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David RobinsonvsDwight Howard

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

David Robinson

1990–2003 · 14 seasons

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Dwight Howard

2005–2022 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

David Robinson and Dwight Howard: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
David Robinson	Stat	Dwight Howard
14	Seasons	18
158.4	Career VAL	153.5
17.9 (1995)	Peak-season VAL	18.7 (2011)
Inducted 2009	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2025
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	8
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	22

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both David Robinson and Dwight Howard have
David Robinson	Stat	Dwight Howard
Career
987	Games	1,240
Per game
21.1	Points / game	15.7
10.6	Rebounds / game	11.8
2.5	Assists / game	1.3

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Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3-pointers made, FG %, FT %, True shooting %, PER, Win shares — David Robinson's career line covers 2002–2003 only (the table behind it does not cover 12 early-career seasons).
3P % — only Dwight Howard has a career line.

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	David Robinson	Dwight Howard
19	—	6
20	—	7
21	—	11.3
22	—	14.3
23	—	18.4
24	13.6	16
25	16.8	18.7
26	14.4	9
27	11.4	7.4
28	17.2	9.7
29	17.9	4.4
30	15.2	4.8
31	—	9.6
32	11.1	4.6
33	6.4	—
34	10.7	5.3
35	8.3	4.3
36	10.2	2.7
37	5.2	—