Josh Howard vs. Oscar Robertson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Oscar Robertson and Josh 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

Josh Howard

vs.

Oscar Robertson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Howard: 2003-04 to 2012-13
Oscar Robertson: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Howard 0 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Seasons Josh Howard 10 Oscar Robertson 14

Playoffs Played Josh Howard 7 Oscar Robertson 10

All-Star Games Josh Howard 1 Oscar Robertson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Josh Howard 0 Oscar Robertson 1

All-NBA First Team Josh Howard 0 Oscar Robertson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Josh Howard 0 Oscar Robertson 11

Assists Leader Josh Howard 0 Oscar Robertson 6

Rookie of The Year Josh Howard 0 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Howard 14.3 Oscar Robertson 25.7

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 5.7 Oscar Robertson 7.5

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 1.6 Oscar Robertson 9.5

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 1.0 Oscar Robertson 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 0.5 Oscar Robertson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Howard 7,270 Oscar Robertson 26,710

Total Rebounds Josh Howard 2,886 Oscar Robertson 7,804

Total Assists Josh Howard 817 Oscar Robertson 9,887

Total Steals Josh Howard 530 Oscar Robertson 77 *

Total Blocks Josh Howard 276 Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games Josh Howard 507 Oscar Robertson 1,040

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Howard .448 Oscar Robertson .485

3-Point Percentage Josh Howard .332 Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Howard .770 Oscar Robertson .838

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Howard 19.9 (2008) Oscar Robertson 31.4 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 7.0 (2008) Oscar Robertson 12.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 2.2 (2008) Oscar Robertson 11.5 (1965)

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 1.5 (2005) Oscar Robertson 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 0.8 (2004) Oscar Robertson 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Howard 14.8 Oscar Robertson 22.2

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 6.9 Oscar Robertson 6.7

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 1.5 Oscar Robertson 8.9

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 1.0 Oscar Robertson 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 0.6 Oscar Robertson 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Howard 976 Oscar Robertson 1,910

Total Rebounds Josh Howard 458 Oscar Robertson 578

Total Assists Josh Howard 101 Oscar Robertson 769

Total Steals Josh Howard 66 Oscar Robertson 15 *

Total Blocks Josh Howard 39 Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games Josh Howard 66 Oscar Robertson 86

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Howard .440 Oscar Robertson .460

3-Point Percentage Josh Howard .311 Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Howard .782 Oscar Robertson .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Howard 21.3 (2007) Oscar Robertson 31.8 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 9.8 (2007) Oscar Robertson 13.0 (1963)

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 2.8 (2007) Oscar Robertson 12.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 2.2 (2007) Oscar Robertson 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 1.2 (2004) Oscar Robertson 0.3 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.