Stephon Castle vs. Dwight Howard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwight Howard and Stephon Castle, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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.

Stephon Castle played 2 years in the NBA, 16 less than Dwight Howard, who played 18. Stephon Castle had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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
Stephon Castle 2 0 2024-25 to 2025-26
Dwight Howard 18 12 2004-05 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Stephon Castle Dwight Howard
Season 2024-252004-05
Team San Antonio SpursOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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%
Stephon Castle 81 26.7 14.7 1.1 2.6 3.7 4.1 0.9 0.3 2.2 2.0 5.2 12.2 .428 1.2 4.1 .285 3.1 4.2 .724
difference:+1+5.9+2.7+2.4+3.9+6.3+3.2+1.4-0.2-0.8+0.9+3.9+.092+1.2+4.1+0.3+0.8+.053
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 Stephon Castle nor Dwight Howard played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Stephon Castle Dwight Howard
Season 2025-262005-06
Team San Antonio SpursOrlando 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%
Stephon Castle 5 31.6 18.8 1.4 4.6 6.0 5.4 1.8 0.4 5.4 2.8 6.2 11.6 .534 1.4 4.2 .333 5.0 8.4 .595
difference:+77+5.2+3.0+2.1+4.4+6.5+3.9+1.0+1.0-2.8-0.6+0.5+0.9+.003+1.4+4.2+0.7+1.1
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 Stephon Castle nor Dwight Howard played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* Dwight Howard played 16 seasons more than Stephon Castle 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 Stephon Castle, Dwight Howard got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 5 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 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 8 All-Star Game
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