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Alonzo Mourning vs. Dwight Howard: 2007–08 season

hussEyquation2007–08 season · regular-season impact
Regular-season verdict

There is not enough comparable regular-season data to name a leader

Impact comparison
—Season impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average+1.9
—Season impact rank#54
25Games82
389Minutes3,088
6.0PPG20.7Leads
58.0%TS%61.9%Leads

Season impact is unavailable for at least one player in this scope. hussEyquation does not substitute a different measure or declare a winner.

Alonzo Mourning: 25 games and 389 minutes. Dwight Howard: 82 games and 3,088 minutes. Playing time matters when judging the whole season; the impact estimate above is a rate, not a season total.

Read turnover rate alongside offensive workload. Offensive usage measures the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on the court—not every touch, pass, or act of playmaking. These rows provide context; they are not extra points added to the ranking.

Regular season only. Impact figures are estimates; small gaps are not exact. Playoffs, awards and titles do not determine the verdict.

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Behind the estimate

Why the model rates them this way

A verified breakdown of this season’s published estimate is unavailable. We do not substitute another season’s calculation.

What this does not establish: these figures do not prove that either player made his teammates shoot better. A verified teammate-shooting comparison is unavailable for this selected season. A small difference in the estimates is not a decisive basketball distinction.

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Full comparison · 2007–08 season

Understand the numbers

Start with impact, then compare playing time and skills. Team results add context. These are not categories to tally into a winner.

1 · Ranking evidence

Impact: who ranks higher, and why?

The impact estimate compares performance while playing, not total contribution over the season. The individual-stat estimate plus the lineup adjustment gives the final estimate.

Impact: Alonzo Mourning and Dwight Howard
MetricAlonzo MourningDwight Howard
Season impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league averageUnavailable+1.9
Season impact rankUnavailable#54

Alonzo Mourning: verified lineup window unavailable. Dwight Howard: verified lineup window unavailable. The adjustment is not necessarily based on this season alone.

2 · Playing time and responsibility

How much did each player take on?

Read games and minutes alongside impact. Offensive usage is the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on court. More usage is not automatically better.

Playing time and workload: Alonzo Mourning and Dwight Howard
MetricAlonzo MourningDwight Howard
Games2582
Minutes3893,088

3 · Individual skills

Where does each player have an advantage?

These figures describe the selected regular seasons. They provide context, not extra points added to the verdict. Green marks the better result for a metric, including lower turnover rates. Workload and shot-selection measures stay neutral. These rows are not votes toward the ranking.

Shooting

True shooting includes two-pointers, three-pointers, and free throws.

Shooting: Alonzo Mourning and Dwight Howard
MetricAlonzo MourningDwight Howard
True shooting percentage58.0%61.9%Better result for this metric.
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Shooting: Alonzo Mourning and Dwight Howard
MetricAlonzo MourningDwight Howard
Field-goal percentage54.7%59.9%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentageUnavailable0.0%
Free-throw percentage59.2%Better result for this metric.59.0%

Passing

Assist rate is the share of teammates’ made shots assisted while the player is on court. Read turnovers alongside offensive workload; lower turnover rate is generally better.

Passing: Alonzo Mourning and Dwight Howard
MetricAlonzo MourningDwight Howard
Assists per game0.31.3Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

Rebound rate is the share of available rebounds collected while on court.

Rebounding: Alonzo Mourning and Dwight Howard
MetricAlonzo MourningDwight Howard
Rebounds per game3.714.2Better result for this metric.

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Alonzo Mourning and Dwight Howard
MetricAlonzo MourningDwight Howard
Points per game6.020.7Better result for this metric.

4 · Team context, not ranking inputs

What happened with and without them?

A verified with/without comparison is unavailable for this scope. We do not substitute another season’s observations.

Four separate questions

Impact, winning, playoffs, and awards

These are different ways to understand a career. Only Regular Season Impact determines the hussEyquation verdict. The other three sections add basketball context without adding points or changing the rank.

Ranking result

Regular Season Impact

There is not enough comparable regular-season data to name a leader.

Alonzo MourningMetricDwight Howard
Not availableSeason impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average+1.9
Not availableSeason impact rank#54

This is the ranking result. It uses regular-season impact only. Team records, playoffs, and awards do not change it.

Context

Team Success

The advantages are split across the available measures.

Alonzo MourningMetricDwight Howard
723Listed-team regular-season wins812Leads
56.5%LeadsListed-team winning percentage56.4%
750-win team seasons7
1Leads60-win team seasons0
13Playoff team seasons13

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Final records for every listed team-season. A traded season can include more than one team.

Context

Playoff Résumé

Dwight Howard leads every available measure below.

Alonzo MourningMetricDwight Howard
11Playoff appearances12Leads
95Playoff games125Leads
50Team playoff wins67Leads
1Finals appearances2Leads
1Championships1

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Team playoff results count only seasons when the player appeared in a playoff game.

Context

Awards

Dwight Howard leads every available measure below.

Alonzo MourningMetricDwight Howard
7All-Star8Leads
0MVP0
2All-NBA8Leads
2All-Defense5Leads
2DPOY3Leads
0Rookie of the Year0

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Major regular-season honors are recognition, not inputs to the impact ranking.

How each context field is counted
Listed-team regular-season wins
The sum of each listed team's final wins in every season the player represented that team.
Listed-team winning percentage
Those team wins divided by those teams' total regular-season games.
50- and 60-win team seasons
Listed team-seasons that finished with at least 50 or 60 wins. Shortened seasons are not projected to 82 games.
Team seasons reaching playoffs
Listed team-seasons in which that team qualified for the playoffs.
Playoff appearances and games
Postseasons and games in which the player appeared.
Team playoff wins
Team wins from those postseasons. They describe team results, not individual credit.
Finals appearances and championships
Seasons when the player appeared in the playoffs for the finalist or champion.
Awards
Recorded NBA selections and major regular-season honors. A zero means the source records none; Not available means the source field is missing.

Source and scope Basketball Reference, NBA seasons 1950–51 through 2025–26, accessed 2026-10-09.

Selected seasons

Era-centered impact

Both bars show the same NBA season. Missing or unqualified data does not establish a winner.

Alonzo MourningDwight Howard

Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average

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Striped bars mark seasons with fewer than 40 games. A dashed mark means that player had no season at the aligned point.

Both bars show the same NBA season. Missing or unqualified data does not establish a winner.