Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dwight Howard and Joe Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dwight Howard and Joe Smith played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 21 times in NBA games. Dwight Howard has a 16-5 winning record over Joe Smith, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dwight Howard:
2004-05 to 2021-22
Joe Smith:
1995-96 to 2010-11
21 Games played
15 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dwight Howard
16
12
4
Joe Smith
5
3
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 19.3 14.0 2.0 1.02.6
Joe Smith 5.0 3.3 0.30.50.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 35 23 5 310
Joe Smith 16 9 3 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 20

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21

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16

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12

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13

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Joe Smith 1

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0

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2

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4

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2

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Both had same stat 0

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3

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5

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6

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 2004
1. Magic 93   Dwight Howard 12 10 2 3 4 1 3 39 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-6 .000
Bucks 92   Joe Smith 7 8 0 1 0 1 2 21 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 16, 2005
2. Magic 103   Dwight Howard 19 15 0 0 0 4 3 39 9-17 .529 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Bucks 113   Joe Smith 15 8 1 2 0 1 1 27 6-8 .750 0-0 - 3-7 .429
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 2006
3. Magic 89   Dwight Howard 11 14 1 1 1 4 5 40 2-12 .167 0-0 - 7-11 .636
2OT Bucks 94   Joe Smith 5 3 0 0 1 0 1 12 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Apr. 05, 2006
4. Magic 108   Dwight Howard 19 17 2 2 0 3 2 38 7-12 .583 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Bucks 105   Joe Smith 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 7 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 2006
5. Magic 108   Dwight Howard 9 8 0 1 2 2 1 40 2-5 .400 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Nuggets 99   Joe Smith 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 14, 2007
6. Magic 104   Dwight Howard 35 11 5 3 0 5 3 43 14-15 .933 0-0 - 7-10 .700
76ers 87   Joe Smith 7 8 3 0 0 0 2 27 2-11 .182 0-0 - 3-4 .750
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 31, 2007
7. Magic 112   Dwight Howard 17 22 2 3 5 1 3 49 4-11 .364 0-0 - 9-14 .643
OT Bulls 110   Joe Smith 16 9 2 0 1 0 2 23 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 15, 2008
8. Magic 102   Dwight Howard 15 11 2 1 1 1 1 29 4-9 .444 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Bulls 88   Joe Smith 13 2 0 2 1 1 2 25 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Mar. 17, 2008
9. Magic 104   Dwight Howard 23 13 2 1 2 1 3 41 6-14 .429 0-0 - 11-15 .733
Cavaliers 90   Joe Smith 7 4 0 0 1 1 3 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 05, 2008
10. Magic 101   Dwight Howard 4 12 3 0 0 3 5 39 1-8 .125 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 86   Joe Smith 7 2 0 0 0 1 2 17 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 2008
11. Magic 109   Dwight Howard 30 19 3 0 10 1 3 38 12-21 .571 0-0 - 6-13 .462
Thunder 92   Joe Smith 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 05, 2008
12. Magic 98   Dwight Howard 21 23 0 0 6 3 3 39 7-17 .412 0-0 - 7-13 .538
Thunder 89   Joe Smith 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 16 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 2009
13. Magic 93   Dwight Howard 13 15 3 0 6 4 2 39 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Cavaliers 97   Joe Smith 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 19 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 2009
14. Magic 116   Dwight Howard 20 11 0 1 3 0 2 27 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Cavaliers 87   Joe Smith 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 11 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
2009 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 20, 2009
15. Magic 107   Dwight Howard 30 13 1 2 0 3 6 38 14-20 .700 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 106   Joe Smith 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 15 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
May. 22, 2009
16. Magic 95   Dwight Howard 10 18 4 1 2 4 4 38 3-8 .375 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Cavaliers 96   Joe Smith 5 2 0 0 0 0 5 9 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
May. 24, 2009
17. Magic 99   Dwight Howard 24 9 2 0 0 1 6 28 5-8 .625 0-0 - 14-19 .737
Cavaliers 89   Joe Smith 4 4 0 2 1 0 3 19 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 26, 2009
18. Magic 116   Dwight Howard 27 14 4 1 3 2 5 49 10-16 .625 0-0 - 7-9 .778
OT Cavaliers 114   Joe Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 28, 2009
19. Magic 102   Dwight Howard 24 10 2 1 1 3 6 37 8-10 .800 0-0 - 8-13 .615
Cavaliers 112   Joe Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 2009
20. Magic 93   Dwight Howard 22 17 3 1 4 5 3 41 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Hawks 76   Joe Smith 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2010 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 04, 2010
21. Magic 114   Dwight Howard 21 12 2 0 5 2 3 29 8-10 .800 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Hawks 71   Joe Smith 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -