Deandre Ayton vs Dwight Howard

Deandre AytonDwight Howard

Deandre Ayton and Dwight Howard compared on their NBA careers: Deandre Ayton played 8 seasons, 2018-19 to 2025-26, Dwight Howard 18 seasons, 2004-05 to 2021-22. Deandre Ayton averaged 15.8 points a game to Dwight Howard's 15.7. Dwight Howard won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Deandre Ayton and Dwight Howard career per game
470GP1,242
30.3MIN31.8
15.8PTS15.7
10.1REB11.8
1.5AST1.3
0.7STL0.9
1BLK1.8
59.9FG%58.7
233P%21.4
74.1FT%56.7
62TS%60.2

Career totals

Deandre Ayton and Dwight Howard career totals
7,439PTS19,485
4,742REB14,627
708AST1,676
333STL1,081
450BLK2,228
59.9FG%58.7
233P%21.4
74.1FT%56.7
62TS%60.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Deandre Ayton and Dwight Howard postseason
55GP125
32.8MIN31.6
14.8PTS15.3
10.3REB11.8
1.2AST1.2
0.6STL0.8
0.9BLK2
61.7FG%58.9
503P%14.3
65.6FT%54.8
62.9TS%59.9

Where each stands all time

Deandre Ayton and Dwight Howard all-time places
212th (4,742)Rebounds6th (14,627)
275th (450)Blocks13th (2,228)
—Points53rd (19,485)
—Steals126th (1,081)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Deandre Ayton: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team
  • Dwight Howard: 1 championship; All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA Third Team ×2, All-Defensive Second Team, All-NBA First Team ×5, Defensive Player of the Year ×3, All-Defensive First Team ×4, All-NBA Second Team

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Deandre Ayton and Dwight Howard season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2018-1916.310.31.82004-0512100.9
2nd2019-2018.211.51.92005-0615.812.51.5
3rd2020-2114.410.51.42006-0717.612.31.9
4th2021-2217.210.21.42007-0820.714.21.3
5th2022-2318101.72008-0920.613.81.4
6th2023-2416.711.11.62009-1018.313.21.8
7th2024-2514.410.21.62010-1122.914.11.4
8th2025-2612.580.82011-1220.614.51.9
9th————2012-1317.112.41.4
10th————2013-1418.312.21.8
11th————2014-1515.810.51.2
12th————2015-1613.711.81.4
13th————2016-1713.512.71.4
14th————2017-1816.612.51.3
15th————2018-1912.89.20.4
16th————2019-207.57.30.7
17th————2020-2178.40.9
18th————2021-226.25.90.6

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST