Dwight Howard vs Shaquille O'Neal

Dwight Howard

6of 9 lines

Shaquille O'Neal

3of 9 lines

Dwight Howard and Shaquille O'Neal compared on their NBA careers: Dwight Howard played 18 seasons, 2004-05 to 2021-22, Shaquille O'Neal 19 seasons, 1992-93 to 2010-11. Dwight Howard averaged 15.7 points a game to Shaquille O'Neal's 23.7. They have faced each other 12 times: Dwight Howard's team won 6, Shaquille O'Neal's 6. Dwight Howard won 1 title, Shaquille O'Neal won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Dwight Howard leads in 6 of the 9 lines, Shaquille O'Neal in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Dwight Howard and Shaquille O'Neal career per game
1,242GP1,207
31.8MIN34.7
15.7PTS23.7, better
11.8, betterREB10.9
1.3AST2.5, better
0.9, betterSTL0.6
1.8BLK2.3, better
58.7, betterFG%58.2
21.4, better3P%4.5
56.7, betterFT%52.7
60.2, betterTS%58.6

Dwight Howard vs Shaquille O'Neal head to head

They have faced each other 12 times: Dwight Howard's team won 6, Shaquille O'Neal's 6.

Dwight Howard and Shaquille O'Neal, record against each other
GamesPlayedDwight Howard wonShaquille O'Neal won
Regular season1266
Dwight Howard and Shaquille O'Neal, averages in their games against each other
16.5, betterPTS15.7
10.9, betterREB6.4
1.0AST1.8, better
35.6MIN29.0

Every game against each other

Dwight Howard vs Shaquille O'Neal, every game
Jan 17, 2011ORL at BOSL 109-10633 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 43 MIN12 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 26 MIN
Dec 25, 2010BOS at ORLW 86-786 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 33 MIN2 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 13 MIN
Feb 21, 2010CLE at ORLW 101-9522 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 43 MIN20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 31 MIN
Feb 11, 2010ORL at CLEL 115-10619 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 31 MIN10 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 19 MIN
Nov 11, 2009CLE at ORLL 102-9311 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 32 MIN10 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 20 MIN
Mar 3, 2009PHX at ORLW 111-9921 PTS, 8 REB, 0 AST, 30 MIN19 PTS, 11 REB, 0 AST, 35 MIN
Nov 24, 2007MIA at ORLW 120-9917 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 39 MIN20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 31 MIN
Mar 18, 2007ORL at MIAW 97-8317 PTS, 11 REB, 0 AST, 34 MIN20 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 34 MIN
Apr 9, 2006ORL at MIAW 93-8416 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 33 MIN16 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 37 MIN
Feb 15, 2006MIA at ORLL 110-10016 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN7 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 31 MIN
Feb 14, 2006ORL at MIAL 107-9313 PTS, 13 REB, 0 AST, 37 MIN25 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 31 MIN
Dec 19, 2004ORL at MIAL 117-1077 PTS, 9 REB, 0 AST, 34 MIN27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 40 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Dwight Howard and Shaquille O'Neal career totals
19,485PTS28,596, better
14,627, betterREB13,099
1,676AST3,026, better
1,081, betterSTL739
2,228BLK2,732, better
58.7, betterFG%58.2
21.4, better3P%4.5
56.7, betterFT%52.7
60.2, betterTS%58.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Dwight Howard and Shaquille O'Neal postseason
125GP216
31.6MIN37.5
15.3PTS24.3, better
11.8, betterREB11.6
1.2AST2.7, better
0.8, betterSTL0.5
2BLK2.1, better
58.9, betterFG%56.3
14.3, better3P%0
54.8, betterFT%50.4
59.9, betterTS%56.5

Where each stands all time

Dwight Howard and Shaquille O'Neal all-time places
57th (19,485)Points10th (28,596), better
10th (14,627), betterRebounds15th (13,099)
133rd (1,081), betterSteals—
13th (2,228)Blocks8th (2,732), better
—Assists215th (3,026), better

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 and Shaquille O'Neal titles and awards
1Championships4, better
1All-Rookie First Team1
—Rookie of the Year1, better
2All-NBA Third Team4, better
1All-NBA Second Team2, better
5All-NBA First Team8, better
—Finals MVP3, better
—MVP1, better
—All-Star MVP3, better
1All-Defensive Second Team3, better
3, betterDefensive Player of the Year—
4, betterAll-Defensive First 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 Shaquille O'Neal 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.
1st2004-0512.010.00.91992-9323.4, better13.9, better1.9, better
2nd2005-0615.812.51.51993-9429.3, better13.2, better2.4, better
3rd2006-0717.612.3, better1.91994-9529.3, better11.42.7, better
4th2007-0820.714.2, better1.31995-9626.6, better11.02.9, better
5th2008-0920.613.8, better1.41996-9726.2, better12.53.1, better
6th2009-1018.313.2, better1.81997-9828.3, better11.42.4, better
7th2010-1122.914.1, better1.41998-9926.3, better10.72.3, better
8th2011-1220.614.5, better1.91999-0029.7, better13.63.8, better
9th2012-1317.112.41.42000-0128.7, better12.7, better3.7, better
10th2013-1418.312.2, better1.82001-0227.2, better10.73.0, better
11th2014-1515.810.51.22002-0327.5, better11.1, better3.1, better
12th2015-1613.711.8, better1.42003-0421.5, better11.52.9, better
13th2016-1713.512.7, better1.42004-0522.9, better10.42.7, better
14th2017-1816.612.5, better1.32005-0620.0, better9.21.9, better
15th2018-1912.89.2, better0.42006-0717.3, better7.42.0, better
16th2019-207.57.30.72007-0813.6, better9.1, better1.5, better
17th2020-217.08.40.92008-0917.8, better8.41.7, better
18th2021-226.25.90.62009-1012.0, better6.7, better1.5, better
19th————2010-119.24.80.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST