Dwight Howard vs. Damian Lillard: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Damian Lillard 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.
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Damian Lillard is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Dwight Howard.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Damian Lillard has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Dwight Howard scored more points in the postseason. 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Damian Lillard averages 9.4 points more than Dwight Howard in his 18 seasons (25.1 points against 15.7), and he also scored a total of 3,113 points more (22,598 vs. 19,485).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Dwight Howard | 15.7 | 18 | |
| Damian Lillard | 25.1 | +9.4 | 13 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Dwight Howard | 19,485 | 18 | |
| Damian Lillard | 22,598 | +3,113 | 13 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Damian Lillard has a better career point average than Dwight Howard (+9.9 points per game) while Dwight Howard scored more points (+194).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Dwight Howard | 15.3 | 12 | |
| Damian Lillard | 25.2 | +9.9 | 10 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Dwight Howard | 1,909 | +194 | 12 |
| Damian Lillard | 1,715 | 10 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 1 | +1 | ||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 5 | +5 | ||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 15 | +15 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 391 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 650 | +259 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 955 | +73 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 882 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 1,227 | +327 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 900 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 15 | +15 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 0 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 42 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 46 | +4 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 86 | +20 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 66 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 121 | +54 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 67 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 4 | +3 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 1 | |||
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: | +9.4 | +2.4 | +8.7 | +14.8 | +3.1 | +8.3 | +15.7 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +33.2 | +5 | +342 |
| Damian Lillard | 25.1 | 8.1 | 18.4 | 43.9 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 37.1 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 89.9 | 13 | 900 |
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: | +3,113 | +215 | +4,552 | +14.8 | +2,782 | +7,453 | +15.7 | +99 | +3,602 | +33.2 | +5 | +342 |
| Damian Lillard | 22,598 | 7,266 | 16,568 | 43.9 | 2,804 | 7,556 | 37.1 | 5,262 | 5,853 | 89.9 | 13 | 900 |
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: | +9.9 | +2.6 | +10.3 | +18.0 | +3.3 | +8.8 | +22.5 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +34.5 | +2 | +57 |
| Damian Lillard | 25.2 | 8.0 | 19.5 | 40.9 | 3.3 | 8.9 | 36.8 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 89.3 | 10 | 68 |
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: | +194 | +140 | +168 | +18.0 | +221 | +596 | +22.5 | +135 | +537 | +34.5 | +2 | +57 |
| Damian Lillard | 1,715 | 541 | 1,324 | 40.9 | 222 | 603 | 36.8 | 411 | 460 | 89.3 | 10 | 68 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Dwight Howard's additional seasons: | ||||
* Dwight Howard played 5 seasons more than Damian Lillard 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 game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Damian Lillard | 22.9 | +22.9 | 2014 | 11 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Damian Lillard | 24.3 | +24.3 | 2020 | 4 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | 26.0 | +26.0 | 2014 | 6 |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | 16.4 | +16.4 | 2015 | 17 |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
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. |