Cross-era · careers 27 years apart

Dwight Howard vs John Havlicek

Dwight Howard 2004-2021 · Center-Forward John Havlicek 1962-1977 · Forward

Dwight Howard (2004-2021) and John Havlicek (1962-1977) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 27 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, John Havlicek was the higher-volume scorer (20.8 points per game to 15.7); adjusted for era they scored at 1.61× and 1.89× their league average respectively; Dwight Howard was the more efficient scorer (60.3% true shooting to 49.2%). John Havlicek holds the edge on accolades — 8 championships, 1 Finals MVP and the #11 all-time ranking to Dwight Howard's #48.

Career averages

Dwight HowardStatJohn Havlicek
15.7 Points / game 20.8
11.8 Rebounds / game 6.3
1.3 Assists / game 4.8
0.9 Steals / game 0.4
1.8 Blocks / game 0.1
59.3% Field goal % 43.9%
15.8% 3-point % 0.0%
57.0% Free throw % 81.3%
60.3% True shooting % 49.2%
1,242 Games played 1,270

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Dwight HowardStatJohn Havlicek
1.61× Points vs era avg 1.89×
2.85× Rebounds vs era avg 1.17×
0.64× Assists vs era avg 2.14×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats weren't tracked in John Havlicek's era.

Dwight HowardStatJohn Havlicek
107.3 Offensive rating —
106.8 Defensive rating —
0.5 Net rating —
0.2% Usage % —
0.1% Assist % —
0.2% Rebound % —

Playoff averages

Dwight HowardStatJohn Havlicek
15.3 Points / game 22.0
11.8 Rebounds / game 6.9
1.2 Assists / game 4.8
0.8 Steals / game 0.3
2.0 Blocks / game 0.1
59.3% Field goal % 43.5%
7.2% 3-point % 0.0%
54.8% Free throw % 82.7%
125 Playoff games 172

Accolades

Dwight HowardStatJohn Havlicek
0 MVP awards 0
0 Finals MVP 1
1 Championships 8
8 All-Star selections 13
5 All-NBA 1st Team 4
#48 All-time GOAT rank #11

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