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Dwight Howard

Dwight David Howard

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Height: 6-11 ▪ Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: December 8, 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia
High School: Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy in Atlanta, Georgia
Draft: Orlando Magic, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 2004 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 3, 2004
Age: 26 years, 57 days ▪ Experience: 7 years

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 3, 2012, 6:32AM
All-Time Rank: #39. Bob Cousy… #40. DWIGHT HOWARD… #41. Dominique Wilkins… #42. Robert Parish… 

Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 19 ORL NBA 82 82 2670 352 677 .520 0 2 .000 277 413 .671 287 536 823 75 77 136 165 232 981
2005-06 20 ORL NBA 82 81 3021 468 881 .531 0 2 .000 356 598 .595 288 734 1022 125 65 115 217 277 1292
2006-07 21 ORL NBA 82 82 3023 526 873 .603 1 2 .500 390 666 .586 283 725 1008 158 70 156 317 245 1443
2007-08 22 ORL NBA 82 82 3088 583 974 .599 0 4 .000 529 897 .590 279 882 1161 110 74 176 263 274 1695
2008-09 23 ORL NBA 79 79 2821 560 979 .572 0 2 .000 504 849 .594 336 757 1093 112 77 231 240 270 1624
2009-10 24 ORL NBA 82 82 2843 510 834 .612 0 7 .000 483 816 .592 284 798 1082 144 75 228 274 287 1503
2010-11 25 ORL NBA 78 78 2935 619 1044 .593 0 7 .000 546 916 .596 309 789 1098 107 107 186 279 258 1784
2011-12 26 ORL NBA 22 22 826 158 285 .554 0 4 .000 127 268 .474 82 257 339 46 32 43 72 71 443
Career NBA 589 588 21227 3776 6547 .577 1 30 .033 3212 5423 .592 2148 5478 7626 877 577 1271 1827 1914 10765

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 19 ORL NBA 82 82 32.6 4.3 8.3 .520 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 5.0 .671 3.5 6.5 10.0 0.9 0.9 1.7 2.0 2.8 12.0
2005-06 20 ORL NBA 82 81 36.8 5.7 10.7 .531 0.0 0.0 .000 4.3 7.3 .595 3.5 9.0 12.5 1.5 0.8 1.4 2.6 3.4 15.8
2006-07 21 ORL NBA 82 82 36.9 6.4 10.6 .603 0.0 0.0 .500 4.8 8.1 .586 3.5 8.8 12.3 1.9 0.9 1.9 3.9 3.0 17.6
2007-08 22 ORL NBA 82 82 37.7 7.1 11.9 .599 0.0 0.0 .000 6.5 10.9 .590 3.4 10.8 14.2 1.3 0.9 2.1 3.2 3.3 20.7
2008-09 23 ORL NBA 79 79 35.7 7.1 12.4 .572 0.0 0.0 .000 6.4 10.7 .594 4.3 9.6 13.8 1.4 1.0 2.9 3.0 3.4 20.6
2009-10 24 ORL NBA 82 82 34.7 6.2 10.2 .612 0.0 0.1 .000 5.9 10.0 .592 3.5 9.7 13.2 1.8 0.9 2.8 3.3 3.5 18.3
2010-11 25 ORL NBA 78 78 37.6 7.9 13.4 .593 0.0 0.1 .000 7.0 11.7 .596 4.0 10.1 14.1 1.4 1.4 2.4 3.6 3.3 22.9
2011-12 26 ORL NBA 22 22 37.5 7.2 13.0 .554 0.0 0.2 .000 5.8 12.2 .474 3.7 11.7 15.4 2.1 1.5 2.0 3.3 3.2 20.1
Career NBA 589 588 36.0 6.4 11.1 .577 0.0 0.1 .033 5.5 9.2 .592 3.6 9.3 12.9 1.5 1.0 2.2 3.1 3.2 18.3

