Dwight Howard vs James Harden
James Harden leads 5 of 8 career categories against Dwight Howard, including scoring (24.0 PPG) and playmaking (7.3 APG). 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), longevity (1242 games played), accolades (3 DPOY · 8 All-NBA · 8 AS MVPs / All-Star nods).
The case for James Harden
scoring (24.0 PPG), playmaking (7.3 APG), shooting efficiency (60.8% TS%), and 2 more.
Tale of the tape
15.7PPG24.0
11.8RPG5.6
1.3APG7.3
60.2%TS%60.8%
21.3PER23.5
142.0Win Shares182.4
1242games played1221
Head to Head
| Dwight Howard | James Harden | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Series wins | 12 |
| 16.9 | PPG | 24.2 |
| 11.1 | RPG | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | APG | 6.5 |
| 21 meetings (2 in the playoffs) · first 2009-10 · last 2021-22 | ||
Per Game
| Dwight Howard | James Harden | |
|---|---|---|
| 1242 | G | 1221 |
| 31.7 | MIN | 34.8 |
| 15.7 | PTS | 24.0 |
| 11.8 | REB | 5.6 |
| 1.3 | AST | 7.3 |
| 0.9 | STL | 1.5 |
| 1.8 | BLK | 0.6 |
| 58.7 | FG% | 43.9 |
| 21.4 | 3P% | 36.4 |
| 56.7 | FT% | 86.3 |
Advanced
| Dwight Howard | James Harden | |
|---|---|---|
| 21.3 | PER | 23.5 |
| 60.2 | TS% | 60.8 |
| 22.2 | USG% | 29.5 |
| 142.0 | WS | 182.4 |
| 0.173 | WS/48 | 0.206 |
| 1.5 | BPM | 6.3 |
| 35.0 | VORP | 90.0 |
Accolades
| Dwight Howard | James Harden | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Defensive POY | — |
| 8 | All-NBA | 8 |
| 8 | All-Star | 11 |
| 5 | All-Defensive | — |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | MVP | 1 |
| — | Sixth Man | 1 |
Career percentiles
82Scoring93
90Efficiency85
48Playmaking94
98Rebounding78
93Defense87
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