Dwight Howard vs. Kendrick Perkins: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kendrick Perkins 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
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Dwight Howard has better scoring stats than Kendrick Perkins 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.
On this page we compare: |
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, Dwight Howard averages 10.3 points more than Kendrick Perkins in his 14 seasons (15.7 points against 5.4), and he also scored a total of 15,271 points more (19,485 vs. 4,214).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
Dwight Howard | 15.7 | +10.3 | 18 |
Kendrick Perkins | 5.4 | 14 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
Dwight Howard | 19,485 | +15,271 | 18 |
Kendrick Perkins | 4,214 | 14 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dwight Howard has a better career point average than Kendrick Perkins (+10.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,174).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
Dwight Howard | 15.3 | +10.2 | 12 |
Kendrick Perkins | 5.1 | 9 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
Dwight Howard | 1,909 | +1,174 | 12 |
Kendrick Perkins | 735 | 9 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
Dwight Howard | 4 | +4 | ||
Kendrick Perkins | 0 |
30+ Point Games | ||||
Dwight Howard | 69 | +69 | ||
Kendrick Perkins | 0 |
20+ Point Games | ||||
Dwight Howard | 391 | +384 | ||
Kendrick Perkins | 7 |
10+ Point Games | ||||
Dwight Howard | 955 | +822 | ||
Kendrick Perkins | 133 |
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
Dwight Howard | 1,227 | +559 | ||
Kendrick Perkins | 668 |
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
Dwight Howard | 15 | |||
Kendrick Perkins | 114 | +99 |
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
Dwight Howard | 2 | +2 | ||
Kendrick Perkins | 0 |
30+ Point Games | ||||
Dwight Howard | 9 | +9 | ||
Kendrick Perkins | 0 |
20+ Point Games | ||||
Dwight Howard | 42 | +42 | ||
Kendrick Perkins | 0 |
10+ Point Games | ||||
Dwight Howard | 86 | +60 | ||
Kendrick Perkins | 26 |
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
Dwight Howard | 121 | |||
Kendrick Perkins | 122 | +1 |
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
Dwight Howard | 4 | |||
Kendrick Perkins | 21 | +17 |
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: | +10.3 | +3.5 | +5.6 | +5.7 | +0.1 | +21.4 | +3.3 | +5.9 | +2.7 | +4 | +460 | |
Kendrick Perkins | 5.4 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 53.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 59.4 | 14 | 782 |
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: | +15,271 | +5,346 | +8,797 | +5.7 | +22 | +89 | +21.4 | +4,557 | +8,102 | +2.7 | +4 | +460 |
Kendrick Perkins | 4,214 | 1,705 | 3,219 | 53.0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | 804 | 1,353 | 59.4 | 14 | 782 |
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: | +10.2 | +3.4 | +5.2 | +8.7 | +0.1 | +14.3 | +3.3 | +6.4 | +11.4 | +3 | +18 | |
Kendrick Perkins | 5.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 50.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 66.2 | 9 | 143 |
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: | +1,174 | +391 | +578 | +8.7 | +1 | +3 | +14.3 | +391 | +763 | +11.4 | +3 | +18 |
Kendrick Perkins | 735 | 290 | 578 | 50.2 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 155 | 234 | 66.2 | 9 | 143 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season
Dwight Howard's additional seasons: | ||||
* Dwight Howard played 3 seasons more than Kendrick Perkins in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 16 to 18, from 2020 to 2022—he averaged 6.9 points in a total of 198 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 7.5 ppg and his lowest 6.2. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
Kendrick Perkins | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Kendrick Perkins | 1.5 | +1.5 | 2005 | 6 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | 15.3 | +15.3 | 2007 | 4 |
Kendrick Perkins | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | 18.9 | +18.9 | 2008 | 10 |
Kendrick Perkins | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Kendrick Perkins | 4.5 | +4.5 | 2011 | 17 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Kendrick Perkins | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Kendrick Perkins | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Dwight Howard's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Dwight Howard played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 5.3 points in a total of 30 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 5.8 ppg and his lowest 4.7. |