Dwight Howard vs. Kenyon Martin: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kenyon Martin 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 Kenyon Martin 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 3.4 points more than Kenyon Martin in his 15 seasons (15.7 points against 12.3), and he also scored a total of 10,160 points more (19,485 vs. 9,325).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dwight Howard 15.7
+3.4
18
Kenyon Martin 12.3
15

Total Points

Seasons
Dwight Howard 19,485
+10,160
18
Kenyon Martin 9,325
15

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 Kenyon Martin (+2.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+468).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dwight Howard 15.3
+2.4
12
Kenyon Martin 12.9
11

Total Points

Playoffs
Dwight Howard 1,909
+468
12
Kenyon Martin 1,441
11

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 4
+4
Kenyon Martin 0

30+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 69
+65
Kenyon Martin 4

20+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 391
+278
Kenyon Martin 113

10+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 955
+474
Kenyon Martin 481

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dwight Howard 1,227
+496
Kenyon Martin 731

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dwight Howard 15
Kenyon Martin 26
+11

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 2
+2
Kenyon Martin 0

30+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 9
+6
Kenyon Martin 3

20+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 42
+21
Kenyon Martin 21

10+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 86
+12
Kenyon Martin 74

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dwight Howard 121
+13
Kenyon Martin 108

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dwight Howard 4
Kenyon Martin 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:+3.4+0.6+0.9+10.4+0.1+0.3+2.0+2.3+4.4+6.2+3+485
Kenyon Martin 12.3 5.1 10.6 48.3 0.1 0.4 23.4 2.0 3.2 62.9 15 757

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:+10,160+3,176+3,985+10.4+44+179+2.0+3,852+7,057+6.2+3+485
Kenyon Martin 9,325 3,875 8,031 48.3 66 282 23.4 1,509 2,398 62.9 15 757

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:+2.4+0.2+1.8+12.0+0.2+1.4+1.9+4.3+13.1+1+13
Kenyon Martin 12.9 5.2 11.0 47.0 0.0 0.3 12.9 2.5 3.7 67.9 11 112

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:+468+102+77+12.0+3+24+1.4+267+586+13.1+1+13
Kenyon Martin 1,441 579 1,233 47.0 4 31 12.9 279 411 67.9 11 112

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 12.0
200582
Kenyon Martin 12.0
200168

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.8
+0.9
200682
Kenyon Martin 14.9
200273

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.6
+0.9
200782
Kenyon Martin 16.7
200377

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.7
+4.0
200882
Kenyon Martin 16.7
200465

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.6
+5.1
200979
Kenyon Martin 15.5
200570

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.3
+5.4
201082
Kenyon Martin 12.9
200656

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 22.9
+13.4
201178
Kenyon Martin 9.5
20072

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.6
+8.2
201254
Kenyon Martin 12.4
200871

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.1
+5.4
201376
Kenyon Martin 11.7
200966

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.3
+6.8
201471
Kenyon Martin 11.5
201058

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.8
+7.2
201541
Kenyon Martin 8.6
201148

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.7
+8.5
201671
Kenyon Martin 5.2
201242

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.5
+6.3
201774
Kenyon Martin 7.2
201318

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 16.6
+12.3
201881
Kenyon Martin 4.3
201432

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 12.8
+11.0
20199
Kenyon Martin 1.8
201511

Dwight Howard's additional seasons:

* Dwight Howard played 3 seasons more than Kenyon Martin 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
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20010

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20060
Kenyon Martin 16.8
+16.8
200220

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.3
20074
Kenyon Martin 18.9
+3.6
200320

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.9
200810
Kenyon Martin 19.1
+0.2
200411

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.3
+7.9
200923
Kenyon Martin 12.4
20055

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.1
+13.6
201014
Kenyon Martin 4.5
20062

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 27.0
+27.0
20116
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20070

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20120
Kenyon Martin 8.8
+8.8
20084

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.0
+6.1
20134
Kenyon Martin 10.9
200916

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 26.0
+16.0
20146
Kenyon Martin 10.0
20106

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 16.4
+4.6
201517
Kenyon Martin 11.8
20115

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.2
+8.7
20165
Kenyon Martin 4.5
201211

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 8.0
+2.2
20176
Kenyon Martin 5.8
201312

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20180
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20140

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20190
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20150

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.