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 19 ORL NBA 82 82 2670 4.7 9.1 .520 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 5.6 .671 3.9 7.2 11.1 1.0 1.0 1.8 2.2 3.1 13.2
2005-06 20 ORL NBA 82 81 3021 5.6 10.5 .531 0.0 0.0 .000 4.2 7.1 .595 3.4 8.7 12.2 1.5 0.8 1.4 2.6 3.3 15.4
2006-07 21 ORL NBA 82 82 3023 6.3 10.4 .603 0.0 0.0 .500 4.6 7.9 .586 3.4 8.6 12.0 1.9 0.8 1.9 3.8 2.9 17.2
2007-08 22 ORL NBA 82 82 3088 6.8 11.4 .599 0.0 0.0 .000 6.2 10.5 .590 3.3 10.3 13.5 1.3 0.9 2.1 3.1 3.2 19.8
2008-09 23 ORL NBA 79 79 2821 7.1 12.5 .572 0.0 0.0 .000 6.4 10.8 .594 4.3 9.7 13.9 1.4 1.0 2.9 3.1 3.4 20.7
2009-10 24 ORL NBA 82 82 2843 6.5 10.6 .612 0.0 0.1 .000 6.1 10.3 .592 3.6 10.1 13.7 1.8 0.9 2.9 3.5 3.6 19.0
2010-11 25 ORL NBA 78 78 2935 7.6 12.8 .593 0.0 0.1 .000 6.7 11.2 .596 3.8 9.7 13.5 1.3 1.3 2.3 3.4 3.2 21.9
2011-12 26 ORL NBA 22 22 826 6.9 12.4 .554 0.0 0.2 .000 5.5 11.7 .474 3.6 11.2 14.8 2.0 1.4 1.9 3.1 3.1 19.3
Career NBA 589 588 21227 6.4 11.1 .577 0.0 0.1 .033 5.4 9.2 .592 3.6 9.3 12.9 1.5 1.0 2.2 3.1 3.2 18.3

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2004-05 19 ORL NBA 82 2670 17.2 .571 .520 12.2 22.2 17.3 4.4 1.5 3.6 16.1 16.7 111 104 3.8 3.5 7.3 .131
2005-06 20 ORL NBA 82 3021 19.3 .565 .531 12.1 29.2 20.9 7.2 1.2 3.0 15.9 21.3 108 103 4.2 4.4 8.6 .137
2006-07 21 ORL NBA 82 3023 21.1 .619 .603 11.8 28.9 20.5 9.5 1.2 4.2 21.4 22.7 107 99 3.9 5.8 9.7 .154
2007-08 22 ORL NBA 82 3088 22.9 .619 .599 10.9 31.6 21.7 6.1 1.2 4.2 16.1 24.2 113 99 6.4 6.4 12.9 .200
2008-09 23 ORL NBA 79 2821 25.4 .600 .572 13.8 29.5 21.8 7.3 1.4 5.9 15.1 26.1 113 95 6.2 7.6 13.8 .234
2009-10 24 ORL NBA 82 2843 24.0 .630 .612 12.0 31.3 22.0 8.7 1.4 6.0 18.7 23.9 113 95 6.1 7.1 13.2 .223
2010-11 25 ORL NBA 78 2935 26.0 .616 .593 12.6 30.6 21.8 6.8 1.9 4.9 16.2 27.2 113 94 6.7 7.7 14.4 .236
2011-12 26 ORL NBA 22 826 24.3 .550 .554 11.3 36.5 23.7 11.3 2.1 4.0 15.2 27.0 103 93 1.3 1.9 3.2 .184
Career NBA 589 21227 22.4 .603 .577 12.1 29.4 21.0 7.3 1.4 4.5 17.0 23.4 111 98 38.5 44.5 83.0 .188

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2006-07 21 ORL NBA 4 167 23 42 0 0 15 33 16 59 7 2 4 17 13 61 .548 .455 41.8 15.3 14.8 1.8
2007-08 22 ORL NBA 10 421 72 124 0 0 45 83 60 158 9 8 34 32 38 189 .581 .542 42.1 18.9 15.8 0.9
2008-09 23 ORL NBA 23 903 161 268 0 2 145 228 99 353 43 20 60 67 102 467 .601 .000 .636 39.3 20.3 15.3 1.9
2009-10 24 ORL NBA 14 497 86 140 0 0 82 158 38 155 19 11 49 51 59 254 .614 .519 35.5 18.1 11.1 1.4
2010-11 25 ORL NBA 6 258 51 81 0 1 60 88 27 93 3 4 11 33 25 162 .630 .000 .682 43.0 27.0 15.5 0.5
Career NBA 57 2246 393 655 0 3 347 590 240 818 81 45 158 200 237 1133 .600 .000 .588 39.4 19.9 14.4 1.4

