Al Horford vs. Maurice Lucas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Maurice Lucas and Al Horford, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Al Horford played 17 years in the NBA, 5 more than Maurice Lucas, who played 12. Al Horford had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Maurice Lucas had his rookie season in 1976-77. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Al Horford 17 15 2007-08 to 2023-24
Maurice Lucas 12 9 1976-77 to 1987-88

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Al Horford Maurice Lucas
Season 2007-081976-77
Team Atlanta HawksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 81 31.4 10.1 3.1 6.6 9.7 1.5 0.7 0.9 1.7 3.3 4.1 8.2 .499 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.6 .731
Maurice Lucas 79 36.2 20.2 3.4 7.9 11.4 2.9 1.1 0.7 - 3.7 8.0 17.2 .466 - - - 4.2 5.5 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 7 39.6 12.6 3.1 7.3 10.4 3.6 0.4 1.0 2.1 3.7 4.9 10.3 .472 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 3.9 .741
Maurice Lucas 19 38.5 21.2 2.3 7.6 9.9 4.2 1.5 1.2 - 4.2 8.6 16.6 .519 - - - 3.9 5.3 .743

Season 2

Al Horford Maurice Lucas
Season 2008-091977-78
Team Atlanta HawksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 67 33.5 11.5 2.2 7.1 9.3 2.4 0.8 1.4 1.5 2.8 4.7 8.9 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.1 .727
Maurice Lucas 68 31.2 16.4 2.7 6.4 9.1 2.5 0.9 0.8 2.8 3.3 6.7 14.5 .458 - - - 3.0 4.0 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 9 28.0 6.9 1.3 4.4 5.8 2.0 0.7 0.7 0.4 2.9 2.8 6.6 .424 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.0 .667
Maurice Lucas 6 38.8 17.2 3.2 9.3 12.5 2.5 0.7 0.3 3.2 4.7 7.7 18.0 .426 - - - 1.8 3.2 .579

Season 3

Al Horford Maurice Lucas
Season 2009-101978-79
Team Atlanta HawksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 81 35.1 14.2 2.9 7.0 9.9 2.3 0.7 1.1 1.5 2.8 5.8 10.5 .551 0.0 0.0 1.000 2.6 3.3 .789
Maurice Lucas 69 35.7 20.4 2.8 7.6 10.4 3.1 1.0 1.2 3.4 3.7 8.2 17.5 .470 - - - 3.9 5.0 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 11 35.3 14.6 2.5 6.5 9.0 1.8 0.7 1.7 1.4 3.2 6.1 11.6 .523 0.1 0.1 1.000 2.4 2.8 .839
Maurice Lucas 3 34.7 11.0 0.7 10.0 10.7 6.0 1.0 0.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 13.7 .341 - - - 1.7 2.3 .714

Season 4

Al Horford Maurice Lucas
Season 2010-111979-80
Team Atlanta HawksPortland Trail Blazers, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 77 35.1 15.3 2.4 7.0 9.3 3.5 0.8 1.0 1.5 2.5 6.7 12.0 .557 0.0 0.1 .500 1.9 2.4 .798
Maurice Lucas 63 29.9 14.7 2.3 6.3 8.5 3.3 0.7 1.0 3.5 3.5 5.9 12.9 .456 0.0 0.1 .222 2.8 3.8 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 12 39.0 11.3 2.1 7.5 9.6 3.5 0.4 1.0 1.4 2.8 4.8 11.4 .423 0.0 0.2 .000 1.7 2.2 .769
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Al Horford Maurice Lucas
Season 2011-121980-81
Team Atlanta HawksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 11 31.6 12.4 2.4 4.6 7.0 2.2 0.9 1.3 1.5 1.9 5.2 9.4 .553 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.7 .733
Maurice Lucas 68 31.8 14.7 2.3 6.2 8.5 2.5 0.8 0.9 2.6 3.8 5.9 12.3 .484 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.7 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 3 36.0 15.3 1.7 6.7 8.3 2.7 1.3 1.3 4.0 3.7 6.7 11.3 .588 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.7 .750
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Al Horford Maurice Lucas
Season 2012-131981-82
Team Atlanta HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 74 37.2 17.4 2.6 7.6 10.2 3.2 1.1 1.1 2.0 2.2 7.8 14.3 .543 0.0 0.1 .500 1.8 2.8 .644
Maurice Lucas 80 33.4 15.8 3.4 7.9 11.3 2.2 0.9 0.9 2.2 3.9 6.3 12.5 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.4 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 6 36.3 16.7 2.0 6.8 8.8 3.0 1.0 0.8 1.5 2.8 6.8 13.8 .494 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.5 .667
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Al Horford Maurice Lucas
Season 2013-141982-83
Team Atlanta HawksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 29 33.0 18.6 2.3 6.1 8.4 2.6 0.9 1.5 2.2 1.9 8.2 14.5 .567 0.1 0.4 .364 2.0 2.9 .682
Maurice Lucas 77 33.6 16.5 2.6 7.8 10.4 2.8 0.7 0.6 2.9 3.6 6.4 13.6 .474 0.0 0.0 .333 3.6 4.6 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford ------- --- ----------
Maurice Lucas 2 28.5 13.0 2.5 3.5 6.0 4.0 1.5 0.0 2.0 2.5 6.0 10.5 .571 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 8

