Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Jimmy Butler and Dwight Howard

This is the detail of NBA games in which Jimmy Butler and Dwight Howard played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

They faced each other a total of 26 times in NBA games. Dwight Howard has a 14-12 winning record over Jimmy Butler, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Jimmy Butler:
2011-12 to 2023-24
Dwight Howard:
2004-05 to 2021-22
26 Games played
20 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Jimmy Butler
12
10
2
Dwight Howard
14
10
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jimmy Butler 20.2 5.5 5.0 1.80.3
Dwight Howard 9.8 8.9 0.70.51.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jimmy Butler 40 12 13 62
Dwight Howard 29 21 3 34
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jimmy Butler 19

games
6

games
20

games
18

games
4

games
Dwight Howard 6

games
19

games
1

game
3

games
13

games
Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
5

games
5

games
9

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 08, 2012
1. Bulls 94   Jimmy Butler 5 3 2 0 0 1 2 9 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Magic 99   Dwight Howard 29 18 0 0 3 4 4 42 11-19 .579 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Mar. 19, 2012
2. Bulls 85   Jimmy Butler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 59   Dwight Howard 18 12 2 1 3 4 3 41 8-12 .667 0-0 - 2-7 .286
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 2013
3. Bulls 95   Jimmy Butler 10 8 4 1 0 0 2 43 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 83   Dwight Howard 8 9 0 0 2 4 5 30 2-5 .400 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Mar. 10, 2013
4. Bulls 81   Jimmy Butler 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 24 2-8 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Lakers 90   Dwight Howard 16 21 1 1 4 3 4 39 8-14 .571 0-0 - 0-5 .000
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 2013
5. Bulls 94   Jimmy Butler 20 1 0 2 0 1 1 35 8-15 .533 1-1 1.000 3-5 .600
Rockets 109   Dwight Howard 23 9 0 1 1 2 2 34 11-14 .786 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 13, 2014
6. Bulls 111   Jimmy Butler 11 2 5 2 0 1 3 28 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 87   Dwight Howard 12 10 1 0 4 7 2 29 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 05, 2015
7. Bulls 114   Jimmy Butler 22 5 1 3 1 1 0 41 7-17 .412 2-4 .500 6-7 .857
Rockets 105   Dwight Howard 12 14 1 0 1 4 3 41 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-1 .000
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 05, 2016
8. Bulls 108   Jimmy Butler 24 11 6 1 0 5 6 34 6-13 .462 1-2 .500 11-12 .917
Rockets 100   Dwight Howard 8 12 1 1 0 2 6 34 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Mar. 31, 2016
9. Bulls 103   Jimmy Butler 21 8 6 2 1 3 1 39 8-13 .615 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Rockets 100   Dwight Howard 7 13 0 1 3 2 1 29 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 2016
10. Bulls 107   Jimmy Butler 39 4 7 6 0 4 1 39 13-24 .542 4-9 .444 9-12 .750
Hawks 115   Dwight Howard 18 10 0 3 2 2 3 34 6-9 .667 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Jan. 20, 2017
11. Bulls 93   Jimmy Butler 19 0 3 1 0 4 0 29 6-8 .750 2-2 1.000 5-5 1.000
Hawks 102   Dwight Howard 11 6 0 2 0 1 3 25 3-11 .273 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jan. 25, 2017
12. Bulls 114   Jimmy Butler 40 4 3 3 0 1 0 40 13-22 .591 4-8 .500 10-10 1.000
Hawks 119   Dwight Howard 16 12 2 1 1 1 0 34 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Apr. 01, 2017
13. Bulls 106   Jimmy Butler 33 5 8 0 1 1 3 43 11-20 .550 1-2 .500 10-10 1.000
Hawks 104   Dwight Howard 13 12 3 0 1 2 1 37 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 2017
14. Timberwolves 112   Jimmy Butler 13 6 1 1 0 3 1 30 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000 3-3 1.000
Hornets 94   Dwight Howard 13 9 1 1 1 4 2 28 6-8 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 20, 2017
15. Timberwolves 102   Jimmy Butler 14 7 0 1 0 1 2 33 6-15 .400 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
Hornets 118   Dwight Howard 25 20 0 0 4 5 3 30 8-10 .800 0-1 .000 9-14 .643
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 2019
16. Heat 80   Jimmy Butler 22 6 3 2 0 0 0 38 7-16 .438 0-4 .000 8-8 1.000
Lakers 95   Dwight Howard 2 6 1 0 0 1 4 15 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 13, 2019
17. Heat 110   Jimmy Butler 23 3 3 4 0 2 1 37 9-20 .450 0-5 .000 5-6 .833
Lakers 113   Dwight Howard 4 8 0 0 0 2 3 19 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
2020 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Sep. 30, 2020
18. Heat 98   Jimmy Butler 23 2 5 2 0 2 0 33 8-13 .615 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000
Lakers 116   Dwight Howard 2 8 2 0 0 1 3 15 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Oct. 02, 2020
19. Heat 114   Jimmy Butler 25 8 13 1 0 3 2 45 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 11-12 .917
Lakers 124   Dwight Howard 6 2 1 0 2 0 4 17 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-3 .000
Oct. 04, 2020
20. Heat 115   Jimmy Butler 40 11 13 2 2 5 0 45 14-20 .700 0-0 - 12-14 .857
Lakers 104   Dwight Howard 4 3 1 1 0 1 2 15 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Oct. 06, 2020
21. Heat 96   Jimmy Butler 22 10 9 3 1 3 1 43 8-17 .471 0-3 .000 6-7 .857
Lakers 102   Dwight Howard 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 8 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Oct. 09, 2020
22. Heat 111   Jimmy Butler 35 12 11 5 1 3 2 47 11-19 .579 1-3 .333 12-12 1.000
Lakers 108   Dwight Howard 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 15 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Oct. 11, 2020
23. Heat 93   Jimmy Butler 12 7 8 0 1 2 3 45 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 1-3 .333
Lakers 106   Dwight Howard 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 13, 2021
24. Heat 106   Jimmy Butler 21 5 4 1 0 2 0 29 6-10 .600 4-4 1.000 5-5 1.000
76ers 94   Dwight Howard 4 7 1 0 0 0 1 16 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2021-22 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 2021
25. Heat 117   Jimmy Butler 7 0 1 2 0 0 0 12 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
OT Lakers 120   Dwight Howard 0 3 0 0 1 2 6 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jan. 23, 2022
26. Heat 113   Jimmy Butler 20 10 12 2 1 1 1 39 7-18 .389 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
Lakers 107   Dwight Howard 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 11 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -