Dwight Howard vs. Evan Mobley: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Evan Mobley 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.

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 Evan Mobley 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 4 NBA regular seasons played, Evan Mobley averages 0.7 points more than Dwight Howard in his 18 seasons (16.4 points against 15.7). On the other hand Dwight Howard scored a total of 15,073 points more than Evan Mobley (19,485 vs. 4,412).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dwight Howard 15.7
18
Evan Mobley 16.4
+0.7
4

Total Points

Seasons
Dwight Howard 19,485
+15,073
18
Evan Mobley 4,412
4

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Dwight Howard has a better career point average than Evan Mobley (+0.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,531).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dwight Howard 15.3
+0.2
12
Evan Mobley 15.1
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Dwight Howard 1,909
+1,531
12
Evan Mobley 378
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 4
+3
Evan Mobley 1

30+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 69
+61
Evan Mobley 8

20+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 391
+313
Evan Mobley 78

10+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 955
+720
Evan Mobley 235

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dwight Howard 1,227
+958
Evan Mobley 269

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dwight Howard 15
+15
Evan Mobley 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 2
+2
Evan Mobley 0

30+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 9
+8
Evan Mobley 1

20+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 42
+37
Evan Mobley 5

10+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 86
+65
Evan Mobley 21

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dwight Howard 121
+96
Evan Mobley 25

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dwight Howard 4
+4
Evan Mobley 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+0.7+0.9+2.3+3.9+0.6+1.7+10.1+1.6+3.8+12.7+14+973
Evan Mobley 16.4 6.6 12.0 54.8 0.6 1.8 31.5 2.7 3.8 69.4 4 269

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:+15,073+5,279+8,781+3.9+130+380+10.1+4,645+8,423+12.7+14+973
Evan Mobley 4,412 1,772 3,235 54.8 152 483 31.5 716 1,032 69.4 4 269

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:+0.2+0.8+2.0+4.1+0.8+1.9+23.7+2.4+5.2+19.1+9+100
Evan Mobley 15.1 6.2 11.2 54.8 0.8 2.0 38.0 2.0 2.8 73.9 3 25

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:+1,531+527+875+4.1+18+43+23.7+495+928+19.1+9+100
Evan Mobley 378 154 281 54.8 19 50 38.0 51 69 73.9 3 25

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 12.0
200582
Evan Mobley 15.0
+3.0
202269

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.8
200682
Evan Mobley 16.2
+0.4
202379

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.6
+1.9
200782
Evan Mobley 15.7
202450

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.7
+2.2
200882
Evan Mobley 18.5
202571

Dwight Howard's additional seasons:

* Dwight Howard played 14 seasons more than Evan Mobley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 18, from 2009 to 2022—he averaged 15.4 points in a total of 914 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.9 ppg and his lowest 6.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20050
Evan Mobley -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20060
Evan Mobley 9.8
+9.8
20235

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.3
20074
Evan Mobley 16.0
+0.7
202412

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.9
+1.8
200810
Evan Mobley 17.1
20258

Dwight Howard's additional Playoffs:

* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Dwight Howard played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 14.9 points in a total of 111 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27 ppg and his lowest 4.7.