Dwight Howard vs. Kevin Love: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Love 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 scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Kevin Love has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 17 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Love averages 0.5 points more than Dwight Howard in his 18 seasons (16.2 points against 15.7). On the other hand Dwight Howard scored a total of 4,064 points more than Kevin Love (19,485 vs. 15,421).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Dwight Howard | 15.7 | 18 | |
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | +0.5 | 17 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Dwight Howard | 19,485 | +4,064 | 18 |
| Kevin Love | 15,421 | 17 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Dwight Howard has a better career point average than Kevin Love (+2.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+797).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Dwight Howard | 15.3 | +2.7 | 12 |
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 6 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Dwight Howard | 1,909 | +797 | 12 |
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | 6 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 0 | |||
| Kevin Love | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 391 | +70 | ||
| Kevin Love | 321 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 955 | +233 | ||
| Kevin Love | 722 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 1,227 | +298 | ||
| Kevin Love | 929 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 15 | |||
| Kevin Love | 23 | +8 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 2 | +2 | ||
| Kevin Love | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 42 | +22 | ||
| Kevin Love | 20 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 86 | +37 | ||
| Kevin Love | 49 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 121 | +38 | ||
| Kevin Love | 83 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 4 | |||
| Kevin Love | 5 | +1 | ||
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: | +0.5 | +0.4 | +2.5 | +14.9 | +1.8 | +4.7 | +15.5 | +0.5 | +3.0 | +26.1 | +1 | +290 |
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | 5.3 | 12.2 | 43.8 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 36.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 82.8 | 17 | 952 |
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: | +4,064 | +1,977 | +432 | +14.9 | +1,652 | +4,439 | +15.5 | +1,762 | +5,109 | +26.1 | +1 | +290 |
| Kevin Love | 15,421 | 5,074 | 11,584 | 43.8 | 1,674 | 4,542 | 36.9 | 3,599 | 4,346 | 82.8 | 17 | 952 |
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: | +2.7 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +18.9 | +2.0 | +4.9 | +25.4 | +2.0 | +5.2 | +30.7 | +6 | +37 |
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 4.1 | 10.3 | 40.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 39.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 85.5 | 6 | 88 |
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: | +797 | +319 | +252 | +18.9 | +174 | +434 | +25.4 | +333 | +748 | +30.7 | +6 | +37 |
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | 362 | 904 | 40.0 | 175 | 441 | 39.7 | 213 | 249 | 85.5 | 6 | 88 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Dwight Howard's additional seasons: | ||||
* Dwight Howard played 1 season more than Kevin Love in the NBA. In that year—his season 18 in 2022—he averaged 6.2 points in a total of 60 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | 15.3 | +15.3 | 2007 | 4 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | 18.9 | +18.9 | 2008 | 10 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | 20.3 | +20.3 | 2009 | 23 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | 18.1 | +18.1 | 2010 | 14 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 14.7 | +14.7 | 2016 | 20 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | 16.4 | +16.4 | 2015 | 17 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | 13.2 | +13.2 | 2016 | 5 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | 8.0 | +8.0 | 2017 | 6 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 6.9 | +6.9 | 2023 | 20 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | 4.7 | +4.7 | 2021 | 12 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Dwight Howard's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Dwight Howard didn't play in the postseason. |