Ralph Davis vs. Dwight Howard Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwight Howard and Ralph Davis, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Ralph Davis played 2 years in the NBA, 16 less than Dwight Howard, who played 18. Ralph Davis had the first of his seasons in 1960-61, while Dwight Howard had his rookie season in 2004-05. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Ralph Davis |
2 |
0 |
1960-61 to 1961-62 |
Dwight Howard |
18 |
12 |
2004-05 to 2021-22 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Ralph Davis |
Dwight Howard |
Season |
1960-61 | 2004-05 |
Team |
Cincinnati Royals | Orlando Magic |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
73 |
16.6 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
1.2 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
.401 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.654 |
Dwight Howard |
82 |
32.6 |
12.0 |
3.5 |
6.5 |
10.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
4.3 |
8.3 |
.520 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.4 |
5.0 |
.671 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
77 |
25.9 |
10.4 |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
4.7 |
11.4 |
.413 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.689 |
Dwight Howard |
82 |
36.8 |
15.8 |
3.5 |
9.0 |
12.5 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
5.7 |
10.7 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.3 |
7.3 |
.595 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
82 |
36.9 |
17.6 |
3.5 |
8.8 |
12.3 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
3.0 |
6.4 |
10.6 |
.603 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.500 |
4.8 |
8.1 |
.586 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
4 |
41.8 |
15.3 |
4.0 |
10.8 |
14.8 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
4.3 |
3.3 |
5.8 |
10.5 |
.548 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.8 |
8.3 |
.455 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
82 |
37.7 |
20.7 |
3.4 |
10.8 |
14.2 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
7.1 |
11.9 |
.599 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
6.5 |
10.9 |
.590 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
10 |
42.1 |
18.9 |
6.0 |
9.8 |
15.8 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
7.2 |
12.4 |
.581 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.5 |
8.3 |
.542 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
82 |
34.7 |
18.3 |
3.5 |
9.7 |
13.2 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
6.2 |
10.2 |
.612 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
5.9 |
10.0 |
.592 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
14 |
35.5 |
18.1 |
2.7 |
8.4 |
11.1 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
6.1 |
10.0 |
.614 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.9 |
11.3 |
.519 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
78 |
37.6 |
22.9 |
4.0 |
10.1 |
14.1 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
7.9 |
13.4 |
.593 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
7.0 |
11.7 |
.596 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
6 |
43.0 |
27.0 |
4.5 |
11.0 |
15.5 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
5.5 |
4.2 |
8.5 |
13.5 |
.630 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
10.0 |
14.7 |
.682 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
76 |
35.8 |
17.1 |
3.3 |
9.1 |
12.4 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
6.2 |
10.7 |
.578 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
4.7 |
9.5 |
.492 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
4 |
31.5 |
17.0 |
2.5 |
8.3 |
10.8 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
6.5 |
10.5 |
.619 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.0 |
9.0 |
.444 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
71 |
33.7 |
18.3 |
3.3 |
8.9 |
12.2 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
6.7 |
11.3 |
.591 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.286 |
4.9 |
9.0 |
.547 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
6 |
38.5 |
26.0 |
4.5 |
9.2 |
13.7 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
9.7 |
17.7 |
.547 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
6.7 |
10.7 |
.625 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
41 |
29.8 |
15.8 |
2.7 |
7.8 |
10.5 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
6.1 |
10.3 |
.593 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.500 |
3.5 |
6.6 |
.528 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
17 |
33.8 |
16.4 |
3.6 |
10.4 |
14.0 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
6.2 |
10.7 |
.577 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.0 |
9.7 |
.412 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
71 |
32.1 |
13.7 |
3.4 |
8.4 |
11.8 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
5.2 |
8.5 |
.620 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
.489 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
5 |
36.0 |
13.2 |
5.2 |
8.8 |
14.0 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
9.6 |
.542 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
2.8 |
7.6 |
.368 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
74 |
29.7 |
13.5 |
4.0 |
8.7 |
12.7 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
5.2 |
8.3 |
.633 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.1 |
5.7 |
.533 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
6 |
26.2 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
7.7 |
10.7 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
3.2 |
.632 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
81 |
30.4 |
16.6 |
3.1 |
9.3 |
12.5 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
6.2 |
11.2 |
.555 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.143 |
4.1 |
7.2 |
.574 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
9 |
25.6 |
12.8 |
2.7 |
6.6 |
9.2 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
7.7 |
.623 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.2 |
5.3 |
.604 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
69 |
18.9 |
7.5 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
7.3 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
.729 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.600 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
.514 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
18 |
15.7 |
5.8 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
4.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
.684 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.500 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
.556 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
69 |
17.3 |
7.0 |
2.8 |
5.7 |
8.4 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
.587 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.250 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
.576 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
12 |
12.4 |
4.7 |
2.2 |
4.1 |
6.3 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
.533 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
.600 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
60 |
16.2 |
6.2 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
5.9 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
.612 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.533 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
.658 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ralph Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwight Howard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |