Dwight Howard vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns 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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Karl-Anthony Towns has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, 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 Karl-Anthony Towns has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Dwight Howard scored more total points in both stages. 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
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 10 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 7.4 points more than Dwight Howard in his 18 seasons (23.1 points against 15.7). On the other hand Dwight Howard scored a total of 4,605 points more than Karl-Anthony Towns (19,485 vs. 14,880).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dwight Howard 15.7
18
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.1
+7.4
10

Total Points

Seasons
Dwight Howard 19,485
+4,605
18
Karl-Anthony Towns 14,880
10

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Karl-Anthony Towns has a better career point average than Dwight Howard (+4.5 points per game) while Dwight Howard scored more points (+920).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dwight Howard 15.3
12
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8
+4.5
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Dwight Howard 1,909
+920
12
Karl-Anthony Towns 989
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 2
+2

50+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 4
Karl-Anthony Towns 18
+14

30+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 69
Karl-Anthony Towns 123
+54

20+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 391
Karl-Anthony Towns 433
+42

10+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 955
+329
Karl-Anthony Towns 626

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dwight Howard 1,227
+582
Karl-Anthony Towns 645

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dwight Howard 15
+15
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 2
+2
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

30+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 9
+6
Karl-Anthony Towns 3

20+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 42
+15
Karl-Anthony Towns 27

10+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 86
+39
Karl-Anthony Towns 47

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dwight Howard 121
+71
Karl-Anthony Towns 50

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dwight Howard 4
+4
Karl-Anthony Towns 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:+7.4+2.8+6.5+6.3+1.7+4.2+18.6+0.1+2.3+27.0+8+597
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.1 8.5 16.2 52.4 1.7 4.3 40.0 4.4 5.3 83.7 10 645

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:+4,605+1,591+1,592+6.3+1,095+2,687+18.6+2,518+6,060+27.0+8+597
Karl-Anthony Towns 14,880 5,460 10,424 52.4 1,117 2,790 40.0 2,843 3,395 83.7 10 645

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:+4.5+1.5+5.3+11.3+1.5+4.2+20.7+2.7+28.3+7+75
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8 6.9 14.5 47.6 1.5 4.3 35.0 4.4 5.3 83.1 5 50

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:+920+335+429+11.3+74+207+20.7+324+730+28.3+7+75
Karl-Anthony Towns 989 346 727 47.6 75 214 35.0 222 267 83.1 5 50

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 12.0
200582
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.3
+6.3
201682

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.8
200682
Karl-Anthony Towns 25.1
+9.3
201782

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.6
200782
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.3
+3.7
201882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.7
200882
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
+3.7
201977

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.6
200979
Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5
+5.9
202035

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.3
201082
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.8
+6.5
202150

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 22.9
201178
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.6
+1.7
202274

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.6
201254
Karl-Anthony Towns 20.8
+0.2
202329

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.1
201376
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
+4.7
202462

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.3
201471
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
+6.1
202572

Dwight Howard's additional seasons:

* Dwight Howard played 8 seasons more than Karl-Anthony Towns in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 18, from 2015 to 2022—he averaged 11.5 points in a total of 474 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.6 ppg and his lowest 6.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20050
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20060
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.3
+0.1
20074
Karl-Anthony Towns 15.2
20185

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.9
+18.9
200810
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20190

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.3
+20.3
200923
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20200

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.1
+18.1
201014
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 27.0
+5.2
20116
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
20226

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20120
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.2
+18.2
20235

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.0
20134
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.1
+2.1
202416

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 26.0
+4.6
20146
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.4
202518

Dwight Howard's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Dwight Howard played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 9.5 points in a total of 58 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.4 ppg and his lowest 4.7.

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