Dwight Howard vs Kevin Garnett
Kevin Garnett leads 6 of 8 career categories against Dwight Howard, including scoring (17.8 PPG) and playmaking (3.7 APG). Head to head they met 29 times, 6 of them in the playoffs, with Kevin Garnett winning the series 16–13.
The case for Dwight Howard: rebounding (11.8 RPG), shooting efficiency (60.2% TS%).
The case for Kevin Garnett: scoring (17.8 PPG), playmaking (3.7 APG), per-minute impact (22.7 PER), and 3 more.
PPG
15.717.8
RPG
11.810.0
APG
1.33.7
TS%
60.2%54.6%
PER
21.322.7
Win Shares
142.0191.4
games played
12421462
MVPs / All-Star nods
3 DPOY · 8 All-NBA · 8 AS1 MVP · 1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 15 AS
Head to Head
| Dwight Howard | Kevin Garnett | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 13–16 | |
| Meetings | 29 (6 playoff) | |
| PPG | 17.4 | 15.0 |
| RPG | 13.0 | 9.5 |
| APG | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| First meeting | 2004-05 | |
| Last meeting | 2014-15 | |
Per Game
| Dwight Howard | Kevin Garnett | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1242 | 1462 |
| MIN | 31.7 | 34.5 |
| PTS | 15.7 | 17.8 |
| REB | 11.8 | 10.0 |
| AST | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| STL | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| BLK | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| FG% | 58.7 | 49.7 |
| 3P% | 21.4 | 27.5 |
| FT% | 56.7 | 78.9 |
Advanced
| Dwight Howard | Kevin Garnett | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 21.3 | 22.7 |
| TS% | 60.2 | 54.6 |
| USG% | 22.2 | 24.7 |
| WS | 142.0 | 191.4 |
| WS/48 | 0.173 | 0.182 |
| BPM | 1.5 | 4.9 |
| VORP | 35.0 | 87.9 |
Accolades
| Dwight Howard | Kevin Garnett | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 3 | 1 |
| All-NBA | 8 | 9 |
| All-Star | 8 | 15 |
| All-Defensive | 5 | 12 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| MVP | — | 1 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring8285
Efficiency9068
Playmaking4882
Rebounding9894
Defense9393
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