Josh Howard
Seasons 2003-04–2012-13 · 10 on record · Ht 6-7 · b. 1980
All-Star
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Player info
| Position | SF |
|---|---|
| Number | #5 (also #8) |
| Team | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Height | 6-7 |
| Weight | 210 lb |
| Born | 1980-04-28 |
| College | Wake Forest |
| Drafted | 2003 · Round 1, Pick 29 · Dallas Mavericks |
| Seasons | 2003-04–2012-13 (10) |
Career averages
14.3 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 1.6 APG · 507 games · .448 FG% · .332 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | DAL | 23 | 67 | 23.7 | .430 | .303 | .703 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 15.7 | .485 |
| 2004-05 | DAL | 24 | 76 | 32.2 | .475 | .296 | .733 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 12.6 | 15.8 | .535 |
| 2005-06 | DAL | 25 | 59 | 32.5 | .471 | .429 | .734 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 15.6 | 19.3 | .536 |
| 2006-07 | DAL | 26 | 70 | 35.1 | .459 | .385 | .827 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 18.9 | 20.0 | .548 |
| 2007-08 | DAL | 27 | 76 | 36.3 | .455 | .319 | .813 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 19.9 | 18.3 | .534 |
| 2008-09 | DAL | 28 | 52 | 32.0 | .451 | .345 | .782 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 18.0 | 17.0 | .532 |
| 2009-10 | 2TM | 29 | 35 | 26.2 | .405 | .267 | .784 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 12.7 | 12.7 | .496 |
| DAL | 29 | 31 | 26.7 | .401 | .267 | .790 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 12.5 | 12.0 | .492 | |
| WAS | 29 | 4 | 22.8 | .435 | .273 | .750 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 14.5 | 19.2 | .529 | |
| 2010-11 | WAS | 30 | 18 | 22.7 | .358 | .241 | .617 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 8.4 | 9.2 | .416 |
| 2011-12 | UTA | 31 | 43 | 23.0 | .399 | .243 | .773 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 10.5 | .461 |
| 2012-13 | MIN | 32 | 11 | 18.8 | .403 | .313 | .583 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 9.5 | .450 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | DAL | 67 | 29 | 1,589 | 229 | 532 | .430 | 20 | 66 | 97 | 138 | 368 | 97 | 69 | 54 | 67 | 575 |
| 2004-05 | DAL | 76 | 76 | 2,446 | 377 | 793 | .475 | 34 | 115 | 170 | 232 | 484 | 109 | 116 | 49 | 122 | 958 |
| 2005-06 | DAL | 59 | 58 | 1,915 | 350 | 743 | .471 | 27 | 63 | 196 | 267 | 371 | 111 | 68 | 26 | 79 | 923 |
| 2006-07 | DAL | 70 | 69 | 2,455 | 493 | 1,075 | .459 | 92 | 239 | 243 | 294 | 475 | 127 | 82 | 56 | 123 | 1,321 |
| 2007-08 | DAL | 76 | 76 | 2,757 | 567 | 1,247 | .455 | 67 | 210 | 312 | 384 | 532 | 164 | 59 | 32 | 114 | 1,513 |
| 2008-09 | DAL | 52 | 51 | 1,663 | 353 | 783 | .451 | 58 | 168 | 172 | 220 | 263 | 83 | 55 | 30 | 89 | 936 |
| 2009-10 | 2TM | 35 | 12 | 918 | 157 | 388 | .405 | 23 | 86 | 109 | 139 | 125 | 48 | 26 | 11 | 46 | 446 |
| DAL | 31 | 9 | 827 | 137 | 342 | .401 | 20 | 75 | 94 | 119 | 112 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 43 | 388 | |
| WAS | 4 | 3 | 91 | 20 | 46 | .435 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 58 | |
| 2010-11 | WAS | 18 | 10 | 409 | 58 | 162 | .358 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 47 | 74 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 152 |
| 2011-12 | UTA | 43 | 18 | 991 | 144 | 361 | .399 | 9 | 37 | 75 | 97 | 158 | 50 | 32 | 10 | 53 | 372 |
| 2012-13 | MIN | 11 | 4 | 207 | 31 | 77 | .403 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 74 |
| Career | 507 | — | — | 2,759 | 6,161 | .448 | 342 | 1029 | 1410 | 1830 | 2886 | 817 | 530 | 276 | 723 | 7,270 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | DAL | 67 | 23.7 | 5.2 | 12.1 | .430 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 8.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| 2004-05 | DAL | 76 | 32.2 | 5.5 | 11.7 | .475 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 14.1 |
| 2005-06 | DAL | 59 | 32.5 | 6.6 | 14.0 | .471 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 17.4 |
| 2006-07 | DAL | 70 | 35.1 | 7.2 | 15.8 | .459 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 19.4 |
| 2007-08 | DAL | 76 | 36.3 | 7.4 | 16.3 | .455 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 19.8 |
| 2008-09 | DAL | 52 | 32.0 | 7.6 | 17.0 | .451 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 20.3 |
| 2009-10 | 2TM | 35 | 26.2 | 6.2 | 15.2 | .405 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 17.5 |
| DAL | 31 | 26.7 | 6.0 | 14.9 | .401 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 16.9 | |
| WAS | 4 | 22.8 | 7.9 | 18.2 | .435 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 22.9 | |
| 2010-11 | WAS | 18 | 22.7 | 5.1 | 14.3 | .358 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 13.4 |
| 2011-12 | UTA | 43 | 23.0 | 5.2 | 13.1 | .399 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 13.5 |
| 2012-13 | MIN | 11 | 18.8 | 5.4 | 13.4 | .403 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 12.9 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | DAL | 67 | 1,589 | 15.7 | .485 | 18.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 3.5 | .104 | +0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | +0.8 |
| 2004-05 | DAL | 76 | 2,446 | 15.8 | .535 | 18.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 6.4 | .126 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +2.0 |
| 2005-06 | DAL | 59 | 1,915 | 19.3 | .536 | 22.9 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 6.7 | .168 | +2.2 | +0.0 | +2.2 | +2.0 |
| 2006-07 | DAL | 70 | 2,455 | 20.0 | .548 | 25.2 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 8.8 | .173 | +2.7 | +0.4 | +3.1 | +3.2 |
| 2007-08 | DAL | 76 | 2,757 | 18.3 | .534 | 25.9 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 8.0 | .140 | +1.8 | -0.6 | +1.2 | +2.2 |
| 2008-09 | DAL | 52 | 1,663 | 17.0 | .532 | 26.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.2 | .091 | +0.7 | -0.7 | +0.0 | +0.8 |
| 2009-10 | 2TM | 35 | 918 | 12.7 | .496 | 24.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | .054 | -2.2 | -1.1 | -3.3 | -0.3 |
| DAL | 31 | 827 | 12.0 | .492 | 24.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | .045 | -2.5 | -1.1 | -3.7 | -0.4 | |
| WAS | 4 | 91 | 19.2 | .529 | 28.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .139 | +0.5 | -0.9 | -0.4 | +0.0 | |
| 2010-11 | WAS | 18 | 409 | 9.2 | .416 | 21.9 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -.027 | -3.1 | -0.7 | -3.8 | -0.2 |
