Dwight Howard vs. Rasheed Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Rasheed Wallace 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 averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Rasheed Wallace scored more points in the postseason. 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Dwight Howard averages 1.3 points more than Rasheed Wallace in his 16 seasons (15.7 points against 14.4), and he also scored a total of 3,479 points more (19,485 vs. 16,006).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Dwight Howard | 15.7 | +1.3 | 18 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 14.4 | 16 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Dwight Howard | 19,485 | +3,479 | 18 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 16,006 | 16 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Dwight Howard has a better career point average than Rasheed Wallace (+1.8 points per game) while Rasheed Wallace scored more points (+475).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Dwight Howard | 15.3 | +1.8 | 12 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 13.5 | 14 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Dwight Howard | 1,909 | 12 | |
| Rasheed Wallace | 2,384 | +475 | 14 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 391 | +138 | ||
| Rasheed Wallace | 253 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 955 | +124 | ||
| Rasheed Wallace | 831 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 1,227 | +125 | ||
| Rasheed Wallace | 1,102 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 15 | +8 | ||
| Rasheed Wallace | 7 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 2 | +2 | ||
| Rasheed Wallace | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 42 | +10 | ||
| Rasheed Wallace | 32 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 86 | |||
| Rasheed Wallace | 136 | +50 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 121 | |||
| Rasheed Wallace | 173 | +52 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 4 | |||
| Rasheed Wallace | 4 | |||
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: | +1.3 | +2.5 | +12.0 | +1.0 | +2.8 | +12.2 | +2.2 | +4.7 | +15.4 | +2 | +133 | |
| Rasheed Wallace | 14.4 | 5.7 | 12.2 | 46.7 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 33.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 72.1 | 16 | 1,109 |
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: | +3,479 | +731 | +1,513 | +12.0 | +1,064 | +3,125 | +12.2 | +3,081 | +6,293 | +15.4 | +2 | +133 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 16,006 | 6,320 | 13,529 | 46.7 | 1,086 | 3,228 | 33.6 | 2,280 | 3,162 | 72.1 | 16 | 1,109 |
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: | +1.8 | +0.2 | +2.5 | +14.5 | +1.1 | +3.0 | +20.9 | +2.4 | +5.2 | +16.9 | +2 | +52 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 13.5 | 5.2 | 11.7 | 44.4 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 35.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 71.7 | 14 | 177 |
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: | +475 | +236 | +909 | +14.5 | +189 | +533 | +20.9 | +186 | +495 | +16.9 | +2 | +52 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 2,384 | 917 | 2,065 | 44.4 | 190 | 540 | 35.2 | 360 | 502 | 71.7 | 14 | 177 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Dwight Howard's additional seasons: | ||||
- Dwight Howard played 1 season more than Rasheed Wallace 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 |
| Rasheed Wallace | - | DNP | 1996 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 19.8 | +19.8 | 1997 | 4 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 17.4 | +17.4 | 2003 | 7 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 13.2 | +13.2 | 2008 | 17 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 6.5 | +6.5 | 2009 | 4 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | 4.7 | +4.7 | 2021 | 12 |
| Rasheed Wallace | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Dwight Howard's additional Playoffs: | ||||
- In his additional NBA year, Dwight Howard didn't play in the postseason. |