Who is better, Howard or Cheeks?
Dwight Howard leads with a GOAT score of 84.6 against 84.6 for Maurice Cheeks — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Howard vs Cheeks
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Dwight Howard and Maurice Cheeks level at 84.6. Dwight Howard leads on Peak. Maurice Cheeks leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HowardWinner
84.6Howard wins: Peak
Cheeks
84.6Cheeks wins: Longevity
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Dwight Howard
84.6
Howard leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Dwight Howard
2. Maurice Cheeks
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Dwight Howard5 seasons played · career day 1,82686.7 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Maurice Cheeks5 seasons played · career day 1,82554.4 points per game
-37.3% vs Howard at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Howard | 0 | 0 | 12 | 27.8 | 66.1 | 165.6 |
| 🇺🇸 Cheeks | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 19.8 | 54.4 | 108.9 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Howard84.6
Cheeks84.6
FAQ
Where does Cheeks beat Howard?
Cheeks scores higher on longevity. Howard leads on peak.
How is the Howard vs Cheeks score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Howard: 84.6, Cheeks: 84.6.
What do you think?
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