Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Stat | Dwight Howard |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Seasons | 18 |
| 318.6 | Career VAL | 153.5 |
| 24.6 (1972) | Peak-season VAL | 18.7 (2011) |
| Inducted 1995 | 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.
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Stat | Dwight Howard |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 1,560 | Games | 1,240 |
| Per game | ||
| 24.6 | Points / game | 15.7 |
| 11.2 | Rebounds / game | 11.8 |
| 3.6 | Assists / game | 1.3 |
| Shooting | ||
| 55.9% | FG % | 58.7% |
| 5.6% | 3P % | |
| 21.4% |
| 72.1% | FT % | 56.7% |
|---|
| Age | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Dwight Howard |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | — | 6 |
| 20 | — | 7 |
| 21 | — | 11.3 |
| 22 | 12.8 | 14.3 |
| 23 | 21.7 | 18.4 |
| 24 | 24.6 | 16 |
| 25 | 19.2 | 18.7 |
| 26 | 17.6 | 9 |
| 27 | 13.2 | 7.4 |
| 28 | 19.5 | 9.7 |
| 29 | 21.6 | 4.4 |
| 30 | 15 | 4.8 |
| 31 | 19.8 | 9.6 |
| 32 | 22.7 | 4.6 |
| 33 | 18.6 | — |
| 34 | 14.9 | 5.3 |
| 35 | 16.1 | 4.3 |
| 36 | 13.2 | 2.7 |
| 37 | 16 | — |
| 38 | 14.7 | — |
| 39 | 9.9 | — |
| 40 | 6.3 | — |
| 41 | 1.2 | — |