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.

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.

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

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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:+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

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 12.0
+9.8
200582
Kendrick Perkins 2.2
200410

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.8
+13.3
200682
Kendrick Perkins 2.5
200560

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.6
+12.4
200782
Kendrick Perkins 5.2
200668

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.7
+16.2
200882
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
200772

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.6
+13.7
200979
Kendrick Perkins 6.9
2008NBA Champion78

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.3
+9.8
201082
Kendrick Perkins 8.5
200976

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 22.9
+12.8
201178
Kendrick Perkins 10.1
201078

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.6
+14.6
201254
Kendrick Perkins 6.0
201129

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.1
+12.0
201376
Kendrick Perkins 5.1
201265

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.3
+14.1
201471
Kendrick Perkins 4.2
201378

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.8
+12.4
201541
Kendrick Perkins 3.4
201462

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.7
+10.1
201671
Kendrick Perkins 3.6
201568

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.5
+9.9
201774
Kendrick Perkins 3.6
201568

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 16.6
+14.1
201881
Kendrick Perkins 2.5
201637

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 12.8
+9.8
20199
Kendrick Perkins 3.0
20181

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 gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20050
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20040

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20060
Kendrick Perkins 1.5
+1.5
20056

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.3
+15.3
20074
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20060

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.9
+18.9
200810
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.3
+13.7
200923
Kendrick Perkins 6.6
2008NBA Champion25

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.1
+6.2
201014
Kendrick Perkins 11.9
200914

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 27.0
+21.3
20116
Kendrick Perkins 5.7
201023

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20120
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
+4.5
201117

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.0
+12.3
20134
Kendrick Perkins 4.7
201220

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 26.0
+23.8
20146
Kendrick Perkins 2.2
201311

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 16.4
+13.2
201517
Kendrick Perkins 3.2
201419

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.2
+11.9
20165
Kendrick Perkins 1.3
20158

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 8.0
+6.7
20176
Kendrick Perkins 1.3
20158

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20180
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20160

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20190
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20180

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.