VJ Edgecombe vs. Dwight Howard Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwight Howard and VJ Edgecombe, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
VJ Edgecombe played 1 year in the NBA, 17 less than Dwight Howard, who played 18. VJ Edgecombe had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, 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 |
| VJ Edgecombe | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
| Dwight Howard | 18 | 12 | 2004-05 to 2021-22 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| VJ Edgecombe | Dwight Howard | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2004-05 |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers | Orlando Magic |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did not play (season in progress) | Did not play |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| VJ Edgecombe | 27 | 35.2 | 15.9 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 14.1 | .420 | 2.1 | 5.7 | .374 | 1.9 | 2.4 | .773 |
| difference: | +55 | +2.6 | +3.9 | +1.6 | +2.9 | +4.6 | +3.1 | +0.4 | +1.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | +1.6 | +5.8 | +.100 | +2.1 | +5.7 | +1.5 | +2.6 | +.102 | |
| 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 |
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| * Neiher VJ Edgecombe nor Dwight Howard played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Dwight Howard played 17 seasons more than VJ Edgecombe in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 18, from 2006 to 2022—Dwight Howard played in 12 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 17 extra years over VJ Edgecombe, Dwight Howard got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 5 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 4 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 3 Defensive Player of the Year 5 Rebounds Leader 2 Blocks Leader 8 All-Star Game |