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.

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.

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
Scoring leader
+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

40+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 4
Dwyane Wade 34
+30

30+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 69
Dwyane Wade 220
+151

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

40+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 2
Dwyane Wade 7
+5

30+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 9
Dwyane Wade 34
+25

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

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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

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 12.0
200582
Dwyane Wade 16.2
+4.2
200461

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.8
200682
Dwyane Wade 24.1
+8.3
200577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.6
200782
Dwyane Wade 27.2
+9.6
2006NBA Champion75

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.7
200882
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+6.7
200751

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.6
200979
Dwyane Wade 24.6
+4.0
200851

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.3
201082
Dwyane Wade Scoring leader30.2
+11.9
200979

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 22.9
201178
Dwyane Wade 26.6
+3.7
201077

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.6
201254
Dwyane Wade 25.5
+4.9
201176

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.1
201376
Dwyane Wade 22.1
+5.0
2012NBA Champion49

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.3
201471
Dwyane Wade 21.2
+2.9
2013NBA Champion69

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.8
201541
Dwyane Wade 19.0
+3.2
201454

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.7
201671
Dwyane Wade 21.5
+7.8
201562

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.5
201774
Dwyane Wade 19.0
+5.5
201674

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 16.6
201881
Dwyane Wade 18.3
+1.7
201760

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 12.8
+1.4
20199
Dwyane Wade 11.4
201867

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 7.5
2020NBA Champion69
Dwyane Wade 15.0
+7.5
201972

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 gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20050
Dwyane Wade 18.0
+18.0
200413

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20060
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+27.4
200514

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.3
20074
Dwyane Wade 28.4
+13.1
2006NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.9
200810
Dwyane Wade 23.5
+4.6
20074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.3
+20.3
200923
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20080

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.1
201014
Dwyane Wade 29.1
+11.0
20097

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 27.0
20116
Dwyane Wade 33.2
+6.2
20105

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20120
Dwyane Wade 24.5
+24.5
201121

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.0
20134
Dwyane Wade 22.8
+5.8
2012NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 26.0
+10.1
20146
Dwyane Wade 15.9
2013NBA Champion22

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 16.4
201517
Dwyane Wade 17.8
+1.4
201420

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.2
+13.2
20165
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20150

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 8.0
20176
Dwyane Wade 21.4
+13.4
201614

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20180
Dwyane Wade 15.0
+15.0
20176

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20190
Dwyane Wade 16.6
+16.6
20185

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 5.8
+5.8
2020NBA Champion18
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20190

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.