Josh Howard

Joshua Jay Howard (Josh)

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: April 28, 1980 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
High School: Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia
College: Wake Forest University
Draft: Dallas Mavericks, 1st round (29th pick, 29th overall), 2003 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 28, 2003
Age: 31 years, 281 days ▪ Experience: 8 years

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All-Star

Totals

▪ ▪ Finders: Game ▪ Streak ▪ Head2Head

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
2003-04	23	DAL	NBA	67	29	1589	229	532	.430	20	66	.303	97	138	.703	149	219	368	97	69	54	67	168	575
2004-05	24	DAL	NBA	76	76	2446	377	793	.475	34	115	.296	170	232	.733	169	315	484	109	116	49	122	211	958
2005-06	25	DAL	NBA	59	58	1915	350	743	.471	27	63	.429	196	267	.734	123	248	371	111	68	26	79	167	923
2006-07	26	DAL	NBA	70	69	2455	493	1075	.459	92	239	.385	243	294	.827	130	345	475	127	82	56	123	180	1321
2007-08	27	DAL	NBA	76	76	2757	567	1247	.455	67	210	.319	312	384	.813	120	412	532	164	59	32	114	202	1513
2008-09	28	DAL	NBA	52	51	1663	353	783	.451	58	168	.345	172	220	.782	59	204	263	83	55	30	89	135	936
2009-10	29	TOT	NBA	35	12	918	157	388	.405	23	86	.267	109	139	.784	30	95	125	48	26	11	46	91	446
2009-10	29	DAL	NBA	31	9	827	137	342	.401	20	75	.267	94	119	.790	26	86	112	44	23	9	43	78	388
2009-10	29	WAS	NBA	4	3	91	20	46	.435	3	11	.273	15	20	.750	4	9	13	4	3	2	3	13	58
2010-11	30	WAS	NBA	18	10	409	58	162	.358	7	29	.241	29	47	.617	18	56	74	24	13	5	20	34	152
2011-12	31	UTA	NBA	17	3	402	55	140	.393	4	17	.235	44	53	.830	15	38	53	22	13	3	21	37	158
Career			NBA	470	384	14554	2639	5863	.450	332	993	.334	1372	1774	.773	813	1932	2745	785	501	266	681	1225	6982

Per Game

▪ ▪ Finders: Game ▪ Streak ▪ Head2Head

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
2003-04	23	DAL	NBA	67	29	23.7	3.4	7.9	.430	0.3	1.0	.303	1.4	2.1	.703	2.2	3.3	5.5	1.4	1.0	0.8	1.0	2.5	8.6
2004-05	24	DAL	NBA	76	76	32.2	5.0	10.4	.475	0.4	1.5	.296	2.2	3.1	.733	2.2	4.1	6.4	1.4	1.5	0.6	1.6	2.8	12.6
2005-06	25	DAL	NBA	59	58	32.5	5.9	12.6	.471	0.5	1.1	.429	3.3	4.5	.734	2.1	4.2	6.3	1.9	1.2	0.4	1.3	2.8	15.6
2006-07	26	DAL	NBA	70	69	35.1	7.0	15.4	.459	1.3	3.4	.385	3.5	4.2	.827	1.9	4.9	6.8	1.8	1.2	0.8	1.8	2.6	18.9
2007-08	27	DAL	NBA	76	76	36.3	7.5	16.4	.455	0.9	2.8	.319	4.1	5.1	.813	1.6	5.4	7.0	2.2	0.8	0.4	1.5	2.7	19.9
2008-09	28	DAL	NBA	52	51	32.0	6.8	15.1	.451	1.1	3.2	.345	3.3	4.2	.782	1.1	3.9	5.1	1.6	1.1	0.6	1.7	2.6	18.0
2009-10	29	TOT	NBA	35	12	26.2	4.5	11.1	.405	0.7	2.5	.267	3.1	4.0	.784	0.9	2.7	3.6	1.4	0.7	0.3	1.3	2.6	12.7
2009-10	29	DAL	NBA	31	9	26.7	4.4	11.0	.401	0.6	2.4	.267	3.0	3.8	.790	0.8	2.8	3.6	1.4	0.7	0.3	1.4	2.5	12.5
2009-10	29	WAS	NBA	4	3	22.8	5.0	11.5	.435	0.8	2.8	.273	3.8	5.0	.750	1.0	2.3	3.3	1.0	0.8	0.5	0.8	3.3	14.5
2010-11	30	WAS	NBA	18	10	22.7	3.2	9.0	.358	0.4	1.6	.241	1.6	2.6	.617	1.0	3.1	4.1	1.3	0.7	0.3	1.1	1.9	8.4
2011-12	31	UTA	NBA	17	3	23.6	3.2	8.2	.393	0.2	1.0	.235	2.6	3.1	.830	0.9	2.2	3.1	1.3	0.8	0.2	1.2	2.2	9.3
Career			NBA	470	384	31.0	5.6	12.5	.450	0.7	2.1	.334	2.9	3.8	.773	1.7	4.1	5.8	1.7	1.1	0.6	1.4	2.6	14.9

Per 36 Minutes

▪ ▪ Finders: Game ▪ Streak ▪ Head2Head

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
2003-04	23	DAL	NBA	67	29	1589	5.2	12.1	.430	0.5	1.5	.303	2.2	3.1	.703	3.4	5.0	8.3	2.2	1.6	1.2	1.5	3.8	13.0
2004-05	24	DAL	NBA	76	76	2446	5.5	11.7	.475	0.5	1.7	.296	2.5	3.4	.733	2.5	4.6	7.1	1.6	1.7	0.7	1.8	3.1	14.1
2005-06	25	DAL	NBA	59	58	1915	6.6	14.0	.471	0.5	1.2	.429	3.7	5.0	.734	2.3	4.7	7.0	2.1	1.3	0.5	1.5	3.1	17.4
2006-07	26	DAL	NBA	70	69	2455	7.2	15.8	.459	1.3	3.5	.385	3.6	4.3	.827	1.9	5.1	7.0	1.9	1.2	0.8	1.8	2.6	19.4
2007-08	27	DAL	NBA	76	76	2757	7.4	16.3	.455	0.9	2.7	.319	4.1	5.0	.813	1.6	5.4	6.9	2.1	0.8	0.4	1.5	2.6	19.8
2008-09	28	DAL	NBA	52	51	1663	7.6	17.0	.451	1.3	3.6	.345	3.7	4.8	.782	1.3	4.4	5.7	1.8	1.2	0.6	1.9	2.9	20.3
2009-10	29	TOT	NBA	35	12	918	6.2	15.2	.405	0.9	3.4	.267	4.3	5.5	.784	1.2	3.7	4.9	1.9	1.0	0.4	1.8	3.6	17.5
2009-10	29	DAL	NBA	31	9	827	6.0	14.9	.401	0.9	3.3	.267	4.1	5.2	.790	1.1	3.7	4.9	1.9	1.0	0.4	1.9	3.4	16.9
2009-10	29	WAS	NBA	4	3	91	7.9	18.2	.435	1.2	4.4	.273	5.9	7.9	.750	1.6	3.6	5.1	1.6	1.2	0.8	1.2	5.1	22.9
2010-11	30	WAS	NBA	18	10	409	5.1	14.3	.358	0.6	2.6	.241	2.6	4.1	.617	1.6	4.9	6.5	2.1	1.1	0.4	1.8	3.0	13.4
2011-12	31	UTA	NBA	17	3	402	4.9	12.5	.393	0.4	1.5	.235	3.9	4.7	.830	1.3	3.4	4.7	2.0	1.2	0.3	1.9	3.3	14.1
Career			NBA	470	384	14554	6.5	14.5	.450	0.8	2.5	.334	3.4	4.4	.773	2.0	4.8	6.8	1.9	1.2	0.7	1.7	3.0	17.3

