Dwight Howard vs LeBron James
Dwight Howard leads 6 of 8 career categories against LeBron James, including rebounding (11.8 RPG) and shooting efficiency (60.2% TS%). Head to head they met 47 times, 6 of them in the playoffs, with LeBron James winning the series 25–22.
The case for Dwight Howard: rebounding (11.8 RPG), shooting efficiency (60.2% TS%), per-minute impact (21.3 PER), and 3 more.
The case for LeBron James: scoring (20.9 PPG), playmaking (7.2 APG).
PPG
15.720.9
RPG
11.86.1
APG
1.37.2
TS%
60.2%59.4%
PER
21.320.8
Win Shares
142.05.5
games played
124260
MVPs / All-Star nods
3 DPOY · 8 All-NBA · 8 AS—
Head to Head
| Dwight Howard | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 22–25 | |
| Meetings | 47 (6 playoff) | |
| PPG | 17.6 | 29.4 |
| RPG | 12.6 | 7.9 |
| APG | 1.8 | 7.1 |
| First meeting | 2004-05 | |
| Last meeting | 2020-21 | |
Per Game
| Dwight Howard | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1242 | 60 |
| MIN | 31.7 | 33.1 |
| PTS | 15.7 | 20.9 |
| REB | 11.8 | 6.1 |
| AST | 1.3 | 7.2 |
| STL | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| BLK | 1.8 | 0.6 |
| FG% | 58.7 | 51.5 |
| 3P% | 21.4 | 31.7 |
| FT% | 56.7 | 73.7 |
Advanced
| Dwight Howard | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 21.3 | 20.8 |
| TS% | 60.2 | 59.4 |
| USG% | 22.2 | 27.3 |
| WS | 142.0 | 5.5 |
| WS/48 | 0.173 | 0.132 |
| BPM | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| VORP | 35.0 | 2.8 |
Accolades
| Dwight Howard | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 3 | — |
| All-NBA | 8 | — |
| All-Star | 8 | — |
| All-Defensive | 5 | — |
| All-Rookie | 1 | — |
Career percentiles
Scoring8293
Efficiency9065
Playmaking4898
Rebounding9886
Defense9385
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