Jimmy Butler vs. Dwight Howard: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Dwight Howard and Jimmy Butler 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 Jimmy Butler has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Dwight Howard scored more points 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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Jimmy Butler averages 2.6 points more than Dwight Howard in his 18 seasons (18.3 points against 15.7). On the other hand Dwight Howard scored a total of 3,480 points more than Jimmy Butler (19,485 vs. 16,005).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 18.3 | +2.6 | 15 |
| Dwight Howard | 15.7 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 16,005 | 15 | |
| Dwight Howard | 19,485 | +3,480 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jimmy Butler has a better career point average than Dwight Howard (+5.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+836).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 21.1 | +5.8 | 12 |
| Dwight Howard | 15.3 | 12 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 2,745 | +836 | 12 |
| Dwight Howard | 1,909 | 12 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 2 | +2 | ||
| Dwight Howard | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 403 | +12 | ||
| Dwight Howard | 391 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 717 | |||
| Dwight Howard | 955 | +238 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 849 | |||
| Dwight Howard | 1,227 | +378 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 25 | +10 | ||
| Dwight Howard | 15 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 1 | +1 | ||
| Dwight Howard | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 70 | +28 | ||
| Dwight Howard | 42 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 114 | +28 | ||
| Dwight Howard | 86 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 127 | +6 | ||
| Dwight Howard | 121 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 3 | |||
| Dwight Howard | 4 | +1 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 18.3 | 5.9 | 12.5 | 47.2 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 33.0 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 84.4 | 15 | 874 |
| difference: | +2.6 | +0.2 | +2.8 | +11.5 | +0.8 | +2.3 | +11.6 | +1.4 | +0.9 | +27.7 | +3 | +368 |
| 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 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 16,005 | 5,178 | 10,966 | 47.2 | 692 | 2,098 | 33.0 | 4,957 | 5,875 | 84.4 | 15 | 874 |
| difference: | +3,480 | +1,873 | +1,050 | +11.5 | +670 | +1,995 | +11.6 | +404 | +3,580 | +27.7 | +3 | +368 |
| Dwight Howard | 19,485 | 7,051 | 12,016 | 58.7 | 22 | 103 | 21.4 | 5,361 | 9,455 | 56.7 | 18 | 1,242 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 21.1 | 7.1 | 15.5 | 45.9 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 34.4 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 82.7 | 12 | 130 |
| difference: | +5.8 | +1.7 | +6.3 | +13.0 | +1.2 | +3.4 | +20.1 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +27.9 | +5 | |
| Dwight Howard | 15.3 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 58.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 14.3 | 4.4 | 8.0 | 54.8 | 12 | 125 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 2,745 | 923 | 2,012 | 45.9 | 156 | 454 | 34.4 | 743 | 898 | 82.7 | 12 | 130 |
| difference: | +836 | +242 | +856 | +13.0 | +155 | +447 | +20.1 | +197 | +99 | +27.9 | +5 | |
| Dwight Howard | 1,909 | 681 | 1,156 | 58.9 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 546 | 997 | 54.8 | 12 | 125 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Dwight Howard's additional seasons: | ||||
* Dwight Howard played 2 seasons more than Jimmy Butler in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 17 to 18, from 2021 to 2022—he averaged 6.6 points in a total of 129 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 0.0 | 2012 | 3 | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 13.3 | +13.3 | 2013 | 12 |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Dwight Howard | 20.3 | +20.3 | 2009 | 23 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 19.4 | +19.4 | 2019 | 12 |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Dwight Howard | 8.0 | +8.0 | 2017 | 6 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 19.2 | +19.2 | 2025 | 11 |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 19.2 | +19.2 | 2025 | 11 |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Dwight Howard | 5.8 | +5.8 | 2020 | 18 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Dwight Howard's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Dwight Howard played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 4.7 points in a total of 12 games. |