Dwight Howard vs. Alonzo Mourning: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Alonzo Mourning and Dwight Howard 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 scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Alonzo Mourning has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 15 NBA regular seasons played, Alonzo Mourning averages 1.4 points more than Dwight Howard in his 18 seasons (17.1 points against 15.7). On the other hand Dwight Howard scored a total of 5,174 points more than Alonzo Mourning (19,485 vs. 14,311).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Dwight Howard | 15.7 | 18 | |
| Alonzo Mourning | 17.1 | +1.4 | 15 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Dwight Howard | 19,485 | +5,174 | 18 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 14,311 | 15 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Dwight Howard has a better career point average than Alonzo Mourning (+1.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+618).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Dwight Howard | 15.3 | +1.7 | 12 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 13.6 | 11 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Dwight Howard | 1,909 | +618 | 12 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 1,291 | 11 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 0 | |||
| Alonzo Mourning | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 391 | +55 | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 336 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 955 | +291 | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 664 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 1,227 | +395 | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 832 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 15 | +9 | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 6 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 2 | +2 | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 42 | +12 | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 30 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 86 | +27 | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 59 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 121 | +32 | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 89 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 4 | |||
| Alonzo Mourning | 6 | +2 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +1.4 | +0.4 | +1.9 | +5.9 | +3.3 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +12.5 | +3 | +404 | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 17.1 | 6.1 | 11.6 | 52.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 24.7 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 69.2 | 15 | 838 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 19,485 | 7,051 | 12,016 | 58.7 | 22 | 103 | 21.4 | 5,361 | 9,455 | 56.7 | 18 | 1,242 |
| difference: | +5,174 | +1,935 | +2,315 | +5.9 | +14 | +3.3 | +1,304 | +3,593 | +12.5 | +3 | +404 | |
| Alonzo Mourning | 14,311 | 5,116 | 9,701 | 52.7 | 22 | 89 | 24.7 | 4,057 | 5,862 | 69.2 | 15 | 838 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 15.3 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 58.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 14.3 | 4.4 | 8.0 | 54.8 | 12 | 125 |
| difference: | +1.7 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +7.7 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +22.5 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +10.1 | +1 | +30 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 13.6 | 4.6 | 9.1 | 51.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 36.8 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 64.9 | 11 | 95 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 1,909 | 681 | 1,156 | 58.9 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 546 | 997 | 54.8 | 12 | 125 |
| difference: | +618 | +240 | +295 | +7.7 | +6 | +12 | +22.5 | +144 | +378 | +10.1 | +1 | +30 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 1,291 | 441 | 861 | 51.2 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 402 | 619 | 64.9 | 11 | 95 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Dwight Howard's additional seasons: | ||||
* Dwight Howard played 1 season more than Alonzo Mourning in the NBA. In that year—his season 18 in 2022—he averaged 6.2 points in a total of 60 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 23.8 | +23.8 | 1993 | 9 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | - | DNP | 1994 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 21.6 | +21.6 | 2000 | 10 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | 26.0 | +26.0 | 2014 | 6 |
| Alonzo Mourning | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | 16.4 | +16.4 | 2015 | 17 |
| Alonzo Mourning | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 6.1 | +6.1 | 2005 | 15 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 3.8 | +3.8 | 2006 | 21 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | 4.7 | +4.7 | 2021 | 12 |
| Alonzo Mourning | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Dwight Howard's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Dwight Howard didn't play in the postseason. |