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2006-07 21 ORL NBA 4 167 15.3 .540 .548 11.6 30.3 21.1 7.2 0.7 2.0 23.1 21.2 94 108 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .010
2007-08 22 ORL NBA 10 421 23.2 .589 .581 17.0 26.9 22.0 3.8 1.0 6.0 16.6 21.8 113 102 0.8 0.7 1.5 .172
2008-09 23 ORL NBA 23 903 25.5 .634 .601 13.8 35.1 24.5 9.0 1.2 5.3 15.4 23.3 119 98 2.6 1.9 4.5 .241
2009-10 24 ORL NBA 14 497 22.2 .606 .614 9.9 28.3 19.4 7.6 1.2 8.1 19.6 25.9 106 93 0.5 1.5 1.9 .184
2010-11 25 ORL NBA 6 258 26.1 .677 .630 12.3 30.8 21.4 2.6 0.9 3.4 21.6 28.2 113 96 0.7 0.6 1.3 .238
Career NBA 57 2246 23.7 .619 .600 13.2 31.2 22.3 6.8 1.1 5.6 17.9 24.0 112 98 4.5 4.8 9.3 .198

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2006-07 21 ORL NBA 1 0 20:39 10 14 .714 0 0 0 5 .000 7 12 1 0 1 3 0 20
2007-08 22 ORL NBA 1 1 30:33 7 7 1.000 0 0 2 3 .667 5 9 3 3 1 1 4 16
2008-09 23 ORL NBA 1 1 27:30 5 11 .455 0 2 .000 3 5 .600 3 9 0 1 3 1 3 13
2009-10 24 ORL NBA 1 1 27:24 7 10 .700 1 2 .500 2 3 .667 0 5 1 0 3 1 4 17
2010-11 25 ORL NBA 1 1 21:17 2 4 .500 0 2 .000 1 2 .500 2 7 1 1 0 2 4 5
Career NBA 5 4 127 31 46 .674 1 6 .167 8 18 .444 17 42 6 5 8 8 15 71

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Dwight Howard 14.4 13.8 13.2 12.9 9.7 8.6 7.3
Ed Macauley 92.4 15.9 14.6 14.5 13.8 10.6 8.9 7.8
Dan Issel 91.9 15.8 13.8 13.5 12.5 10.9 10.7 9.3
Walt Bellamy 91.2 16.3 14.4 13.7 12.1 11.1 9.5 8.8
Bill Russell 90.4 15.5 13.8 13.5 13.0 12.9 11.3 6.2
Bob Lanier 88.2 14.4 12.4 10.6 10.3 10.1 8.4 5.2
Shaquille O'Neal 87.1 16.9 14.0 10.4 10.2 9.0 8.0 6.9
Hakeem Olajuwon 84.4 12.4 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.2 9.5 8.6
Moses Malone 84.2 14.1 13.7 11.9 10.2 8.7 6.1 1.9
Bob McAdoo 82.6 17.8 15.3 12.3 10.9 9.6 5.8 3.8
Willis Reed 81.2 14.7 14.6 10.6 10.0 7.9 5.5 3.6
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Dwight Howard 14.4 13.8 13.2 12.9 9.7 8.6 7.3
Ed Macauley 80.8 15.9 14.6 14.5 13.8 10.6 8.9 8.3 7.8 6.3 -0.2
Yao Ming 79.0 11.4 10.7 10.6 8.7 8.6 8.3 7.4 0.3
Willis Reed 78.8 14.7 14.6 10.6 10.0 7.9 5.8 5.5 3.6 1.5 0.6
Neil Johnston 77.9 18.3 15.4 15.3 13.9 13.7 11.3 3.4 0.7
Mel Daniels 73.3 11.4 10.3 9.2 9.2 8.6 8.6 5.4 2.2 0.0
Bob McAdoo 73.1 17.8 15.3 12.3 10.9 9.6 5.8 3.8 3.5 2.9 2.7 2.0 1.5 0.7 0.2
Brad Daugherty 72.8 12.7 11.7 9.6 9.0 6.6 6.4 6.0 3.1
Zelmo Beaty 72.2 16.0 15.1 11.8 10.8 10.3 9.0 8.4 7.7 5.2 4.8 4.5 2.3
Dave Cowens 69.7 12.0 10.8 10.7 10.4 9.5 9.3 6.4 5.4 4.8 4.4 2.6
Walt Bellamy 63.4 16.3 14.4 13.7 12.1 11.1 10.4 10.3 9.5 8.8 7.1 6.2 5.4 4.9 0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

