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.

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.

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

40+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 4
Joe Johnson 6
+2

30+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 69
Joe Johnson 91
+22

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

30+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 9
+5
Joe Johnson 4

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

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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:+0.3+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

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 12.0
+4.5
200582
Joe Johnson 7.5
200277

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.8
+6.0
200682
Joe Johnson 9.8
200382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.6
+0.9
200782
Joe Johnson 16.7
200482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.7
+3.6
200882
Joe Johnson 17.1
200582

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.6
+0.4
200979
Joe Johnson 20.2
200682

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.3
201082
Joe Johnson 25.0
+6.7
200757

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 22.9
+1.2
201178
Joe Johnson 21.7
200882

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.6
201254
Joe Johnson 21.4
+0.8
200979

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.1
201376
Joe Johnson 21.3
+4.2
201076

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.3
+0.1
201471
Joe Johnson 18.2
201172

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.8
201541
Joe Johnson 18.8
+3.0
201260

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.7
201671
Joe Johnson 16.3
+2.6
201372

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.5
201774
Joe Johnson 15.8
+2.3
201479

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 16.6
+2.2
201881
Joe Johnson 14.4
201580

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 12.8
+0.6
20199
Joe Johnson 12.2
201681

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 7.5
2020NBA Champion69
Joe Johnson 9.2
+1.7
201778

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 7.0
+0.2
202169
Joe Johnson 6.8
201855

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 6.2
+4.2
202260
Joe Johnson 2.0
20221

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20050
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20020

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20060
Joe Johnson 5.3
+5.3
20036

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.3
+15.3
20074
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20040

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.9
+0.1
200810
Joe Johnson 18.8
20059

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.3
+20.3
200923
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20060

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.1
+18.1
201014
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20070

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 27.0
+7.0
20116
Joe Johnson 20.0
20087

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20120
Joe Johnson 16.4
+16.4
200911

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.0
20134
Joe Johnson 17.9
+0.9
201011

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 26.0
+7.2
20146
Joe Johnson 18.8
201112

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 16.4
201517
Joe Johnson 17.2
+0.8
20126

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.2
20165
Joe Johnson 14.9
+1.7
20137

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 8.0
20176
Joe Johnson 21.2
+13.2
201412

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20180
Joe Johnson 16.5
+16.5
20156

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20190
Joe Johnson 12.1
+12.1
201614

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 5.8
2020NBA Champion18
Joe Johnson 12.9
+7.1
201711

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 4.7
+3.2
202112
Joe Johnson 1.5
20188

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20220
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20220