Dwight Howard vs James Harden
Dwight Howard leads 5 of 8 career categories against James Harden, including rebounding (11.8 RPG) and per-minute impact (21.3 PER). Head to head they met 21 times, 2 of them in the playoffs, with James Harden winning the series 12–9.
The case for Dwight Howard: rebounding (11.8 RPG), per-minute impact (21.3 PER), career value (142.0 Win Shares), and 2 more.
The case for James Harden: scoring (23.6 PPG), playmaking (8.0 APG), shooting efficiency (61.0% TS%).
PPG
15.723.6
RPG
11.84.8
APG
1.38.0
TS%
60.2%61.0%
PER
21.320.6
Win Shares
142.07.7
games played
124270
MVPs / All-Star nods
3 DPOY · 8 All-NBA · 8 AS—
Head to Head
| Dwight Howard | James Harden | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 9–12 | |
| Meetings | 21 (2 playoff) | |
| PPG | 16.9 | 24.2 |
| RPG | 11.1 | 6.0 |
| APG | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| First meeting | 2009-10 | |
| Last meeting | 2021-22 | |
Per Game
| Dwight Howard | James Harden | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1242 | 70 |
| MIN | 31.7 | 34.9 |
| PTS | 15.7 | 23.6 |
| REB | 11.8 | 4.8 |
| AST | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| STL | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| BLK | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| FG% | 58.7 | 43.4 |
| 3P% | 21.4 | 37.5 |
| FT% | 56.7 | 88.4 |
Advanced
| Dwight Howard | James Harden | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 21.3 | 20.6 |
| TS% | 60.2 | 61.0 |
| USG% | 22.2 | 28.9 |
| WS | 142.0 | 7.7 |
| WS/48 | 0.173 | 0.151 |
| BPM | 1.5 | 4.3 |
| VORP | 35.0 | 3.9 |
Accolades
| Dwight Howard | James Harden | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 3 | — |
| All-NBA | 8 | — |
| All-Star | 8 | — |
| All-Defensive | 5 | — |
| All-Rookie | 1 | — |
Career percentiles
Scoring8295
Efficiency9077
Playmaking4899
Rebounding9871
Defense9374
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