Advanced

▪ ▪ Finders: Game ▪ Streak ▪ Head2Head

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
2003-04	23	DAL	NBA	67	1589	15.7	.485	.449	9.9	15.4	12.6	8.8	2.2	2.5	10.2	18.2	107	105	2.3	1.2	3.5	.104
2004-05	24	DAL	NBA	76	2446	15.8	.535	.497	7.9	14.1	11.1	7.2	2.5	1.5	12.0	18.6	108	103	3.0	3.4	6.4	.126
2005-06	25	DAL	NBA	59	1915	19.3	.536	.489	7.9	15.3	11.7	10.4	1.9	1.0	8.4	22.9	115	105	4.4	2.3	6.7	.168
2006-07	26	DAL	NBA	70	2455	20.0	.548	.501	6.5	16.6	11.7	9.2	1.8	1.7	9.3	25.2	112	102	5.0	3.8	8.8	.173
2007-08	27	DAL	NBA	76	2757	18.3	.534	.482	5.2	16.7	11.2	10.6	1.1	0.9	7.5	25.9	111	106	4.8	3.2	8.0	.140
2008-09	28	DAL	NBA	52	1663	17.0	.532	.488	4.1	14.0	9.1	8.6	1.7	1.3	9.2	26.7	106	109	1.5	1.7	3.2	.091
2009-10	29	TOT	NBA	35	918	12.7	.496	.434	3.8	11.8	7.8	8.5	1.5	0.9	9.3	24.8	100	108	0.2	0.9	1.0	.054
2009-10	29	DAL	NBA	31	827	12.0	.492	.430	3.6	11.8	7.8	8.5	1.4	0.8	9.8	24.3	99	108	0.0	0.8	0.8	.045
2009-10	29	WAS	NBA	4	91	19.2	.529	.467	5.0	11.6	8.2	8.2	1.7	1.7	5.2	28.8	112	109	0.2	0.1	0.3	.139
2010-11	30	WAS	NBA	18	409	9.2	.416	.380	4.8	16.2	10.3	9.4	1.6	0.9	9.9	21.9	89	111	-0.5	0.3	-0.2	-0.027
2011-12	31	UTA	NBA	17	402	11.9	.484	.407	4.3	11.0	7.6	8.9	1.7	0.6	11.4	20.9	99	107	0.2	0.2	0.4	.049
Career			NBA	470	14554	17.1	.525	.478	6.5	15.1	10.9	9.1	1.8	1.4	9.3	23.1	109	105	20.8	17.0	37.8	.125

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
2003-04	23	DAL	NBA	5	86	8	36	1	5	10	11	17	32	4	6	6	7	12	27	.222	.200	.909	17.2	5.4	6.4	0.8
2004-05	24	DAL	NBA	13	428	78	155	4	16	41	55	33	96	24	11	7	28	60	201	.503	.250	.745	32.9	15.5	7.4	1.8
2005-06	25	DAL	NBA	23	824	140	309	24	65	80	99	41	171	32	23	14	52	85	384	.453	.369	.808	35.8	16.7	7.4	1.4
2006-07	26	DAL	NBA	6	248	51	99	7	18	19	27	15	59	17	13	5	12	22	128	.515	.389	.704	41.3	21.3	9.8	2.8
2007-08	27	DAL	NBA	5	171	21	72	1	10	20	25	12	35	7	2	2	9	10	63	.292	.100	.800	34.2	12.6	7.0	1.4
2008-09	28	DAL	NBA	10	295	56	128	8	32	38	49	10	51	13	9	4	21	24	158	.438	.250	.776	29.5	15.8	5.1	1.3
Career			NBA	62	2052	354	799	45	146	208	266	128	444	97	64	38	129	213	961	.443	.308	.782	33.1	15.5	7.2	1.6

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
2003-04	23	DAL	NBA	5	86	13.8	.331	.236	17.1	18.9	17.9	6.6	3.5	5.1	14.6	22.2	84	95	-0.1	0.1	0.0	.021
2004-05	24	DAL	NBA	13	428	16.9	.561	.516	8.4	17.2	12.7	9.3	1.3	1.3	13.5	21.3	113	115	0.7	0.1	0.8	.093
2005-06	25	DAL	NBA	23	824	16.3	.545	.492	5.8	19.7	12.5	6.8	1.5	1.4	12.9	22.8	107	105	0.9	1.2	2.1	.120
2006-07	26	DAL	NBA	6	248	22.5	.577	.551	6.6	20.2	13.3	13.5	2.7	1.9	9.8	21.5	118	109	0.7	0.1	0.8	.161
2007-08	27	DAL	NBA	5	171	7.7	.380	.299	7.4	15.8	11.4	7.6	0.6	0.8	9.8	24.9	87	119	-0.3	-0.1	-0.4	-0.101
2008-09	28	DAL	NBA	10	295	16.0	.528	.469	4.4	16.4	10.6	8.0	1.6	1.1	12.3	27.4	102	113	0.1	0.1	0.2	.039
Career			NBA	62	2052	16.3	.525	.471	6.9	18.4	12.5	8.4	1.6	1.5	12.3	23.2	106	109	2.0	1.6	3.6	.085

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	26	DAL	NBA	1	0	20:17	1	3	.333	0	1	.000	1	2	.500	1	4	3	0	0	1	1	3
Career			NBA	1	0	20	1	3	.333	0	1	.000	1	2	.500	1	4	3	0	0	1	1	3

