Josh Howard
- Seasons
- 2003-04 to 2012-13
- Position
- F-G
- Height
- 6′7″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- Apr 28, 1980
- College
- Wake Forest
- Draft
- 2003, round 1, pick 29
1All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 16.7
- True shooting
- .522
- Effective FG
- .476
- Usage rate
- 23.0
- Win shares
- 37.9
- WS per 48
- .119
- Box plus/minus
- 0.6
- VORP
- 10.0
- Best season, WS
- 8.8
- Best season, BPM
- 3.1
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | DAL | 23 | 67 | 1,589 | 15.7 | .485 | .449 | 18.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 3.5 | .104 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 107 | 105 |
| 2004-05 | DAL | 24 | 76 | 2,446 | 15.8 | .535 | .497 | 18.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 6.4 | .126 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 108 | 103 |
| 2005-06 | DAL | 25 | 59 | 1,915 | 19.3 | .536 | .489 | 22.9 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 6.7 | .168 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 115 | 105 |
| 2006-07 | DAL | 26 | 70 | 2,455 | 20.0 | .548 | .501 | 25.2 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 8.8 | .173 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 112 | 102 |
| 2007-08 | DAL | 27 | 76 | 2,757 | 18.3 | .534 | .482 | 25.9 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 8.0 | .140 | 1.8 | -0.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 111 | 106 |
| 2008-09 | DAL | 28 | 52 | 1,663 | 17.0 | .532 | .488 | 26.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.2 | .091 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 106 | 109 |
| 2009-10 | 2+ teams | 29 | 35 | 918 | 12.7 | .496 | .434 | 24.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | .054 | -2.2 | -1.1 | -3.3 | -0.3 | 100 | 108 |
| 2010-11 | WAS | 30 | 18 | 409 | 9.2 | .416 | .380 | 21.9 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.027 | -3.1 | -0.7 | -3.8 | -0.2 | 89 | 111 |
| 2011-12 | UTA | 31 | 43 | 991 | 10.5 | .461 | .411 | 20.7 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | .025 | -2.8 | -0.9 | -3.7 | -0.4 | 95 | 107 |
| 2012-13 | MIN | 32 | 11 | 207 | 9.5 | .450 | .435 | 20.0 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .009 | -3.9 | 0.1 | -3.8 | -0.1 | 88 | 104 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.