Dwight Howard vs. Stephon Marbury: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Stephon Marbury 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.

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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 Stephon Marbury 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Stephon Marbury averages 3.6 points more than Dwight Howard in his 18 seasons (19.3 points against 15.7). On the other hand Dwight Howard scored a total of 3,188 points more than Stephon Marbury (19,485 vs. 16,297).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dwight Howard 15.7
18
Stephon Marbury 19.3
+3.6
13

Total Points

Seasons
Dwight Howard 19,485
+3,188
18
Stephon Marbury 16,297
13

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Dwight Howard has a better career point average than Stephon Marbury (+2.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,507).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dwight Howard 15.3
+2.7
12
Stephon Marbury 12.6
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Dwight Howard 1,909
+1,507
12
Stephon Marbury 402
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 0
Stephon Marbury 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 4
Stephon Marbury 16
+12

30+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 69
Stephon Marbury 117
+48

20+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 391
Stephon Marbury 401
+10

10+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 955
+221
Stephon Marbury 734

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dwight Howard 1,227
+389
Stephon Marbury 838

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dwight Howard 15
+7
Stephon Marbury 8

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 2
+2
Stephon Marbury 0

30+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 9
+7
Stephon Marbury 2

20+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 42
+34
Stephon Marbury 8

10+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 86
+67
Stephon Marbury 19

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dwight Howard 121
+92
Stephon Marbury 29

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dwight Howard 4
+1
Stephon Marbury 3

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:+3.6+1.1+6.0+15.4+1.2+3.5+11.1+0.2+1.9+21.7+5+396
Stephon Marbury 19.3 6.8 15.7 43.3 1.2 3.6 32.5 4.5 5.7 78.4 13 846

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:+3,188+1,282+1,308+15.4+969+2,945+11.1+1,593+4,651+21.7+5+396
Stephon Marbury 16,297 5,769 13,324 43.3 991 3,048 32.5 3,768 4,804 78.4 13 846

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+0.7+4.0+23.4+0.8+3.0+13.0+2.1+4.9+20.2+7+93
Stephon Marbury 12.6 4.7 13.2 35.5 0.8 3.1 27.3 2.3 3.1 75.0 5 32

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:+1,507+531+734+23.4+26+92+13.0+471+897+20.2+7+93
Stephon Marbury 402 150 422 35.5 27 99 27.3 75 100 75.0 5 32

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 12.0
200582
Stephon Marbury 15.8
+3.8
199767

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.8
200682
Stephon Marbury 17.7
+1.9
199882

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.6
200782
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+3.7
199949

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.7
200882
Stephon Marbury 22.2
+1.5
200074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.6
200979
Stephon Marbury 23.9
+3.3
200167

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.3
201082
Stephon Marbury 20.4
+2.1
200282

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 22.9
+0.6
201178
Stephon Marbury 22.3
200381

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.6
+0.4
201254
Stephon Marbury 20.2
200481

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.1
201376
Stephon Marbury 20.2
+3.1
200481

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.3
201471
Stephon Marbury 21.7
+3.4
200582

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.8
201541
Stephon Marbury 16.3
+0.5
200660

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.7
201671
Stephon Marbury 16.4
+2.7
200774

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.5
201774
Stephon Marbury 13.9
+0.4
200824

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 16.6
+12.8
201881
Stephon Marbury 3.8
200923

Dwight Howard's additional seasons:

* Dwight Howard played 4 seasons more than Stephon Marbury in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2019 to 2022—he averaged 7.2 points in a total of 207 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12.8 ppg and his lowest 6.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20050
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
19973

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20060
Stephon Marbury 13.8
+13.8
19985

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.3
+15.3
20074
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.9
+18.9
200810
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20000

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.3
+20.3
200923
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20010

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.1
+18.1
201014
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20020

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 27.0
+5.0
20116
Stephon Marbury 22.0
20036

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20120
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
20044

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.0
20134
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+4.3
20044

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 26.0
+26.0
20146
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20050

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 16.4
+16.4
201517
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20060

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.2
+13.2
20165
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20070

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 8.0
+8.0
20176
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20080

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20180
Stephon Marbury 3.7
+3.7
200914

Dwight Howard's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 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.

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