Cliff Anderson vs. Dwight Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwight Howard and Cliff Anderson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Cliff Anderson

vs.

Dwight Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Anderson: 1967-68 to 1970-71
Dwight Howard: 2004-05 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Anderson 0 Dwight Howard 1

NBA Seasons Cliff Anderson 3 Dwight Howard 18

Playoffs Played Cliff Anderson 1 Dwight Howard 12

All-Star Games Cliff Anderson 0 Dwight Howard 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cliff Anderson 0 Dwight Howard 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Anderson 0 Dwight Howard 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Cliff Anderson 0 * Dwight Howard 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Anderson 0 Dwight Howard 5

Defensive Player of The Year Cliff Anderson 0 * Dwight Howard 3

Rebounds Leader Cliff Anderson 0 Dwight Howard 5

Blocks Leader Cliff Anderson 0 * Dwight Howard 2

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Anderson 3.0 Dwight Howard 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Anderson 1.3 Dwight Howard 11.8

Assists Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.8 Dwight Howard 1.3

Steals Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Dwight Howard 0.9

Blocks Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Dwight Howard 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Anderson 247 Dwight Howard 19,485

Total Rebounds Cliff Anderson 103 Dwight Howard 14,627

Total Assists Cliff Anderson 68 Dwight Howard 1,676

Total Steals Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Dwight Howard 1,081

Total Blocks Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Dwight Howard 2,228

Total Games Cliff Anderson 81 Dwight Howard 1,242

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Anderson .351 Dwight Howard .587

3-Point Percentage Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Dwight Howard .214

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Anderson .593 Dwight Howard .567

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Anderson 3.9 (1969) Dwight Howard 22.9 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Anderson 1.7 (1971) Dwight Howard 14.5 (2012)

Assists Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.9 (1968) Dwight Howard 1.9 (2007)

Steals Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Dwight Howard 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Dwight Howard 2.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Anderson 1.3 Dwight Howard 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.3 Dwight Howard 11.8

Assists Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.0 Dwight Howard 1.2

Steals Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Dwight Howard 0.8

Blocks Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Dwight Howard 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Anderson 4 Dwight Howard 1,909

Total Rebounds Cliff Anderson 1 Dwight Howard 1,473

Total Assists Cliff Anderson 0 Dwight Howard 149

Total Steals Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Dwight Howard 94

Total Blocks Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Dwight Howard 248

Total Games Cliff Anderson 3 Dwight Howard 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Anderson .400 Dwight Howard .589

3-Point Percentage Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Dwight Howard .143

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Anderson - Dwight Howard .548

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Anderson 1.3 (1969) Dwight Howard 27.0 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.3 (1969) Dwight Howard 15.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.0 (1969) Dwight Howard 1.9 (2009)

Steals Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Dwight Howard 1.4 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Dwight Howard 3.5 (2010)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.