Dwight Howard vs Rudy Gobert

Dwight HowardRudy Gobert

Dwight Howard and Rudy Gobert compared on their NBA careers: Dwight Howard played 18 seasons, 2004-05 to 2021-22, Rudy Gobert 13 seasons, 2013-14 to 2025-26. Dwight Howard averaged 15.7 points a game to Rudy Gobert's 12.5. Dwight Howard won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Dwight Howard and Rudy Gobert career per game
1,242GP905
31.8MIN30.7
15.7PTS12.5
11.8REB11.7
1.3AST1.4
0.9STL0.7
1.8BLK2
58.7FG%65.8
21.43P%0
56.7FT%63.3
60.2TS%67.2

Career totals

Dwight Howard and Rudy Gobert career totals
19,485PTS11,287
14,627REB10,572
1,676AST1,251
1,081STL634
2,228BLK1,842
58.7FG%65.8
21.43P%0
56.7FT%63.3
60.2TS%67.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Dwight Howard and Rudy Gobert postseason
125GP96
31.6MIN32.3
15.3PTS11.6
11.8REB10.4
1.2AST1.3
0.8STL0.7
2BLK1.5
58.9FG%62.6
14.33P%0
54.8FT%59.7
59.9TS%63.8

Where each stands all time

Dwight Howard and Rudy Gobert all-time places
53rd (19,485)Points258th (11,287)
6th (14,627)Rebounds23rd (10,572)
126th (1,081)Steals—
13th (2,228)Blocks23rd (1,842)

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

  • 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
  • Rudy Gobert: 0 championships; All-Defensive First Team ×8, All-NBA Second Team, Defensive Player of the Year ×4, All-NBA Third Team ×3, All-Defensive 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.

Dwight Howard and Rudy Gobert 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.
1st2004-0512100.92013-142.33.40.2
2nd2005-0615.812.51.52014-158.49.51.3
3rd2006-0717.612.31.92015-169.1111.5
4th2007-0820.714.21.32016-171412.81.2
5th2008-0920.613.81.42017-1813.510.71.4
6th2009-1018.313.21.82018-1915.912.92
7th2010-1122.914.11.42019-2015.113.51.5
8th2011-1220.614.51.92020-2114.313.51.3
9th2012-1317.112.41.42021-2215.614.71.1
10th2013-1418.312.21.82022-2313.411.61.2
11th2014-1515.810.51.22023-241412.91.3
12th2015-1613.711.81.42024-251210.91.8
13th2016-1713.512.71.42025-2610.911.51.7
14th2017-1816.612.51.3————
15th2018-1912.89.20.4————
16th2019-207.57.30.7————
17th2020-2178.40.9————
18th2021-226.25.90.6————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST