Josh Giddey vs. Dwight Howard Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwight Howard and Josh Giddey, 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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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.
Josh Giddey played 4 years in the NBA, 14 less than Dwight Howard, who played 18. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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 |
| Josh Giddey | 4 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
| Dwight Howard | 18 | 12 | 2004-05 to 2021-22 |
Rookie Season |
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| Josh Giddey | Dwight Howard | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2004-05 |
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | Orlando Magic |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| All-Rookie Second Team | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | 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 | % | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 54 | 31.5 | 12.5 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 12.4 | .419 | 1.0 | 3.9 | .263 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .709 |
| difference: | +28 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +1.7 | +0.5 | +2.2 | +5.5 | +1.3 | -1.2 | -1.2 | +0.9 | +4.1 | +.101 | +1.0 | +3.9 | +2.4 | +3.5 | +.038 | ||
| 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 Josh Giddey nor Dwight Howard played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Josh Giddey | Dwight Howard | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2005-06 |
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | 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 | % | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 76 | 31.2 | 16.6 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 14.7 | .482 | 1.0 | 3.1 | .325 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .731 |
| difference: | +6 | +5.6 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +3.1 | +4.6 | +4.7 | +1.0 | -0.2 | -1.5 | +1.4 | +4.0 | +.049 | +1.0 | +3.1 | +2.9 | +5.4 | +.136 | ||
| 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 Josh Giddey nor Dwight Howard played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 3 |
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| Josh Giddey | Dwight Howard | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2006-07 |
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | Orlando Magic |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA Third Team |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Thunder Lost West Conf Semis | 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 | % | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 80 | 25.1 | 12.3 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 10.6 | .475 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .337 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .806 |
| difference: | +2 | +11.8 | +5.3 | +2.1 | +3.8 | +5.9 | +2.9 | +0.2 | +1.3 | -1.8 | -1.6 | +1.4 | +.128 | +1.0 | +3.0 | +3.5 | +6.5 | +.220 | ||
| 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 | % | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 10 | 18.1 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 7.5 | .453 | 1.2 | 3.4 | .353 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .875 |
| difference: | +6 | +23.7 | +6.6 | +3.3 | +7.9 | +11.2 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.6 | -3.1 | -2.4 | +2.4 | +3.0 | +.095 | +1.2 | +3.4 | +3.1 | +7.5 | +.420 | |
| 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 |
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| Josh Giddey | Dwight Howard | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2007-08 |
| Team | Chicago Bulls | Orlando Magic |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA First Team |
| - | All-Defensive Second Team | |
| - | Rebounds Leader | |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | 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 | % | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 70 | 30.2 | 14.6 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 11.4 | .465 | 1.5 | 4.0 | .378 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .781 |
| difference: | +12 | +7.5 | +6.1 | +1.6 | +4.5 | +6.1 | +5.9 | +0.3 | +1.5 | -0.3 | -1.6 | +1.8 | +0.5 | +.134 | +1.5 | +4.0 | +4.0 | +7.7 | +.191 | |
| 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 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Josh Giddey | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Dwight Howard played 14 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 18, from 2009 to 2022—Dwight Howard played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 14 extra years over Josh Giddey, Dwight Howard got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 4 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 4 All-Defensive First Team 3 Defensive Player of the Year 4 Rebounds Leader 2 Blocks Leader 6 All-Star Game |