Cross-era · careers 45 years apart

Dwight Howard vs Slater Martin

Dwight Howard 2004-2021 · Center-Forward Slater Martin 1949-1959 · Guard

Dwight Howard (2004-2021) and Slater Martin (1949-1959) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 45 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 9.9); adjusted for era they scored at 1.61× and 1.01× their league average respectively; Dwight Howard was the more efficient scorer (60.3% true shooting to 43.6%). Dwight Howard holds the edge on accolades — 1 championship and the #48 all-time ranking to Slater Martin's #67.

Career averages

Dwight HowardStatSlater Martin
15.7 Points / game 9.9
11.8 Rebounds / game 3.1
1.3 Assists / game 4.3
0.9 Steals / game 0.0
1.8 Blocks / game 0.0
59.3% Field goal % 36.5%
15.8% 3-point % 0.0%
57.0% Free throw % 74.7%
60.3% True shooting % 43.6%
1,242 Games played 745

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Dwight HowardStatSlater Martin
1.61× Points vs era avg 1.01×
2.85× Rebounds vs era avg 0.60×
0.64× Assists vs era avg 1.90×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats weren't tracked in Slater Martin's era.

Dwight HowardStatSlater Martin
107.3 Offensive rating —
106.8 Defensive rating —
0.5 Net rating —
0.2% Usage % —
0.1% Assist % —
0.2% Rebound % —

Playoff averages

Dwight HowardStatSlater Martin
15.3 Points / game 10.0
11.8 Rebounds / game 2.9
1.2 Assists / game 3.8
0.8 Steals / game 0.0
2.0 Blocks / game 0.0
59.3% Field goal % 35.5%
7.2% 3-point % 0.0%
54.8% Free throw % 67.7%
125 Playoff games 92

Accolades

Dwight HowardStatSlater Martin
0 MVP awards 0
0 Finals MVP 0
1 Championships 5
8 All-Star selections 7
5 All-NBA 1st Team 0
#48 All-time GOAT rank #67

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