NBA titles
1
Defensive Player of the Year awards
3
All-Star selections
8
Rebounding titles
5
Career rebounds
14,627
Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12 | |
| 2005 | 15.8 | |
| 2006 | 17.6 | |
| 2007 | 20.7 | |
| 2008 | 20.6 | |
| 2009 | 18.3 | |
| 2010 | 22.9 | |
| 2011 | 20.6 | |
| 2012 | 17.1 | |
| 2013 | 18.3 | |
| 2014 | 15.8 | |
| 2015 | 13.7 | |
| 2016 | 13.5 | |
| 2017 | 16.6 | |
| 2018 | 12.8 | |
| 2019 | 7.5 | |
| 2020 | 6.2 | |
| 2021 | 6.2 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Dwight Howard ranks #97 in Basketball
Dwight Howard ranks #97 in Basketball and #805 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.6/100.
The verified career covers 2004–2022 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles 1, Defensive Player of the Year awards 3, All-Star selections 8, Rebounding titles 5.
Nearest context: ahead Steve Nash (84.7); behind Dave Cowens (84.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Dwight Howard GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Howard comparisons
Dwight Howard — frequently asked
- Is Dwight Howard the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Dwight Howard ranks #97 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 84.6/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Dwight Howard's GOAT Score?
- 84.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Dwight Howard rank all time?
- #805 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #97 in Basketball.
- Dwight Howard vs Steve Nash: who ranks higher?
- Steve Nash ranks higher at 84.7 versus Dwight Howard at 84.6, a margin of 0.1 points.