Dwight Howard vs Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant leads 6 of 8 career categories against Dwight Howard, including scoring (25.0 PPG) and playmaking (4.7 APG). Head to head they met 25 times, 5 of them in the playoffs, with Dwight Howard winning the series 13–12.
The case for Dwight Howard: rebounding (11.8 RPG), shooting efficiency (60.2% TS%).
The case for Kobe Bryant: scoring (25.0 PPG), playmaking (4.7 APG), per-minute impact (22.9 PER), and 3 more.
PPG
15.725.0
RPG
11.85.2
APG
1.34.7
TS%
60.2%55.0%
PER
21.322.9
Win Shares
142.0172.5
games played
12421346
MVPs / All-Star nods
3 DPOY · 8 All-NBA · 8 AS1 MVP · 2 FMVP · 15 All-NBA · 18 AS
Head to Head
| Dwight Howard | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 13–12 | |
| Meetings | 25 (5 playoff) | |
| PPG | 16.4 | 27.1 |
| RPG | 12.9 | 5.7 |
| APG | 1.4 | 6.4 |
| First meeting | 2004-05 | |
| Last meeting | 2015-16 | |
Per Game
| Dwight Howard | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1242 | 1346 |
| MIN | 31.7 | 36.1 |
| PTS | 15.7 | 25.0 |
| REB | 11.8 | 5.2 |
| AST | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| STL | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| BLK | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| FG% | 58.7 | 44.7 |
| 3P% | 21.4 | 32.9 |
| FT% | 56.7 | 83.7 |
Advanced
| Dwight Howard | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 21.3 | 22.9 |
| TS% | 60.2 | 55.0 |
| USG% | 22.2 | 31.8 |
| WS | 142.0 | 172.5 |
| WS/48 | 0.173 | 0.170 |
| BPM | 1.5 | 4.2 |
| VORP | 35.0 | 77.1 |
Accolades
| Dwight Howard | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 3 | — |
| All-NBA | 8 | 15 |
| All-Star | 8 | 18 |
| All-Defensive | 5 | 12 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| MVP | — | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 2 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 4 |
Career percentiles
Scoring8296
Efficiency9072
Playmaking4888
Rebounding9875
Defense9383
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