Dwight Howard vs Karl Malone
Karl Malone leads 6 of 8 career categories against Dwight Howard, including scoring (25.0 PPG) and playmaking (3.6 APG). The two never shared an NBA floor — Karl Malone's last season was 2003-04, and Dwight Howard debuted in 2004-05.
The case for Dwight Howard: rebounding (11.8 RPG), shooting efficiency (60.2% TS%).
The case for Karl Malone: scoring (25.0 PPG), playmaking (3.6 APG), per-minute impact (23.9 PER), and 3 more.
PPG
15.725.0
RPG
11.810.1
APG
1.33.6
TS%
60.2%57.7%
PER
21.323.9
Win Shares
142.0232.3
games played
12421476
MVPs / All-Star nods
3 DPOY · 8 All-NBA · 8 AS2 MVP · 14 All-NBA · 14 AS
Per Game
| Dwight Howard | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1242 | 1476 |
| MIN | 31.7 | 37.2 |
| PTS | 15.7 | 25.0 |
| REB | 11.8 | 10.1 |
| AST | 1.3 | 3.6 |
| STL | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| BLK | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| FG% | 58.7 | 51.6 |
| 3P% | 21.4 | 27.4 |
| FT% | 56.7 | 74.2 |
Advanced
| Dwight Howard | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 21.3 | 23.9 |
| TS% | 60.2 | 57.7 |
| USG% | 22.2 | 29.5 |
| WS | 142.0 | 232.3 |
| WS/48 | 0.173 | 0.203 |
| BPM | 1.5 | 4.6 |
| VORP | 35.0 | 92.1 |
Accolades
| Dwight Howard | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 3 | — |
| All-NBA | 8 | 14 |
| All-Star | 8 | 14 |
| All-Defensive | 5 | 4 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| MVP | — | 2 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 2 |
Career percentiles
Scoring8297
Efficiency9084
Playmaking4881
Rebounding9897
Defense9387
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