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)

Thru 8 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Josh Howard		8.8	8.0	6.7	6.4	3.5	3.2	1.0	-0.2
Bill Bridges	91.6	8.6	7.6	6.7	6.6	3.9	3.1	2.6	0.6
John Beasley	91.5	8.9	8.1	8.0	6.8	3.3	2.0	0.8
Ricky Pierce	90.7	9.4	8.3	6.7	5.8	3.0	2.2	1.8	-0.1
Chris Mills	89.3	8.9	7.8	5.4	5.1	4.0	3.0	1.2	0.1
Trooper Washington	87.6	8.3	6.9	6.3	6.0	3.4	2.2
Bryon Russell	86.7	8.8	7.4	6.8	6.0	5.6	2.1	1.4	0.8
Lamar Odom	86.6	9.2	8.4	6.5	4.7	4.7	3.2	2.2	0.7
Don Nelson	86.6	8.3	7.5	6.1	5.4	3.3	2.3	2.1	0.4
Danny Manning	86.6	9.8	7.9	5.3	5.2	3.5	3.4	0.7	0.4
Vin Baker	86.6	10.4	8.3	6.2	5.8	4.4	3.5	1.8	0.4

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Josh Howard		8.8	8.0	6.7	6.4	3.5	3.2	1.0	-0.2
John Beasley	91.5	8.9	8.1	8.0	6.8	3.3	2.0	0.8
Trooper Washington	87.6	8.3	6.9	6.3	6.0	3.4	2.2
Chris Mills	85.2	8.9	7.8	5.4	5.1	4.0	3.0	1.9	1.2	0.3	0.1
Al Jefferson	84.8	7.8	7.7	6.6	4.9	4.6	2.7	2.3
Cincinnatus Powell	83.2	8.1	7.0	6.8	6.4	5.4	4.3	3.0	0.1
Jamal Mashburn	83.1	9.0	7.3	6.4	6.3	4.1	3.6	3.4	1.8	0.9	0.7	0.2
Jim McMillian	82.4	8.9	7.9	7.8	6.4	6.0	3.4	2.6	2.5	0.5
Goose Ligon	82.0	9.9	9.7	6.5	6.3	2.4	1.0	0.3
Danny Granger	81.6	8.0	7.3	6.9	6.5	6.2	5.1
Kermit Washington	81.6	9.1	6.9	6.8	5.3	4.3	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.1

College

Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant

			Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Season	Age	College	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
1999-00	19	WAKE	36	896	128	278	12	42	63	108		168	64	44	33	61	103	331	.460	.286	.583	24.9	9.2	4.7	1.8
2000-01	20	WAKE	29	790	143	292	18	46	89	130		171	52	58	32	65	91	393	.490	.391	.685	27.2	13.6	5.9	1.8
2001-02	21	WAKE	31	848	170	337	26	79	65	99		240	64	49	30	67	90	431	.504	.329	.657	27.4	13.9	7.7	2.1
2002-03	22	WAKE	31	1002	204	428	53	142	145	174		257	59	64	48	82	89	606	.477	.373	.833	32.3	19.5	8.3	1.9
Career			127	3536	645	1335	109	309	362	511		836	239	215	143	275	373	1761	.483	.353	.708	27.8	13.9	6.6	1.9

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games 2007 NBA	Honors 2002-03 NCAA AP All-America (1st) 2003-04 NBA All-Rookie (2nd)	Steal Pct 2004-05 NBA 2.5 (10)	Turnover Pct 2006-07 NBA 9.3 (10) 2007-08 NBA 7.5 (4)
Hall of Fame Probability Active 0.005 (58) Career 0.005 (347)

Transactions

June 26, 2003: Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1st round (29th pick) of the 2003 NBA Draft.

February 13, 2010: Traded by the Dallas Mavericks with Drew Gooden, Quinton Ross and James Singleton to the Washington Wizards for Caron Butler, Brendan Haywood and DeShawn Stevenson.

December 15, 2011: Signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz.

Salaries

Season	Team	Lg	Salary
2003-04	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$773,400
2004-05	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$863,640
2005-06	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$923,880
2006-07	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$1,667,603
2007-08	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$9,000,000
2008-09	Dallas Mavericks	NBA	$9,945,000
2009-10	Washington Wizards	NBA	$10,890,000
2010-11	Washington Wizards	NBA	$3,000,000
Career	(may be incomplete)		$37,063,523

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