5.5+.390
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jeff Hornacek 5 35.6 14.0 0.6 0.6 1.2 4.0 1.6 0.2 1.4 3.8 5.2 10.2 .510 1.4 2.6 .538 2.2 2.8 .786
difference:+1+4.1+3.0+1.9+7.7+9.6+3.0+1.1+1.8-2.6-0.5+1.3+0.3+.109+1.4+2.6+1.8+6.2+.342
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

Season 10

Jeff Hornacek Dwight Howard
Season 1995-962013-14
Team Utah JazzHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jeff Hornacek 82 31.6 15.2 0.8 1.8 2.5 4.1 1.3 0.2 1.5 2.1 5.4 10.7 .502 1.3 2.7 .466 3.2 3.5 .893
difference:+11+2.1+3.1+2.5+7.1+9.7+2.3+0.5+1.6-1.7-1.3+1.3+0.6+.089+1.3+2.6+.180+1.7+5.5+.346
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jeff Hornacek 18 35.8 17.5 1.2 2.4 3.6 3.3 1.1 0.2 1.5 2.3 5.8 11.5 .502 1.9 3.2 .586 4.1 4.6 .890
difference:+12+2.7+8.5+3.3+6.8+10.1+1.5+0.4+2.6-1.7-1.9+3.9+6.2+.045+1.9+3.2+2.6+6.1+.265
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

Season 11

Jeff Hornacek Dwight Howard
Season 1996-972014-15
Team Utah JazzHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost NBA FinalsRockets Lost West Conf Finals
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jeff Hornacek 82 31.6 14.5 0.7 2.2 2.9 4.4 1.5 0.3 1.6 2.3 5.0 10.4 .482 0.9 2.4 .369 3.6 4.0 .899
difference:+41+1.8+1.3+2.0+5.6+7.6+3.2+0.8+1.0-1.2-1.0+1.1+0.1+.111+0.9+2.4+0.1+2.6+.371
Dwight Howard 41 29.8 15.8 2.7 7.8 10.5 1.2 0.7 1.3 2.8 3.3 6.1 10.3 .593 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 6.6 .528
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jeff Hornacek 20 35.2 14.6 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.7 1.1 0.2 1.8 2.7 4.5 10.4 .433 1.0 2.7 .358 4.6 5.3 .876
difference:+3+1.4+1.8+2.5+7.0+9.5+2.5+0.3+2.1-0.4-0.8+1.7+0.3+.144+1.0+2.7+0.6+4.4+.464
Dwight Howard 17 33.8 16.4 3.6 10.4 14.0 1.2 1.4 2.3 2.2 3.5 6.2 10.7 .577 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 9.7 .412

Season 12

Jeff Hornacek Dwight Howard
Season 1997-982015-16
Team Utah JazzHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost NBA FinalsRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jeff Hornacek 80 30.8 14.2 0.8 2.6 3.4 4.4 1.4 0.2 1.7 2.2 5.0 10.4 .482 0.7 1.6 .441 3.6 4.0 .885
difference:+9+1.3+0.5+2.6+5.8+8.4+3.0+0.4+1.4-0.6-0.9+0.2+1.9+.138+0.7+1.5+.441+0.3+2.7+.396
Dwight Howard 71 32.1 13.7 3.4 8.4 11.8 1.4 1.0 1.6 2.3 3.1 5.2 8.5 .620 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 6.7 .489
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jeff Hornacek 20 31.8 10.9 0.4 2.2 2.5 3.2 1.0 0.2 1.6 2.6 3.7 8.9 .416 0.7 1.5 .467 2.8 3.3 .846
difference:+15+4.2+2.3+4.8+6.6+11.5+1.6+0.2+1.2-0.8-1.6+1.5+0.7+.126+0.7+1.3+.467+4.3+.478
Dwight Howard 5 36.0 13.2 5.2 8.8 14.0 1.6 0.8 1.4 2.4 4.2 5.2 9.6 .542 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 7.6 .368

Season 13

Jeff Hornacek Dwight Howard
Season 1998-992016-17
Team Utah JazzAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jeff Hornacek 48 29.9 12.2 0.7 2.6 3.3 4.0 1.1 0.3 1.7 2.0 4.5 9.4 .477 0.7 1.7 .420 2.6 2.9 .893
difference:+26+0.2+1.3+3.3+6.1+9.4+2.6+0.2+0.9-0.6-0.7+0.7+1.1+.156+0.7+1.7+0.5+2.8+.360
Dwight Howard 74 29.7 13.5 4.0 8.7 12.7 1.4 0.9 1.2 2.3 2.7 5.2 8.3 .633 0.0 0.0 - 3.1 5.7 .533
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jeff Hornacek 11 27.6 12.2 0.8 2.9 3.7 2.4 1.0 0.0 1.1 3.1 4.5 9.6 .462 0.6 1.6 .389 2.6 3.0 .879
difference:+5+1.4+4.2+2.2+4.8+7.0+1.1+0.8-0.7-0.4+1.5+3.6+.038+0.6+1.6+0.6+0.2+.247
Dwight Howard 6 26.2 8.0 3.0 7.7 10.7 1.3 1.0 0.8 1.8 3.5 3.0 6.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.2 .632

Season 14

Jeff Hornacek Dwight Howard
Season 1999-002017-18
Team Utah JazzCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid not play
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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jeff Hornacek 77 27.7 12.4 0.6 1.7 2.4 2.6 0.9 0.2 1.5 1.9 4.6 9.5 .492 0.9 1.8 .478 2.2 2.3 .950
difference:+4+2.7+4.2+2.5+7.6+10.1+1.3+0.3+1.4-1.1-1.2+1.6+1.7+.063+0.9+1.7+.335+1.9+4.9+.376
Dwight Howard 81 30.4 16.6 3.1 9.3 12.5 1.3 0.6 1.6 2.6 3.1 6.2 11.2 .555 0.0 0.1 .143 4.1 7.2 .574
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jeff Hornacek 10 29.9 11.5 0.9 2.1 3.0 3.3 1.0 0.0 1.5 2.8 4.3 10.2 .422 0.9 2.2 .409 2.0 2.4 .833
Dwight Howard DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Dwight Howard played 4 seasons more than Jeff Hornacek in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2019 to 2022—Dwight Howard played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.