Baron Davis vs. Dwight Howard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwight Howard and Baron Davis to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Baron Davis has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Dwight Howard scored more total points in both stages. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Baron Davis averages 0.4 points more than Dwight Howard in his 18 seasons (16.1 points against 15.7). On the other hand Dwight Howard scored a total of 6,038 points more than Baron Davis (19,485 vs. 13,447).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Baron Davis 16.1
+0.4
13
Dwight Howard 15.7
18

Total Points

Seasons
Baron Davis 13,447
13
Dwight Howard 19,485
+6,038
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Baron Davis has a better career point average than Dwight Howard (+3.5 points per game) while Dwight Howard scored more points (+967).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Baron Davis 18.8
+3.5
7
Dwight Howard 15.3
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Baron Davis 942
7
Dwight Howard 1,909
+967
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Baron Davis 2
Dwight Howard 4
+2

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 44
Dwight Howard 69
+25

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 278
Dwight Howard 391
+113

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 646
Dwight Howard 955
+309

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 826
Dwight Howard 1,227
+401

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 9
Dwight Howard 15
+6

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Baron Davis 0
Dwight Howard 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 7
Dwight Howard 9
+2

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 25
Dwight Howard 42
+17

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 42
Dwight Howard 86
+44

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 50
Dwight Howard 121
+71

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 0
Dwight Howard 4
+4

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 16.1 5.9 14.3 40.9 1.6 5.0 32.0 2.8 3.9 71.1 13 835
difference:+0.4+0.2+4.6+17.8+1.6+4.9+10.6+1.5+3.7+14.4+5+407
Dwight Howard 15.7 5.7 9.7 58.7 0.0 0.1 21.4 4.3 7.6 56.7 18 1,242

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 13,447 4,888 11,951 40.9 1,332 4,159 32.0 2,339 3,292 71.1 13 835
difference:+6,038+2,163+65+17.8+1,310+4,056+10.6+3,022+6,163+14.4+5+407
Dwight Howard 19,485 7,051 12,016 58.7 22 103 21.4 5,361 9,455 56.7 18 1,242

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 18.8 6.6 14.9 44.2 2.0 5.7 35.0 3.7 5.2 70.9 7 50
difference:+3.5+1.2+5.7+14.7+2.0+5.6+20.7+0.7+2.8+16.1+5+75
Dwight Howard 15.3 5.4 9.2 58.9 0.0 0.1 14.3 4.4 8.0 54.8 12 125

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 942 329 745 44.2 99 283 35.0 185 261 70.9 7 50
difference:+967+352+411+14.7+98+276+20.7+361+736+16.1+5+75
Dwight Howard 1,909 681 1,156 58.9 1 7 14.3 546 997 54.8 12 125

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.9
200082
Dwight Howard 12.0
+6.1
200582

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.8
200182
Dwight Howard 15.8
+2.0
200682

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
+0.5
200282
Dwight Howard 17.6
200782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.1
200350
Dwight Howard 20.7
+3.6
200882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.9
+2.3
200467
Dwight Howard 20.6
200979

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
+0.9
200546
Dwight Howard 18.3
201082

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
200546
Dwight Howard 22.9
+3.7
201178

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
200546
Dwight Howard 20.6
+1.4
201254

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.9
+0.8
200654
Dwight Howard 17.1
201376

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.1
+1.8
200763
Dwight Howard 18.3
201471

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 21.8
+6.0
200882
Dwight Howard 15.8
201541

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 14.9
+1.2
200965
Dwight Howard 13.7
201671

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 15.3
+1.8
201075
Dwight Howard 13.5
201774

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.1
201158
Dwight Howard 16.6
+3.5
201881

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 6.1
201229
Dwight Howard 12.8
+6.7
20199

Dwight Howard's additional seasons:

* Dwight Howard played 3 seasons more than Baron Davis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 16 to 18, from 2020 to 2022—he averaged 6.9 points in a total of 198 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 7.5 ppg and his lowest 6.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.8
+5.8
20004
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20050

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.8
+17.8
200110
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.6
+7.3
20029
Dwight Howard 15.3
20074

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.4
+1.5
20035
Dwight Howard 18.9
200810

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
20047
Dwight Howard 20.3
+2.2
200923

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Dwight Howard 18.1
+18.1
201014

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Dwight Howard 27.0
+27.0
20116

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20120

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20060
Dwight Howard 17.0
+17.0
20134

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 25.3
200711
Dwight Howard 26.0
+0.7
20146

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20080
Dwight Howard 16.4
+16.4
201517

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20090
Dwight Howard 13.2
+13.2
20165

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20100
Dwight Howard 8.0
+8.0
20176

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20110
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20180

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 7.8
+7.8
20124
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20190

Dwight Howard's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Dwight Howard played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 5.3 points in a total of 30 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 5.8 ppg and his lowest 4.7.

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