Dwight Howard vs. Pascal Siakam: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Pascal Siakam 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 Pascal Siakam 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 9 NBA regular seasons played, Pascal Siakam averages 2.3 points more than Dwight Howard in his 18 seasons (18.0 points against 15.7). On the other hand Dwight Howard scored a total of 8,160 points more than Pascal Siakam (19,485 vs. 11,325).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dwight Howard 15.7
18
Pascal Siakam 18.0
+2.3
9

Total Points

Seasons
Dwight Howard 19,485
+8,160
18
Pascal Siakam 11,325
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Pascal Siakam has a better career point average than Dwight Howard (+2.8 points per game) while Dwight Howard scored more points (+225).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dwight Howard 15.3
12
Pascal Siakam 18.1
+2.8
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Dwight Howard 1,909
+225
12
Pascal Siakam 1,684
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 0
Pascal Siakam 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 4
Pascal Siakam 5
+1

30+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 69
Pascal Siakam 70
+1

20+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 391
+111
Pascal Siakam 280

10+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 955
+452
Pascal Siakam 503

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dwight Howard 1,227
+612
Pascal Siakam 615

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dwight Howard 15
+1
Pascal Siakam 14

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 2
+2
Pascal Siakam 0

30+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 9
+1
Pascal Siakam 8

20+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 42
+3
Pascal Siakam 39

10+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 86
+6
Pascal Siakam 80

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dwight Howard 121
+30
Pascal Siakam 91

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dwight Howard 4
+2
Pascal Siakam 2

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:+2.3+1.2+4.1+8.8+1.1+3.1+12.5+1.2+3.5+19.6+9+613
Pascal Siakam 18.0 6.9 13.8 49.9 1.1 3.2 33.9 3.1 4.1 76.3 9 629

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:+8,160+2,719+3,330+8.8+670+1,936+12.5+3,392+6,873+19.6+9+613
Pascal Siakam 11,325 4,332 8,686 49.9 692 2,039 33.9 1,969 2,582 76.3 9 629

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:+2.8+1.7+5.3+9.9+1.0+3.2+16.6+1.5+4.0+17.1+5+32
Pascal Siakam 18.1 7.1 14.5 49.0 1.0 3.3 30.9 2.9 4.0 71.9 7 93

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:+225+21+190+9.9+94+300+16.6+277+623+17.1+5+32
Pascal Siakam 1,684 660 1,346 49.0 95 307 30.9 269 374 71.9 7 93

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 12.0
+7.8
200582
Pascal Siakam 4.2
201755

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.8
+8.5
200682
Pascal Siakam 7.3
201881

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.6
+0.7
200782
Pascal Siakam 16.9
2019NBA Champion80

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.7
200882
Pascal Siakam 22.9
+2.2
202060

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.6
200979
Pascal Siakam 21.4
+0.8
202156

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.3
201082
Pascal Siakam 22.8
+4.5
202268

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 22.9
201178
Pascal Siakam 24.2
+1.3
202371

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.6
201254
Pascal Siakam 21.7
+1.1
202480

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.1
201376
Pascal Siakam 20.2
+3.1
202578

Dwight Howard's additional seasons:

* Dwight Howard played 9 seasons more than Pascal Siakam in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 18, from 2014 to 2022—he averaged 12.4 points in a total of 545 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.3 ppg and his lowest 6.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20050
Pascal Siakam 0.0
20172

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20060
Pascal Siakam 6.6
+6.6
201810

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.3
20074
Pascal Siakam 19.0
+3.7
2019NBA Champion24

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.9
+1.9
200810
Pascal Siakam 17.0
202011

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.3
+20.3
200923
Pascal Siakam -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.1
201014
Pascal Siakam 22.8
+4.7
20226

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 27.0
+27.0
20116
Pascal Siakam -
DNP
20230

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20120
Pascal Siakam 21.6
+21.6
202417

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.0
20134
Pascal Siakam 20.5
+3.5
202523

Dwight Howard's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Dwight Howard played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 11.1 points in a total of 64 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 26 ppg and his lowest 4.7.