Jordan Clarkson vs. Dwight Howard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwight Howard and Jordan Clarkson 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 Jordan Clarkson 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 11 NBA regular seasons played, Jordan Clarkson averages 0.3 points more than Dwight Howard in his 18 seasons (16.0 points against 15.7). On the other hand Dwight Howard scored a total of 7,456 points more than Jordan Clarkson (19,485 vs. 12,029).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 16.0
+0.3
11
Dwight Howard 15.7
18

Total Points

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 12,029
11
Dwight Howard 19,485
+7,456
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Dwight Howard has a better career point average than Jordan Clarkson (+3.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,404).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 11.7
4
Dwight Howard 15.3
+3.6
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 505
4
Dwight Howard 1,909
+1,404
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 4
Dwight Howard 4

30+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 28
Dwight Howard 69
+41

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 226
Dwight Howard 391
+165

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 615
Dwight Howard 955
+340

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 749
Dwight Howard 1,227
+478

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 4
Dwight Howard 15
+11

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Dwight Howard 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Dwight Howard 9
+9

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 9
Dwight Howard 42
+33

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 25
Dwight Howard 86
+61

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 40
Dwight Howard 121
+81

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 3
Dwight Howard 4
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jordan Clarkson 16.0 6.0 13.7 43.6 1.9 5.5 33.6 2.2 2.6 82.9 11 753
difference:+0.3+0.3+4.0+15.1+1.9+5.4+12.2+2.1+5.0+26.2+7+489
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
Jordan Clarkson 12,029 4,491 10,294 43.6 1,402 4,169 33.6 1,645 1,984 82.9 11 753
difference:+7,456+2,560+1,722+15.1+1,380+4,066+12.2+3,716+7,471+26.2+7+489
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
Jordan Clarkson 11.7 4.4 10.7 41.3 1.7 5.0 32.9 1.3 1.4 93.3 4 43
difference:+3.6+1.0+1.5+17.6+1.7+4.9+18.6+3.1+6.6+38.5+8+82
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
Jordan Clarkson 505 189 458 41.3 71 216 32.9 56 60 93.3 4 43
difference:+1,404+492+698+17.6+70+209+18.6+490+937+38.5+8+82
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

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 11.9
201559
Dwight Howard 12.0
+0.1
200582

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.5
201679
Dwight Howard 15.8
+0.3
200682

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 14.7
201782
Dwight Howard 17.6
+2.9
200782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 13.9
201881
Dwight Howard 20.7
+6.8
200882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.8
201981
Dwight Howard 20.6
+3.8
200979

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.2
202071
Dwight Howard 18.3
+3.1
201082

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 18.4
202168
Dwight Howard 22.9
+4.5
201178

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.0
202279
Dwight Howard 20.6
+4.6
201254

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 20.8
+3.7
202361
Dwight Howard 17.1
201376

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.1
202455
Dwight Howard 18.3
+1.2
201471

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.2
+0.4
202537
Dwight Howard 15.8
201541

Dwight Howard's additional seasons:

* Dwight Howard played 7 seasons more than Jordan Clarkson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 18, from 2016 to 2022—he averaged 11.1 points in a total of 433 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.6 ppg and his lowest 6.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20150
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20050

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20160
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20170
Dwight Howard 15.3
+15.3
20074

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 4.7
201819
Dwight Howard 18.9
+14.2
200810

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20190
Dwight Howard 20.3
+20.3
200923

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.7
20207
Dwight Howard 18.1
+1.4
201014

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.5
202111
Dwight Howard 27.0
+9.5
20116

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.5
+17.5
20226
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20120

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20230
Dwight Howard 17.0
+17.0
20134

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20240
Dwight Howard 26.0
+26.0
20146

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20250
Dwight Howard 16.4
+16.4
201517

Dwight Howard's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Dwight Howard played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 6.7 points in a total of 41 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 13.2 ppg and his lowest 4.7.

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