Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Melvin Ely and Dwight Howard

This is the detail of NBA games in which Melvin Ely and Dwight Howard 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 11 times in NBA games. Melvin Ely has a 6-5 winning record over Dwight Howard. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Melvin Ely:
2002-03 to 2013-14
Dwight Howard:
2004-05 to 2021-22
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Melvin Ely
6
6
0
Dwight Howard
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Melvin Ely 3.7 2.7 0.5 0.10.5
Dwight Howard 15.6 12.8 1.30.71.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Melvin Ely 11 8 1 13
Dwight Howard 24 21 4 34
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Melvin Ely 0

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0

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3

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0

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1

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Dwight Howard 11

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10

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6

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5

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7

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Both had same stat 0

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2

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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. 06, 2004
1. Bobcats 111   Melvin Ely 2 4 0 0 3 3 4 13 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 100   Dwight Howard 5 12 1 0 3 3 4 23 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 07, 2005
2. Bobcats 91   Melvin Ely 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 9 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Magic 111   Dwight Howard 10 12 0 0 1 2 3 22 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 21, 2005
3. Bobcats 102   Melvin Ely 2 5 0 0 1 3 4 15 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 97   Dwight Howard 21 13 2 1 0 5 4 35 8-12 .667 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 24, 2005
4. Bobcats 108   Melvin Ely 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 17 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 94   Dwight Howard 14 15 0 1 0 4 3 40 6-16 .375 0-0 - 2-3 .667
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 2006
5. Bobcats 83   Melvin Ely 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 97   Dwight Howard 24 21 2 1 0 1 2 30 7-12 .583 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Jan. 05, 2007
6. Bobcats 74   Melvin Ely 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 10 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Magic 106   Dwight Howard 22 12 0 3 4 4 2 35 8-10 .800 1-1 1.000 5-9 .556
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 2007
7. Hornets 88   Melvin Ely 10 1 1 0 0 1 4 16 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 95   Dwight Howard 24 15 2 1 3 4 1 40 10-14 .714 0-0 - 4-7 .571
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2008
8. Hornets 68   Melvin Ely 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 10 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 88   Dwight Howard 12 15 1 0 3 1 3 37 4-15 .267 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Feb. 18, 2009
9. Hornets 117   Melvin Ely 11 8 0 0 0 0 4 19 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Magic 85   Dwight Howard 12 8 1 1 1 3 3 29 2-4 .500 0-0 - 8-15 .533
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 2010
10. Nuggets 111   Melvin Ely 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 94   Dwight Howard 21 14 1 0 2 4 4 37 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 16, 2014
11. Pelicans 105   Melvin Ely 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 17 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 100   Dwight Howard 7 4 4 0 3 3 3 26 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 5-7 .714