Cross-era · careers 5 years apart

Dennis Rodman vs Dwight Howard

Dennis Rodman 1986-1999 · Forward Dwight Howard 2004-2021 · Center-Forward

Dennis Rodman (1986-1999) and Dwight Howard (2004-2021) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 5 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Dwight Howard was the higher-volume scorer (15.7 points per game to 7.3); adjusted for era they scored at 0.72× and 1.61× their league average respectively; Dwight Howard was the more efficient scorer (60.3% true shooting to 54.6%). Dennis Rodman holds the edge on accolades — 5 championships and the #32 all-time ranking to Dwight Howard's #48.

Career averages

Dennis RodmanStatDwight Howard
7.3 Points / game 15.7
13.1 Rebounds / game 11.8
1.8 Assists / game 1.3
0.7 Steals / game 0.9
0.6 Blocks / game 1.8
52.1% Field goal % 59.3%
23.1% 3-point % 15.8%
58.4% Free throw % 57.0%
54.6% True shooting % 60.3%
911 Games played 1,242

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Dennis RodmanStatDwight Howard
0.72× Points vs era avg 1.61×
3.14× Rebounds vs era avg 2.85×
0.77× Assists vs era avg 0.64×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats aren't available for Dennis Rodman.

Dennis RodmanStatDwight Howard
— Offensive rating 107.3
— Defensive rating 106.8
— Net rating 0.5
— Usage % 0.2%
— Assist % 0.1%
— Rebound % 0.2%

Playoff averages

Dennis RodmanStatDwight Howard
6.4 Points / game 15.3
9.9 Rebounds / game 11.8
1.2 Assists / game 1.2
0.6 Steals / game 0.8
0.6 Blocks / game 2.0
48.7% Field goal % 59.3%
7.9% 3-point % 7.2%
53.7% Free throw % 54.8%
169 Playoff games 125

Accolades

Dennis RodmanStatDwight Howard
0 MVP awards 0
0 Finals MVP 0
5 Championships 1
2 All-Star selections 8
0 All-NBA 1st Team 5
#32 All-time GOAT rank #48

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