Dwight Howard
Age 36 · 6'11" · 265 lb · USA
Pick #1, 2004 Draft · Rookie 2005 · 1,242 games · 125 playoff games
DPM
-1.9Around the league
Top 10 comps today
Current players closest to Dwight Howard's latest recorded profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style. Reference profile: Apr 10, 2022.
- -2.1DPMDPM Offense -3.4 Defense +1.3 Per 100 possessions:11.0points18.5rebounds2.9assistsP/R/A78.1
- -1.2DPMDPM Offense -2.5 Defense +1.2 Per 100 possessions:18.8points20.9rebounds4.5assistsP/R/A77.0
- -2.1DPMDPM Offense -2.3 Defense +0.2 Per 100 possessions:18.8points17.7rebounds1.6assistsP/R/A76.0
- -1.3DPMDPM Offense -1.7 Defense +0.3 Per 100 possessions:21.6points13.8rebounds4.8assistsP/R/A74.3
- -1.7DPMDPM Offense -1.5 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:15.5points8.3rebounds3.0assistsP/R/A71.8
- -1.0DPMDPM Offense -1.0 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:22.1points12.4rebounds4.5assistsP/R/A68.9
- -1.1DPMDPM Offense -2.0 Defense +0.9 Per 100 possessions:19.1points14.3rebounds2.5assistsP/R/A68.8
- -1.9DPMDPM Offense -1.8 Defense -0.1 Per 100 possessions:13.6points15.1rebounds4.1assistsP/R/A68.6
- -2.0DPMDPM Offense -3.2 Defense +1.2 Per 100 possessions:17.1points19.1rebounds2.7assistsP/R/A68.2
- -1.8DPMDPM Offense -2.2 Defense +0.4 Per 100 possessions:15.8points8.8rebounds3.3assistsP/R/A67.5
How these matches work
Each player's latest published profile is compared with today's league. The score uses standardized differences in DPM, offense, defense, age, scoring, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, turnovers, three-point shot share and free-throw rate. DPM and age carry the most weight. Historical trajectory and a same-age cutoff are not used here.
100 is an identical profile, so a current player is his own first match. Scores fall by 8 points per unit of weighted distance, down to zero. This is a similarity index, not a probability. Box-score figures are projections per 100 possessions, so playing time does not distort the comparison.
Career
Season by season
DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.
| Season | Team | Age | Games | MPG | DPM | Off | Def | For his age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | LAL | 36 | 60 | 16.2 | -1.93 | -2.08 | +0.16 | 139th of 189 |
| 2020-21 | PHI | 35 | 69 +12 | 17.3 | -1.23 | -2.49 | +1.26 | 135th of 243 |
| 2019-20 | LAL | 34 | 69 +18 | 18.9 | -0.33 | -1.85 | +1.52 | 149th of 337 |
| 2018-19 | WAS | 33 | 9 | 25.5 | -1.02 | -1.85 | +0.83 | — |
| 2017-18 | CHA | 32 | 81 | 30.4 | +1.14 | -0.29 | +1.43 | 118th of 530 |
| 2016-17 | ATL | 31 | 74 +6 | 29.7 | +1.04 | -1.02 | +2.06 | 146th of 616 |
| 2015-16 | HOU | 30 | 71 +5 | 32.1 | +2.07 | -0.24 | +2.30 | 100th of 697 |
| 2014-15 | HOU | 29 | 41 +17 | 29.8 | +3.04 | +0.22 | +2.82 | 60th of 774 |
| 2013-14 | HOU | 28 | 71 +6 | 33.7 | +2.49 | +0.66 | +1.83 | 95th of 858 |
| 2012-13 | LAL | 27 | 76 +4 | 35.8 | +3.09 | +0.34 | +2.75 | 67th of 924 |
| 2011-12 | ORL | 26 | 54 | 38.3 | +4.79 | +1.37 | +3.42 | 17th of 1010 |
| 2010-11 | ORL | 25 | 78 +6 | 37.6 | +4.56 | +1.48 | +3.08 | 20th of 1077 |
| 2009-10 | ORL | 24 | 82 +14 | 34.7 | +4.47 | +1.74 | +2.73 | 17th of 1185 |
| 2008-09 | ORL | 23 | 79 +23 | 35.7 | +3.24 | +1.36 | +1.88 | 25th of 1100 |
| 2007-08 | ORL | 22 | 82 +10 | 37.7 | +2.30 | +1.91 | +0.40 | 33rd of 813 |
| 2006-07 | ORL | 21 | 82 +4 | 36.9 | +1.05 | +1.05 | 0.00 | 41st of 571 |
| 2005-06 | ORL | 20 | 82 | 36.8 | +0.25 | +1.08 | -0.83 | 46th of 354 |
| 2004-05 | ORL | 19 | 82 | 32.7 | -0.51 | +0.17 | -0.68 | 19th of 109 |
Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.