Bradley Beal vs. Dwight Howard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwight Howard and Bradley Beal 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 Bradley Beal 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, Bradley Beal averages 5.8 points more than Dwight Howard in his 18 seasons (21.5 points against 15.7). On the other hand Dwight Howard scored a total of 2,228 points more than Bradley Beal (19,485 vs. 17,257).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Bradley Beal 21.5
+5.8
13
Dwight Howard 15.7
18

Total Points

Seasons
Bradley Beal 17,257
13
Dwight Howard 19,485
+2,228
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Bradley Beal has a better career point average than Dwight Howard (+7.6 points per game) while Dwight Howard scored more points (+786).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Bradley Beal 22.9
+7.6
6
Dwight Howard 15.3
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Bradley Beal 1,123
6
Dwight Howard 1,909
+786
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 1
+1
Dwight Howard 0

50+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 5
+5
Dwight Howard 0

40+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 31
+27
Dwight Howard 4

30+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 147
+78
Dwight Howard 69

20+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 448
+57
Dwight Howard 391

10+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 726
Dwight Howard 955
+229

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bradley Beal 800
Dwight Howard 1,227
+427

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bradley Beal 1
Dwight Howard 15
+14

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 0
Dwight Howard 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 11
+2
Dwight Howard 9

20+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 30
Dwight Howard 42
+12

10+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 47
Dwight Howard 86
+39

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bradley Beal 49
Dwight Howard 121
+72

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bradley Beal 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
Bradley Beal 21.5 7.9 17.1 46.4 2.1 5.7 37.6 3.6 4.3 82.1 13 801
difference:+5.8+2.2+7.4+12.2+2.1+5.6+16.2+0.7+3.3+25.4+5+441
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
Bradley Beal 17,257 6,346 13,664 46.4 1,717 4,569 37.6 2,848 3,467 82.1 13 801
difference:+2,228+705+1,648+12.2+1,695+4,466+16.2+2,513+5,988+25.4+5+441
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
Bradley Beal 22.9 8.3 18.9 44.2 2.3 6.5 35.3 3.9 4.8 82.8 6 49
difference:+7.6+2.9+9.7+14.7+2.3+6.4+21.0+0.5+3.2+28.0+6+76
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
Bradley Beal 1,123 409 926 44.2 112 317 35.3 193 233 82.8 6 49
difference:+786+272+230+14.7+111+310+21.0+353+764+28.0+6+76
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
Bradley Beal 13.9
+1.9
201356
Dwight Howard 12.0
200582

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.1
+1.3
201473
Dwight Howard 15.8
200682

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 15.3
201563
Dwight Howard 17.6
+2.3
200782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.4
201655
Dwight Howard 20.7
+3.3
200882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.1
+2.5
201777
Dwight Howard 20.6
200979

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 22.6
+4.3
201882
Dwight Howard 18.3
201082

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 25.6
+2.7
201982
Dwight Howard 22.9
201178

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 30.5
+9.9
202057
Dwight Howard 20.6
201254

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 31.3
+14.2
202160
Dwight Howard 17.1
201376

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.2
+4.9
202240
Dwight Howard 18.3
201471

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.2
+7.4
202350
Dwight Howard 15.8
201541

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 18.2
+4.5
202453
Dwight Howard 13.7
201671

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.0
+3.5
202553
Dwight Howard 13.5
201774

Dwight Howard's additional seasons:

* Dwight Howard played 5 seasons more than Bradley Beal in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 18, from 2018 to 2022—he averaged 9.8 points in a total of 288 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.6 ppg and his lowest 6.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20130
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20050

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 19.2
+19.2
201411
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.4
+8.1
201510
Dwight Howard 15.3
20074

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20160
Dwight Howard 18.9
+18.9
200810

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 24.8
+4.5
201713
Dwight Howard 20.3
200923

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.2
+5.1
20186
Dwight Howard 18.1
201014

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20190
Dwight Howard 27.0
+27.0
20116

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20200
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20120

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 30.0
+13.0
20215
Dwight Howard 17.0
20134

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20220
Dwight Howard 26.0
+26.0
20146

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20230
Dwight Howard 16.4
+16.4
201517

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 16.5
+3.3
20244
Dwight Howard 13.2
20165

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20250
Dwight Howard 8.0
+8.0
20176

Dwight Howard's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 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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