| 2011-12 | UTA | 43 | 991 | 10.5 | .461 | 20.7 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | .025 | -2.8 | -0.9 | -3.7 | -0.4 |
| 2012-13 | MIN | 11 | 207 | 9.5 | .450 | 20.0 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .009 | -3.9 | +0.1 | -3.8 | -0.1 |
| Career | 507 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37.9 | — | — | — | — | +10.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | 5 | 17.0 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .222 | .200 | .331 |
| 2004-05 | 13 | 32.7 | 15.5 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .503 | .250 | .561 |
| 2005-06 | 23 | 35.3 | 16.7 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | .453 | .369 | .545 |
| 2006-07 | 6 | 40.8 | 21.3 | 9.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | .515 | .389 | .577 |
| 2007-08 | 5 | 33.8 | 12.6 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .292 | .100 | .380 |
| 2008-09 | 10 | 28.9 | 15.8 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | .438 | .250 | .528 |
| 2011-12 | 4 | 15.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .294 | .500 | .391 |
| Career | 66 | 31.6 | 14.8 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | .440 | .311 | .522 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 286 | 13.6 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 223–63 |
| Away | 277 | 12.2 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 138–139 |
| In wins | 361 | 14.2 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 361–0 |
| In losses | 202 | 10.6 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0–202 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 9 | 15.8 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 5–4 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 13 | 15.2 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 7–6 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 12 | 12.1 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 10–2 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 25 | 12.4 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 19–6 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 15 | 13.1 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 8–7 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 15 | 11.1 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 11–4 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2–4 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 28 | 11.9 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 15–13 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 12 | 13.7 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 8–4 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 29 | 12.7 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 17–12 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 27 | 14.2 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 16–11 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 14 | 9.9 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 7–7 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 23 | 12.3 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 14–9 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 25 | 15.3 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 11–14 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 24 | 12.8 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 17–7 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 17 | 12.0 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 13–4 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 14 | 14.6 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 11–3 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 27 | 14.1 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 20–7 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 14 | 16.9 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 12–2 |
| OKC Oklahoma City Thunder | 8 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 3–5 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 15 | 14.5 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 10–5 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 18 | 8.8 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 10–8 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 23 | 14.6 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 12–11 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 23 | 11.5 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 18–5 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 25 | 13.1 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 19–6 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 28 | 12.9 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 14–14 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 14 | 14.6 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 9–5 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 22 | 13.6 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 12–10 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 10 | 12.0 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 6–4 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2012-13
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 25% | .579 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 9% | .286 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 18% | .357 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 27% | .381 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 21% | .313 |
Average shot distance 14.5 ft · 4% of attempts were dunks · 12% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2005-06 | $923,880 |
| 2006-07 | $1,667,603 |
| 2007-08 | $9,500,000 |
| 2008-09 | $9,945,000 |
| 2009-10 | $10,890,000 |
| 2010-11 | $3,000,000 |
| 2011-12 | $2,150,000 |
| 2012-13 | $773,976 |
| Career earnings | $38,850,459 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Josh Howard play for?
Josh Howard plays SF for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
What are Josh Howard's career stats?
Josh Howard has averaged 14.3 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 1.6 APG over 10 seasons (2003-04–2012-13).
How much does Josh Howard make?
Josh Howard's salary is $773,976 for the 2012-13 season, with career earnings of about $38.9M.
How tall is Josh Howard?
Josh Howard is 6-7 (210 lb).
When was Josh Howard drafted?
Josh Howard was drafted in 2003, round 1, pick 29, by the Dallas Mavericks.