VJ Edgecombe vs. Dwight Howard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwight Howard and VJ Edgecombe 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 in the regular season VJ Edgecombe has a better scoring average and Dwight Howard scored more points, and since VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Dwight Howard has better playoff stats. 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.

Career Numbers
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 1 NBA regular seasons played, VJ Edgecombe averages 0.2 points more than Dwight Howard in his 18 seasons (15.9 points against 15.7). On the other hand Dwight Howard scored a total of 19,056 points more than VJ Edgecombe (19,485 vs. 429).

Points Per Game

Seasons
VJ Edgecombe 15.9
+0.2
1
Dwight Howard 15.7
18

Total Points

Seasons
VJ Edgecombe 429
1
Dwight Howard 19,485
+19,056
18

Points in the Playoffs

VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Dwight Howard has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
VJ Edgecombe 0
0
Dwight Howard 15.3
+15.3
12

Total Points

Playoffs
VJ Edgecombe 0
0
Dwight Howard 1,909
+1,909
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 0
Dwight Howard 4
+4

30+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 1
Dwight Howard 69
+68

20+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 8
Dwight Howard 391
+383

10+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 23
Dwight Howard 955
+932

1+ Point Games (games with points)

VJ Edgecombe 27
Dwight Howard 1,227
+1200

0 Point Games (games without points)

VJ Edgecombe 0
Dwight Howard 15
+15

Playoffs

VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Dwight Howard's point thresholds are omited here.

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
VJ Edgecombe 15.9 5.9 14.1 42.0 2.1 5.7 37.4 1.9 2.4 77.3 1 27
difference:+0.2+0.2+4.4+16.7+2.1+5.6+16.0+2.4+5.2+20.6+17+1,215
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
VJ Edgecombe 429 160 381 42.0 58 155 37.4 51 66 77.3 1 27
difference:+19,056+6,891+11,635+16.7+36+52+16.0+5,310+9,389+20.6+17+1,215
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
VJ Edgecombe DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+15.3+5.4+9.2+58.9+0.1+14.3+4.4+8.0+54.8+12+125
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
VJ Edgecombe DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+1,909+681+1,156+58.9+1+7+14.3+546+997+54.8+12+125
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
VJ Edgecombe 15.9
+3.9
202627
Dwight Howard 12.0
200582

Dwight Howard's additional seasons:

- Dwight Howard played 17 seasons more than VJ Edgecombe in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 18, from 2006 to 2022—he averaged 16.0 points in a total of 1,160 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.9 ppg and his lowest 6.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
VJ Edgecombe -
DNP *
20260
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20050
* season in progress

Dwight Howard's additional Playoffs:

- During his 17 additional NBA seasons, Dwight Howard played in 12 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 15.3 points in a total of 125 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27 ppg and his lowest 4.7.