Dwight Howard vs. Ja Morant: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Dwight Howard and Ja Morant all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Dwight Howard, with a career spanning 18 seasons from 2005 to 2022, and Ja Morant, with 7 seasons played from 2020 to 2026, stand among the league's historical elite.

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Dwight Howard vs. Ja Morant
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Dwight Howard Ja Morant Dwight Howard Ja Morant
Points
57th
+300th
78th
+300th
Rebounds
10th
+300th
19th
+300th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
297th
Steals
147th
+300th
129th
+300th
Blocks
13th
+300th
13th
+300th
Years187124

Dwight Howard vs. Ja Morant
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Dwight Howard Ja Morant Dwight Howard Ja Morant
Points
248th
--
235th
20th
Rebounds
20th
--
21st
296th
Assists
+300th
28th
+300th
15th
Steals
+300th
--
+300th
97th
Blocks
37th
--
21st
+300th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Dwight Howard Ja Morant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
57th
+300th
+243 19,485 vs. 7,26812,217
Rebounds
10th
+300th
+290 14,627 vs. 1,50313,124
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,676 vs. 2,392716
Steals
147th
+300th
+153 1,081 vs. 331750
Blocks
13th
+300th
+287 2,228 vs. 892,139
Offensive Rebounds
7th
+300th
+293 4,151 vs. 2953,856
Defensive Rebounds
4th
+300th
+296 10,476 vs. 1,2089,268
Field Goals Made
78th
+300th
+222 7,051 vs. 2,6184,433
Field Goals Attempted
163rd
+300th
+137 12,016 vs. 5,6206,396
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
22 vs. 431409
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
103 vs. 1,3861,283
Free Throws Made
33rd
+300th
+267 5,361 vs. 1,6013,760
Free Throws Attempted
8th
+300th
+292 9,455 vs. 2,0727,383

Games and Years:

Dwight Howard Ja Morant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
38th
+300th
1,242 vs. 324918
Seasons
29th
+300th
18 vs. 711

Triple-Doubles:

Dwight Howard Ja Morant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
276th
56th
220 1 vs. 1211

Rankings by Points Scored:

Dwight Howard Ja Morant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
187th
109th
78 4 vs. 106
50+ point games
-
76th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Dwight Howard Ja Morant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
78th
+300th
+222 1,909 vs. 5731,336
Rebounds
19th
+300th
+281 1,473 vs. 1361,337
Assists
+300th
297th
+3 149 vs. 17930
Steals
129th
+300th
+171 94 vs. 3163
Blocks
13th
+300th
+287 248 vs. 7241
Offensive Rebounds
16th
+300th
+284 441 vs. 29412
Defensive Rebounds
19th
+300th
+281 1,032 vs. 107925
Field Goals Made
87th
+300th
+213 681 vs. 203478
Field Goals Attempted
148th
+300th
+152 1,156 vs. 456700
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
1 vs. 4443
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 128121
Free Throws Made
50th
+300th
+250 546 vs. 123423
Free Throws Attempted
24th
+300th
+276 997 vs. 164833

Games and Years:

Dwight Howard Ja Morant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
95th
+300th
125 vs. 22103
Playoffs
76th
+300th
12 vs. 48

Triple-Doubles:

Dwight Howard Ja Morant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
39th
0 vs. 11

Rankings by Points Scored:

Dwight Howard Ja Morant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
55th
49th
6 2 vs. 31
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Dwight Howard Ja Morant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
248th
--
15.69 vs. 22.436.74
Rebounds per game
20th
--
11.78 vs. 4.647.14
Assists per game
+300th
28th
+272 1.35 vs. 7.386.03
Steals per game
+300th
--
0.87 vs. 1.020.15
Blocks per game
37th
--
1.79 vs. 0.271.52
Offensive Rebounds per game
13th
--
3.34 vs. 0.912.43
Defensive Rebounds per game
3rd
--
8.43 vs. 3.734.71
Field Goals Made per game
290th
--
5.68 vs. 8.082.40
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
--
9.67 vs. 17.357.67
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
258th
+42 0.02 vs. 1.331.31
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
--
0.08 vs. 4.284.19
Free Throws Made per game
97th
--
4.32 vs. 4.940.62
Free Throws Attempted per game
25th
--
7.61 vs. 6.401.22

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Dwight Howard Ja Morant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
235th
20th
215 15.27 vs. 26.0510.77
Rebounds per game
21st
296th
275 11.78 vs. 6.185.60
Assists per game
+300th
15th
+285 1.19 vs. 8.146.94
Steals per game
+300th
97th
+203 0.75 vs. 1.410.66
Blocks per game
21st
+300th
+279 1.98 vs. 0.321.67
Offensive Rebounds per game
19th
+300th
+281 3.53 vs. 1.322.21
Defensive Rebounds per game
17th
172nd
155 8.26 vs. 4.863.39
Field Goals Made per game
268th
25th
243 5.45 vs. 9.233.78
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
18th
+282 9.25 vs. 20.7311.48
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
57th
+243 0.01 vs. 2.001.99
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
47th
+253 0.06 vs. 5.825.76
Free Throws Made per game
125th
50th
75 4.37 vs. 5.591.22
Free Throws Attempted per game
29th
38th
9 7.98 vs. 7.450.52

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.