Dwight Howard
Age 36 · 6'11" · 265 lb · USA
Pick #1, 2004 Draft · Rookie 2005 · 1,242 games · 125 playoff games
DPM
-1.3Game by game
Seismograph
DARKO updates every rating after every game. The lines show the rating going into each game; the bars show how much each game moved it, split into offense and defense.
- Season change
- +0.44
- -1.74 before the first game, -1.30 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.34
- Nov 30 vs SAC · 35 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.41
- Dec 3 vs LAC · 21 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.09
- Last 20 games, vs 0.14 in the first 20. Smaller changes mean each game moves DARKO's view less.
Historical comps
Echoes today
Current players whose ten closest comps include one of Dwight Howard's seasons, at the same age.
- Jarrett Allen CLE like his 2013-14 86
- Joan Beringer MIN like his 2004-05 84
- Jalen Duren DET like his 2007-08 83
- Chet Holmgren OKC like his 2008-09 77
Match score out of 100: how close the current player's season is to that one.
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 | -1.30 | -1.91 | +0.61 | 102nd of 189 |
| 2020-21 | PHI | 35 | 69 +12 | 17.3 | -1.29 | -2.32 | +1.03 | 131st of 243 |
| 2019-20 | LAL | 34 | 69 +18 | 18.9 | -0.34 | -1.98 | +1.64 | 128th of 336 |
| 2018-19 | WAS | 33 | 9 | 25.5 | -0.61 | -1.74 | +1.13 | — |
| 2017-18 | CHA | 32 | 81 | 30.4 | +0.99 | -0.35 | +1.35 | 122nd of 530 |
| 2016-17 | ATL | 31 | 74 +6 | 29.7 | +1.07 | -1.16 | +2.23 | 139th of 616 |
| 2015-16 | HOU | 30 | 71 +5 | 32.1 | +2.07 | -0.50 | +2.58 | 90th of 697 |
| 2014-15 | HOU | 29 | 41 +17 | 29.8 | +2.98 | +0.22 | +2.75 | 55th of 774 |
| 2013-14 | HOU | 28 | 71 +6 | 33.7 | +2.94 | +0.93 | +2.02 | 69th of 858 |
| 2012-13 | LAL | 27 | 76 +4 | 35.8 | +2.39 | -0.37 | +2.76 | 94th of 924 |
| 2011-12 | ORL | 26 | 54 | 38.3 | +4.05 | +0.90 | +3.15 | 23rd of 1010 |
| 2010-11 | ORL | 25 | 78 +6 | 37.6 | +4.10 | +0.77 | +3.33 | 25th of 1078 |
| 2009-10 | ORL | 24 | 82 +14 | 34.7 | +4.63 | +1.51 | +3.12 | 14th of 1185 |
| 2008-09 | ORL | 23 | 79 +23 | 35.7 | +3.42 | +1.29 | +2.12 | 20th of 1100 |
| 2007-08 | ORL | 22 | 82 +10 | 37.7 | +2.60 | +1.71 | +0.89 | 24th of 813 |
| 2006-07 | ORL | 21 | 82 +4 | 36.9 | +0.71 | +0.65 | +0.05 | 62nd of 571 |
| 2005-06 | ORL | 20 | 82 | 36.8 | +0.76 | +1.18 | -0.41 | 38th of 354 |
| 2004-05 | ORL | 19 | 82 | 32.7 | -0.25 | +0.13 | -0.38 | 16th 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.