Chauncey Billups vs. Dwight Howard: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Dwight Howard and Chauncey Billups 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Dwight Howard has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Chauncey Billups. 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.
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Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Dwight Howard averages 0.5 points more than Chauncey Billups in his 17 seasons (15.7 points against 15.2), and he also scored a total of 3,683 points more (19,485 vs. 15,802).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 15.2 | 17 | |
| Dwight Howard | 15.7 | +0.5 | 18 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 15,802 | 17 | |
| Dwight Howard | 19,485 | +3,683 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Chauncey Billups has a better career point average than Dwight Howard (+2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+617).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 17.3 | +2.0 | 12 |
| Dwight Howard | 15.3 | 12 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 2,526 | +617 | 12 |
| Dwight Howard | 1,909 | 12 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 0 | |||
| Dwight Howard | 4 | +4 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 308 | |||
| Dwight Howard | 391 | +83 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 776 | |||
| Dwight Howard | 955 | +179 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 1,027 | |||
| Dwight Howard | 1,227 | +200 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 16 | +1 | ||
| Dwight Howard | 15 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 57 | +15 | ||
| Dwight Howard | 42 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 123 | +37 | ||
| Dwight Howard | 86 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 143 | +22 | ||
| Dwight Howard | 121 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 3 | |||
| Dwight Howard | 4 | +1 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 15.2 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 41.5 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 38.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 89.4 | 17 | 1,043 |
| difference: | +0.5 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +17.2 | +1.8 | +4.4 | +17.3 | +2.8 | +32.7 | +1 | +199 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 15,802 | 4,738 | 11,413 | 41.5 | 1,830 | 4,725 | 38.7 | 4,496 | 5,029 | 89.4 | 17 | 1,043 |
| difference: | +3,683 | +2,313 | +603 | +17.2 | +1,808 | +4,622 | +17.3 | +865 | +4,426 | +32.7 | +1 | +199 |
| 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 | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 17.3 | 5.0 | 12.3 | 41.1 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 36.6 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 88.0 | 12 | 146 |
| difference: | +2.0 | +0.4 | +3.1 | +17.8 | +1.8 | +4.9 | +22.3 | +1.0 | +1.9 | +33.2 | +21 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 2,526 | 737 | 1,793 | 41.1 | 267 | 729 | 36.6 | 785 | 892 | 88.0 | 12 | 146 |
| difference: | +617 | +56 | +637 | +17.8 | +266 | +722 | +22.3 | +239 | +105 | +33.2 | +21 | |
| 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 ChampionRegular Season
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
| Dwight Howard | 15.3 | +15.3 | 2007 | 4 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | 18.7 | +18.7 | 2005 | 25 |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | 20.3 | +20.3 | 2010 | 6 |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | 10.0 | +10.0 | 2011 | 1 |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Dwight Howard | 5.8 | +5.8 | 2020 | 18 |
Season 18 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |