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Artis GilmorevsDwight Howard

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

Artis Gilmore

1972–1988 · 17 seasons

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Dwight Howard

2005–2022 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Artis Gilmore and Dwight Howard: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Artis Gilmore	Stat	Dwight Howard
17	Seasons	18
211.9	Career VAL	153.5
18.5 (1981)	Peak-season VAL	18.7 (2011)
Inducted 2011	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2025
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	8
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	22

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Artis Gilmore and Dwight Howard have
Artis Gilmore	Stat	Dwight Howard
Career
1,329	Games	1,240
Per game
18.8	Points / game	15.7
12.3	Rebounds / game	11.8
2.3	Assists / game	1.3
Shooting
58.2%	FG %	58.7%
15.0%	3P %

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Artis Gilmore	Dwight Howard
19	—	6
20	—	7
21	—	11.3
22	18.4	14.3
23	14	18.4
24	8.5	16
25	17.6	18.7
26	14.8	9
27	8.3	7.4
28	13.6	9.7
29	15.3	4.4
30	7.1	4.8
31	18.5	9.6
32	18.4	4.6
33	15.4	—
34	9.5	5.3
35	14.6	4.3
36	10.2	2.7
37	7.7	—
38	0	—