Dwight Howard vs. David Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Lee and Dwight Howard 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

Dwight Howard

vs.

David Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Howard: 2004-05 to 2021-22
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Howard 1 David Lee 1

NBA Seasons Dwight Howard 18 David Lee 12

Playoffs Played Dwight Howard 12 David Lee 5

All-Star Games Dwight Howard 8 David Lee 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dwight Howard 5 David Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Howard 8 David Lee 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Dwight Howard 4 David Lee 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Howard 5 David Lee 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dwight Howard 3 David Lee 0

Rebounds Leader Dwight Howard 5 David Lee 0

Blocks Leader Dwight Howard 2 David Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 15.7 David Lee 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 11.8 David Lee 8.8

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.3 David Lee 2.2

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 0.9 David Lee 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 1.8 David Lee 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Howard 19,485 David Lee 11,232

Total Rebounds Dwight Howard 14,627 David Lee 7,320

Total Assists Dwight Howard 1,676 David Lee 1,825

Total Steals Dwight Howard 1,081 David Lee 625

Total Blocks Dwight Howard 2,228 David Lee 329

Total Games Dwight Howard 1,242 David Lee 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard .587 David Lee .535

3-Point Percentage Dwight Howard .214 David Lee .034

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Howard .567 David Lee .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 22.9 (2011) David Lee 20.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 14.5 (2012) David Lee 11.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.9 (2007) David Lee 3.6 (2010)

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 1.5 (2012) David Lee 1.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.9 (2009) David Lee 0.5 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 15.3 David Lee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 11.8 David Lee 4.4

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.2 David Lee 1.0

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 0.8 David Lee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.0 David Lee 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Howard 1,909 David Lee 240

Total Rebounds Dwight Howard 1,473 David Lee 189

Total Assists Dwight Howard 149 David Lee 43

Total Steals Dwight Howard 94 David Lee 14

Total Blocks Dwight Howard 248 David Lee 8

Total Games Dwight Howard 125 David Lee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard .589 David Lee .490

3-Point Percentage Dwight Howard .143 David Lee .000

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Howard .548 David Lee .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 27.0 (2011) David Lee 13.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 15.8 (2008) David Lee 9.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.9 (2009) David Lee 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 1.4 (2015) David Lee 0.6 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 3.5 (2010) David Lee 0.3 (2017)