Dwight Howard vs Nikola Jokić
Nikola Jokić leads 6 of 8 career categories against Dwight Howard, including scoring (22.2 PPG) and playmaking (7.5 APG). Head to head they met 18 times, 5 of them in the playoffs, with the series even at 9–9.
The case for Dwight Howard
rebounding (11.8 RPG), longevity (1242 games played).
The case for Nikola Jokić
scoring (22.2 PPG), playmaking (7.5 APG), shooting efficiency (64.1% TS%), and 3 more.
Tale of the tape
15.7PPG22.2
11.8RPG11.1
1.3APG7.5
60.2%TS%64.1%
21.3PER28.8
142.0Win Shares142.6
1242games played810
Head to Head
| Dwight Howard | Nikola Jokić | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Series wins | 9 |
| 10.9 | PPG | 18.2 |
| 7.8 | RPG | 9.1 |
| 0.6 | APG | 5.3 |
| 18 meetings (5 in the playoffs) · first 2015-16 · last 2021-22 | ||
Per Game
| Dwight Howard | Nikola Jokić | |
|---|---|---|
| 1242 | G | 810 |
| 31.7 | MIN | 32.0 |
| 15.7 | PTS | 22.2 |
| 11.8 | REB | 11.1 |
| 1.3 | AST | 7.5 |
| 0.9 | STL | 1.3 |
| 1.8 | BLK | 0.7 |
| 58.7 | FG% | 56.1 |
| 21.4 | 3P% | 36.2 |
| 56.7 | FT% | 82.5 |
Advanced
| Dwight Howard | Nikola Jokić | |
|---|---|---|
| 21.3 | PER | 28.8 |
| 60.2 | TS% | 64.1 |
| 22.2 | USG% | 27.5 |
| 142.0 | WS | 142.6 |
| 0.173 | WS/48 | 0.264 |
| 1.5 | BPM | 10.0 |
| 35.0 | VORP | 78.9 |
Accolades
| Dwight Howard | Nikola Jokić | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Defensive POY | — |
| 8 | All-NBA | 8 |
| 8 | All-Star | 8 |
| 5 | All-Defensive | — |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | MVP | 3 |
| — | Finals MVP | 1 |
Career percentiles
82Scoring92
90Efficiency90
48Playmaking95
98Rebounding97
93Defense90
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