Dwight Howard vs. Rajon Rondo: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Rajon Rondo 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 Rajon Rondo 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.
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Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Dwight Howard averages 5.9 points more than Rajon Rondo in his 16 seasons (15.7 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 10,148 points more (19,485 vs. 9,337).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Dwight Howard | 15.7 | +5.9 | 18 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9.8 | 16 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Dwight Howard | 19,485 | +10,148 | 18 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9,337 | 16 | |
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 Rajon Rondo (+2.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+240).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Dwight Howard | 15.3 | +2.8 | 12 |
| Rajon Rondo | 12.5 | 10 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Dwight Howard | 1,909 | +240 | 12 |
| Rajon Rondo | 1,669 | 10 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 4 | +4 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 391 | +310 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 81 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 955 | +509 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 446 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 1,227 | +326 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 901 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 15 | |||
| Rajon Rondo | 56 | +41 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 42 | +18 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 24 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 86 | +4 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 82 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 121 | |||
| Rajon Rondo | 131 | +10 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 4 | +1 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 3 | |||
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: | +5.9 | +1.6 | +0.8 | +13.0 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +11.0 | +3.1 | +5.7 | +4.4 | +2 | +285 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9.8 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 45.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 32.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 61.1 | 16 | 957 |
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: | +10,148 | +3,165 | +3,500 | +13.0 | +427 | +1,281 | +11.0 | +4,245 | +7,629 | +4.4 | +2 | +285 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9,337 | 3,886 | 8,516 | 45.6 | 449 | 1,384 | 32.4 | 1,116 | 1,826 | 61.1 | 16 | 957 |
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 | +0.4 | +2.2 | +14.9 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +18.7 | +2.5 | +5.1 | +10.1 | +2 | +9 |
| Rajon Rondo | 12.5 | 5.0 | 11.4 | 44.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33.0 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 64.9 | 10 | 134 |
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: | +240 | +7 | +376 | +14.9 | +67 | +199 | +18.7 | +293 | +607 | +10.1 | +2 | +9 |
| Rajon Rondo | 1,669 | 674 | 1,532 | 44.0 | 68 | 206 | 33.0 | 253 | 390 | 64.9 | 10 | 134 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 10.2 | +10.2 | 2008 | 26 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | 27.0 | +27.0 | 2011 | 6 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | 16.4 | +16.4 | 2015 | 17 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 8.9 | +8.9 | 2020 | 16 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | 4.7 | +4.7 | 2021 | 12 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 18 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |