Cross-era · careers 6 years apart

Dominique Wilkins vs Dwight Howard

Dominique Wilkins 1982-1998 · Forward Dwight Howard 2004-2021 · Center-Forward

Dominique Wilkins (1982-1998) and Dwight Howard (2004-2021) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 6 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Dominique Wilkins was the higher-volume scorer (24.8 points per game to 15.7); adjusted for era they scored at 2.42× and 1.61× their league average respectively; Dwight Howard was the more efficient scorer (60.3% true shooting to 53.6%). Dwight Howard holds the edge on accolades — 1 championship and the #48 all-time ranking to Dominique Wilkins's #62.

Career averages

Dominique WilkinsStatDwight Howard
24.8 Points / game 15.7
6.7 Rebounds / game 11.8
2.5 Assists / game 1.3
1.3 Steals / game 0.9
0.6 Blocks / game 1.8
46.1% Field goal % 59.3%
31.9% 3-point % 15.8%
81.1% Free throw % 57.0%
53.6% True shooting % 60.3%
1,074 Games played 1,242

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Dominique WilkinsStatDwight Howard
2.42× Points vs era avg 1.61×
1.61× Rebounds vs era avg 2.85×
1.05× Assists vs era avg 0.64×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats aren't available for Dominique Wilkins.

Dominique WilkinsStatDwight Howard
— Offensive rating 107.3
— Defensive rating 106.8
— Net rating 0.5
— Usage % 0.2%
— Assist % 0.1%
— Rebound % 0.2%

Playoff averages

Dominique WilkinsStatDwight Howard
25.4 Points / game 15.3
6.7 Rebounds / game 11.8
2.6 Assists / game 1.2
1.3 Steals / game 0.8
0.6 Blocks / game 2.0
42.8% Field goal % 59.3%
26.7% 3-point % 7.2%
81.8% Free throw % 54.8%
56 Playoff games 125

Accolades

Dominique WilkinsStatDwight Howard
0 MVP awards 0
0 Finals MVP 0
0 Championships 1
8 All-Star selections 8
1 All-NBA 1st Team 5
#62 All-time GOAT rank #48

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