MVP Award Shares
2007-08 NBA 0.048 (5)
2008-09 NBA 0.271 (4)
2009-10 NBA 0.389 (4)
2010-11 NBA 0.531 (2)
Active 1.239 (7)
Career 1.239 (28)
Games
2004-05 NBA 82 (2)
2005-06 NBA 82 (1)

2006-07 NBA 82 (1)

2007-08 NBA 82 (1)

2009-10 NBA 82 (1)
Minutes Played
2006-07 NBA 3023 (8)
2007-08 NBA 3088 (9)
2011-12 NBA 826 (5)
Field Goal Pct
2004-05 NBA .520 (10)
2005-06 NBA .531 (6)
2006-07 NBA .603 (2)
2007-08 NBA .599 (3)
2008-09 NBA .572 (4)
2009-10 NBA .612 (1)

2010-11 NBA .593 (2)
2011-12 NBA .554 (3)
Active .577 (1)

Career NBA .577 (4)
Career .577 (4)
Free Throws
2007-08 NBA 529 (7)
2008-09 NBA 504 (3)
2009-10 NBA 483 (7)
2010-11 NBA 546 (3)
2011-12 NBA 127 (5)
Free Throw Attempts
2005-06 NBA 598 (10)
2006-07 NBA 666 (4)
2007-08 NBA 897 (1)

2008-09 NBA 849 (1)

2009-10 NBA 816 (2)
2010-11 NBA 916 (1)

2011-12 NBA 268 (1)

Active 5423 (8)
Career NBA 5423 (55)
Career 5423 (61)
Offensive Rebounds
2004-05 NBA 287 (4)
2005-06 NBA 288 (2)
2006-07 NBA 283 (3)
2007-08 NBA 279 (4)
2008-09 NBA 336 (1)

2009-10 NBA 284 (2)
2010-11 NBA 309 (3)
2011-12 NBA 82 (5)
Active 2148 (9)
Career NBA 2148 (62)
Career 2148 (72)
Defensive Rebounds
2004-05 NBA 536 (7)
2005-06 NBA 734 (2)
2006-07 NBA 725 (2)
2007-08 NBA 882 (1)

2008-09 NBA 757 (1)

2009-10 NBA 798 (1)

2010-11 NBA 789 (1)

2011-12 NBA 257 (1)

Active 5478 (9)
Career NBA 5478 (37)
Career 5478 (44)
Total Rebounds
2004-05 NBA 823 (5)
2005-06 NBA 1022 (1)

2006-07 NBA 1008 (1)

2007-08 NBA 1161 (1)

2008-09 NBA 1093 (1)

2009-10 NBA 1082 (1)

2010-11 NBA 1098 (2)
2011-12 NBA 339 (1)

Active 7626 (9)
Career NBA 7626 (67)
Career 7626 (78)
Blocks
2006-07 NBA 156 (9)
2007-08 NBA 176 (4)
2008-09 NBA 231 (1)

2009-10 NBA 228 (1)

2010-11 NBA 186 (3)
2011-12 NBA 43 (6)
Active 1271 (8)
Career NBA 1271 (45)
Career 1271 (47)
Turnovers
2006-07 NBA 317 (1)

2007-08 NBA 263 (4)
2008-09 NBA 240 (5)
2009-10 NBA 274 (2)
2010-11 NBA 279 (3)
2011-12 NBA 72 (7)
Personal Fouls
2005-06 NBA 277 (8)
2007-08 NBA 274 (5)
2008-09 NBA 270 (4)
2009-10 NBA 287 (1)

2010-11 NBA 258 (8)
2011-12 NBA 71 (5)
Minutes Per Game
2011-12 NBA 37.5 (6)
Career NBA 36.0 (56)
Career 36.0 (58)
Points Per Game
Career NBA 18.3 (89)
Rebounds Per Game
2004-05 NBA 10.0 (8)
2005-06 NBA 12.5 (2)
2006-07 NBA 12.3 (3)
2007-08 NBA 14.2 (1)

2008-09 NBA 13.8 (1)

2009-10 NBA 13.2 (1)

2010-11 NBA 14.1 (2)
2011-12 NBA 15.4 (1)

Active 12.9 (1)

Career NBA 12.9 (11)
Career 12.9 (12)
Blocks Per Game
2007-08 NBA 2.1 (5)
2008-09 NBA 2.9 (1)

2009-10 NBA 2.8 (1)

