Dwight Howard vs Gary Payton
Dwight Howard and Gary Payton split the compared categories 4–4. Head to head they met 10 times, with the series even at 5–5.
The case for Dwight Howard: rebounding (11.8 RPG), shooting efficiency (60.2% TS%), per-minute impact (21.3 PER), and 1 more.
The case for Gary Payton: scoring (16.3 PPG), playmaking (6.7 APG), career value (144.0 Win Shares), and 1 more.
PPG
15.716.3
RPG
11.83.9
APG
1.36.7
TS%
60.2%52.8%
PER
21.318.9
Win Shares
142.0144.0
games played
12421335
MVPs / All-Star nods
3 DPOY · 8 All-NBA · 8 AS1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 9 AS
Head to Head
| Dwight Howard | Gary Payton | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 5–5 | |
| Meetings | 10 | |
| PPG | 14.7 | 7.8 |
| RPG | 10.7 | 3.0 |
| APG | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| First meeting | 2004-05 | |
| Last meeting | 2006-07 | |
Per Game
| Dwight Howard | Gary Payton | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1242 | 1335 |
| MIN | 31.7 | 35.3 |
| PTS | 15.7 | 16.3 |
| REB | 11.8 | 3.9 |
| AST | 1.3 | 6.7 |
| STL | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| BLK | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| FG% | 58.7 | 46.6 |
| 3P% | 21.4 | 31.7 |
| FT% | 56.7 | 72.9 |
Advanced
| Dwight Howard | Gary Payton | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 21.3 | 18.9 |
| TS% | 60.2 | 52.8 |
| USG% | 22.2 | 22.5 |
| WS | 142.0 | 144.0 |
| WS/48 | 0.173 | 0.147 |
| BPM | 1.5 | 3.4 |
| VORP | 35.0 | 65.0 |
Accolades
| Dwight Howard | Gary Payton | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 3 | 1 |
| All-NBA | 8 | 9 |
| All-Star | 8 | 9 |
| All-Defensive | 5 | 9 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring8281
Efficiency9056
Playmaking4895
Rebounding9860
Defense9382
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