Dwight Howard vs. Joe Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Joe Johnson 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
Joe Johnson 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 Joe Johnson has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Dwight Howard. 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Joe Johnson averages 0.3 points more than Dwight Howard in his 18 seasons (16.0 points against 15.7), and he also scored a total of 922 points more (20,407 vs. 19,485).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
Dwight Howard | 15.7 | 18 | |
Joe Johnson | 16.0 | +0.3 | 18 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
Dwight Howard | 19,485 | 18 | |
Joe Johnson | 20,407 | +922 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Dwight Howard has a better career point average than Joe Johnson (+0.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+81).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
Dwight Howard | 15.3 | +0.1 | 12 |
Joe Johnson | 15.2 | 13 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
Dwight Howard | 1,909 | +81 | 12 |
Joe Johnson | 1,828 | 13 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
Dwight Howard | 391 | |||
Joe Johnson | 414 | +23 |
10+ Point Games | ||||
Dwight Howard | 955 | |||
Joe Johnson | 967 | +12 |
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
Dwight Howard | 1,227 | |||
Joe Johnson | 1,255 | +28 |
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
Dwight Howard | 15 | |||
Joe Johnson | 22 | +7 |
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
Dwight Howard | 2 | +2 | ||
Joe Johnson | 0 |
20+ Point Games | ||||
Dwight Howard | 42 | +10 | ||
Joe Johnson | 32 |
10+ Point Games | ||||
Dwight Howard | 86 | |||
Joe Johnson | 93 | +7 |
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
Dwight Howard | 121 | +5 | ||
Joe Johnson | 116 |
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
Dwight Howard | 4 | |||
Joe Johnson | 4 |
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: | +0.3 | +0.4 | +4.2 | +14.5 | +1.5 | +4.1 | +15.7 | +2.1 | +4.9 | +23.5 | +35 | |
Joe Johnson | 16.0 | 6.1 | 13.9 | 44.1 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 37.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 80.2 | 18 | 1,277 |
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: | +922 | +772 | +5,704 | +14.5 | +1,956 | +5,228 | +15.7 | +2,578 | +5,987 | +23.5 | +35 | |
Joe Johnson | 20,407 | 7,823 | 17,720 | 44.1 | 1,978 | 5,331 | 37.1 | 2,783 | 3,468 | 80.2 | 18 | 1,277 |
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: | +0.1 | +0.5 | +4.5 | +16.2 | +1.3 | +3.8 | +19.6 | +2.2 | +5.2 | +23.1 | +1 | +5 |
Joe Johnson | 15.2 | 5.9 | 13.7 | 42.7 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 33.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 77.9 | 13 | 120 |
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: | +81 | +22 | +491 | +16.2 | +157 | +459 | +19.6 | +282 | +658 | +23.1 | +1 | +5 |
Joe Johnson | 1,828 | 703 | 1,647 | 42.7 | 158 | 466 | 33.9 | 264 | 339 | 77.9 | 13 | 120 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Joe Johnson | 5.3 | +5.3 | 2003 | 6 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | 15.3 | +15.3 | 2007 | 4 |
Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | 20.3 | +20.3 | 2009 | 23 |
Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | 18.1 | +18.1 | 2010 | 14 |
Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Joe Johnson | 16.4 | +16.4 | 2009 | 11 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Joe Johnson | 16.5 | +16.5 | 2015 | 6 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Joe Johnson | 12.1 | +12.1 | 2016 | 14 |
Season 18 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |