Dwight Howard vs LeBron James
LeBron James leads 6 of 8 career categories against Dwight Howard, including scoring (26.8 PPG) and playmaking (7.4 APG). 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%).
The case for LeBron James
scoring (26.8 PPG), playmaking (7.4 APG), per-minute impact (26.6 PER), and 3 more.
Tale of the tape
15.7PPG26.8
11.8RPG7.5
1.3APG7.4
60.2%TS%59.0%
21.3PER26.6
142.0Win Shares276.6
1242games played1622
Head to Head
| Dwight Howard | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Series wins | 25 |
| 17.6 | PPG | 29.4 |
| 12.6 | RPG | 7.9 |
| 1.8 | APG | 7.1 |
| 47 meetings (6 in the playoffs) · first 2004-05 · last 2020-21 | ||
Per Game
| Dwight Howard | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| 1242 | G | 1622 |
| 31.7 | MIN | 37.6 |
| 15.7 | PTS | 26.8 |
| 11.8 | REB | 7.5 |
| 1.3 | AST | 7.4 |
| 0.9 | STL | 1.5 |
| 1.8 | BLK | 0.7 |
| 58.7 | FG% | 50.7 |
| 21.4 | 3P% | 34.8 |
| 56.7 | FT% | 73.7 |
Advanced
| Dwight Howard | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| 21.3 | PER | 26.6 |
| 60.2 | TS% | 59.0 |
| 22.2 | USG% | 31.4 |
| 142.0 | WS | 276.6 |
| 0.173 | WS/48 | 0.218 |
| 1.5 | BPM | 8.2 |
| 35.0 | VORP | 158.2 |
Accolades
| Dwight Howard | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Defensive POY | — |
| 8 | All-NBA | 21 |
| 8 | All-Star | 22 |
| 5 | All-Defensive | 6 |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | MVP | 4 |
| — | Finals MVP | 4 |
| — | All-Star MVP | 3 |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1 |
Career percentiles
82Scoring99
90Efficiency81
48Playmaking98
98Rebounding90
93Defense92
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