2010-11 NBA 2.4 (4)
2011-12 NBA 2.0 (7)
Active 2.2 (4)
Career NBA 2.2 (20)
Career 2.2 (21)
Player Efficiency Rating
2008-09 NBA 25.4 (4)
2009-10 NBA 24.0 (6)
2010-11 NBA 26.0 (2)
2011-12 NBA 24.3 (8)
Active 22.4 (9)
Career NBA 22.4 (25)
Career 22.4 (26)
True Shooting Pct
2006-07 NBA .619 (4)
2007-08 NBA .619 (7)
2009-10 NBA .630 (2)
2010-11 NBA .616 (6)
Active .603 (4)
Career NBA .603 (17)
Career .603 (18)
Effective Field Goal Pct
2006-07 NBA .603 (3)
2007-08 NBA .599 (3)
2008-09 NBA .572 (6)
2009-10 NBA .612 (1)

2010-11 NBA .593 (2)
Active .577 (1)

Career NBA .577 (4)
Career .577 (4)
Offensive Rebound Pct
2004-05 NBA 12.2 (8)
2005-06 NBA 12.1 (7)
2006-07 NBA 11.8 (8)
2008-09 NBA 13.8 (3)
2009-10 NBA 12.0 (7)
2010-11 NBA 12.6 (4)
Active 12.1 (6)
Career NBA 12.1 (22)
Career 12.1 (24)
Defensive Rebound Pct
2005-06 NBA 29.2 (2)
2006-07 NBA 28.9 (4)
2007-08 NBA 31.6 (1)

2008-09 NBA 29.5 (2)
2009-10 NBA 31.3 (2)
2010-11 NBA 30.6 (3)
2011-12 NBA 36.5 (1)

Active 29.4 (1)

Career NBA 29.4 (4)
Career 29.4 (4)
Total Rebound Pct
2004-05 NBA 17.3 (10)
2005-06 NBA 20.9 (1)

2006-07 NBA 20.5 (3)
2007-08 NBA 21.7 (1)

2008-09 NBA 21.8 (1)

2009-10 NBA 22.0 (2)
2010-11 NBA 21.8 (3)
2011-12 NBA 23.7 (1)

Active 21.0 (1)

Career NBA 21.0 (2)
Career 21.0 (3)
Block Pct
2008-09 NBA 5.9 (3)
2009-10 NBA 6.0 (5)
2010-11 NBA 4.9 (7)
Active 4.5 (7)
Career NBA 4.5 (28)
Career 4.5 (28)
Defensive Rating
2006-07 NBA 99.0 (9)
2007-08 NBA 98.8 (9)
2008-09 NBA 94.6 (1)

2009-10 NBA 95.4 (1)

2010-11 NBA 94.0 (1)

2011-12 NBA 92.7 (5)
Active 98.1 (3)
Career NBA 98.1 (20)
Career 98.1 (21)
Defensive Win Shares
2006-07 NBA 5.8 (3)
2007-08 NBA 6.4 (1)

2008-09 NBA 7.6 (1)

2009-10 NBA 7.1 (1)

2010-11 NBA 7.7 (1)

2011-12 NBA 1.9 (1)

Active 44.5 (10)
Career NBA 44.5 (56)
Career 44.5 (61)
Win Shares
2007-08 NBA 12.9 (6)
2008-09 NBA 13.8 (5)
2009-10 NBA 13.2 (3)
2010-11 NBA 14.4 (3)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
2008-09 NBA .234 (3)
2009-10 NBA .223 (4)
2010-11 NBA .236 (2)
Active .188 (8)
Career NBA .188 (27)
Career .188 (29)
Hall of Fame Probability
Active 0.577 (15)
Career 0.577 (98)
NBA Elo Player Rating
40th (overall) as of Feb 3, 2012, 6:32AM
11th (active) as of Feb 3, 2012, 6:32AM
     

Transactions

June 24, 2004: Drafted by the Orlando Magic in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 2004 NBA Draft.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2004-05 Orlando Magic NBA $4,179,720
2005-06 Orlando Magic NBA $4,493,160
2006-07 Orlando Magic NBA $4,806,720
2007-08 Orlando Magic NBA $6,061,274
2008-09 Orlando Magic NBA $13,758,000
2009-10 Orlando Magic NBA $15,202,590
2010-11 Orlando Magic NBA $16,647,180
Career (may be incomplete) $65,148,644

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