Dwight Howard vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade 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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Dwyane Wade is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Dwyane Wade has better scoring stats than Dwight Howard in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 6.3 points more than Dwight Howard in his 18 seasons (22.0 points against 15.7), and he also scored a total of 3,680 points more (23,165 vs. 19,485).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
Dwight Howard | 15.7 | 18 | |
Dwyane Wade | 22.0 | +6.3 | 16 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
Dwight Howard | 19,485 | 18 | |
Dwyane Wade | 23,165 | +3,680 | 16 |
Scoring Titles | ||
Dwight Howard | 0 | |
Dwyane Wade | 1 | ![]() +1 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than Dwight Howard (+7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,045).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
Dwight Howard | 15.3 | 12 | |
Dwyane Wade | 22.3 | +7.0 | 13 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
Dwight Howard | 1,909 | 12 | |
Dwyane Wade | 3,954 | +2,045 | 13 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
Dwight Howard | 0 | |||
Dwyane Wade | 3 | +3 |
20+ Point Games | ||||
Dwight Howard | 391 | |||
Dwyane Wade | 629 | +238 |
10+ Point Games | ||||
Dwight Howard | 955 | |||
Dwyane Wade | 970 | +15 |
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
Dwight Howard | 1,227 | +176 | ||
Dwyane Wade | 1,051 |
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
Dwight Howard | 15 | +12 | ||
Dwyane Wade | 3 |
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
Dwight Howard | 42 | |||
Dwyane Wade | 111 | +69 |
10+ Point Games | ||||
Dwight Howard | 86 | |||
Dwyane Wade | 171 | +85 |
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
Dwight Howard | 121 | |||
Dwyane Wade | 177 | +56 |
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
Dwight Howard | 4 | +4 | ||
Dwyane Wade | 0 |
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: | +6.3 | +2.3 | +7.0 | +10.7 | +0.5 | +1.7 | +7.9 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +19.8 | +2 | +188 |
Dwyane Wade | 22.0 | 8.0 | 16.7 | 48.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 29.3 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 76.5 | 16 | 1,054 |
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: | +3,680 | +1,403 | +5,601 | +10.7 | +527 | +1,771 | +7.9 | +347 | +1,992 | +19.8 | +2 | +188 |
Dwyane Wade | 23,165 | 8,454 | 17,617 | 48.0 | 549 | 1,874 | 29.3 | 5,708 | 7,463 | 76.5 | 16 | 1,054 |
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: | +7.0 | +2.8 | +8.1 | +11.6 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +19.5 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +23.2 | +1 | +52 |
Dwyane Wade | 22.3 | 8.2 | 17.3 | 47.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 33.8 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 78.0 | 13 | 177 |
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: | +2,045 | +769 | +1,906 | +11.6 | +102 | +298 | +19.5 | +405 | +223 | +23.2 | +1 | +52 |
Dwyane Wade | 3,954 | 1,450 | 3,062 | 47.4 | 103 | 305 | 33.8 | 951 | 1,220 | 78.0 | 13 | 177 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison


Regular Season
Dwight Howard's additional seasons: | ||||
* Dwight Howard played 2 seasons more than Dwyane Wade in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 17 to 18, from 2021 to 2022—he averaged 6.6 points in a total of 129 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
Dwyane Wade | 18.0 | +18.0 | 2004 | 13 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Dwyane Wade | 27.4 | +27.4 | 2005 | 14 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | 20.3 | +20.3 | 2009 | 23 |
Dwyane Wade | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Dwyane Wade | 24.5 | +24.5 | 2011 | 21 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | 13.2 | +13.2 | 2016 | 5 |
Dwyane Wade | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Dwyane Wade | 15.0 | +15.0 | 2017 | 6 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Dwyane Wade | 16.6 | +16.6 | 2018 | 5 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | 5.8 | +5.8 | 2020 | ![]() |
Dwyane Wade | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Dwight Howard's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Dwight Howard played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 4.7 points in a total of 12 games. |