Al Horford Maurice Lucas
Season 2014-151983-84
Team Atlanta HawksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf FinalsSuns Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 76 30.5 15.2 1.7 5.4 7.2 3.2 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.6 6.8 12.7 .538 0.1 0.5 .306 1.4 1.9 .759
Maurice Lucas 75 30.8 15.9 2.8 6.9 9.7 2.7 0.7 0.5 2.4 3.1 6.0 12.1 .497 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 5.1 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 16 32.6 14.4 2.5 6.1 8.6 3.7 0.8 1.4 1.6 2.1 6.7 13.2 .507 0.1 0.6 .222 0.9 1.3 .750
Maurice Lucas 17 33.5 17.4 2.5 7.5 9.9 3.6 0.7 0.5 1.7 3.9 6.8 13.4 .511 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 4.6 .808

Season 9

Al Horford Maurice Lucas
Season 2015-161984-85
Team Atlanta HawksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisSuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 82 32.1 15.2 1.8 5.5 7.3 3.2 0.8 1.5 1.3 2.0 6.5 12.8 .505 1.1 3.1 .344 1.3 1.6 .798
Maurice Lucas 63 26.5 13.4 2.2 6.7 8.8 2.3 0.6 0.3 2.4 2.9 5.5 11.5 .476 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.2 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 10 32.7 13.4 1.3 5.2 6.5 3.1 1.2 2.4 1.7 2.5 5.4 11.6 .466 1.1 2.8 .393 1.5 1.6 .938
Maurice Lucas 3 28.0 19.7 4.0 7.0 11.0 3.3 0.7 0.7 2.7 4.0 7.3 15.7 .468 0.0 0.0 - 5.0 6.3 .789

Season 10

Al Horford Maurice Lucas
Season 2016-171985-86
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 68 32.3 14.0 1.4 5.4 6.8 5.0 0.8 1.3 1.7 2.0 5.6 11.8 .473 1.3 3.6 .355 1.6 2.0 .800
Maurice Lucas 77 22.7 10.2 2.1 5.2 7.4 1.1 0.6 0.3 1.6 3.3 3.9 8.5 .462 0.0 0.0 .500 2.3 3.0 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 18 33.9 15.1 1.7 4.8 6.6 5.4 0.8 0.8 1.8 1.8 6.2 10.6 .584 1.5 2.9 .519 1.2 1.6 .759
Maurice Lucas 14 22.8 9.4 2.1 4.4 6.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.9 3.8 4.2 8.0 .527 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .737

Season 11

Al Horford Maurice Lucas
Season 2017-181986-87
Team Boston CelticsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsSupersonics Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 72 31.6 12.9 1.4 5.9 7.4 4.7 0.6 1.1 1.8 1.9 5.1 10.5 .489 1.3 3.1 .429 1.3 1.7 .783
Maurice Lucas 63 17.8 7.9 1.4 3.5 4.9 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.2 2.7 2.8 6.2 .451 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.0 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 19 35.7 15.7 1.7 6.6 8.3 3.3 1.0 1.2 1.7 2.1 5.8 10.7 .544 0.8 2.3 .349 3.3 3.9 .827
Maurice Lucas 14 18.9 7.0 1.4 3.3 4.6 1.4 0.9 0.4 1.3 3.1 2.5 6.4 .389 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.7 .737

Season 12

Al Horford Maurice Lucas
Season 2018-191987-88
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 68 29.0 13.6 1.8 5.0 6.7 4.2 0.9 1.3 1.5 1.9 5.7 10.6 .535 1.1 3.0 .360 1.1 1.4 .821
Maurice Lucas 73 16.3 6.1 1.4 2.9 4.3 1.3 0.5 0.1 1.0 2.6 2.3 5.1 .450 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.0 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 9 34.4 13.9 1.4 7.6 9.0 4.4 0.4 0.8 2.1 2.3 5.1 12.2 .418 2.0 4.9 .409 1.7 2.0 .833
Maurice Lucas 4 15.8 2.5 2.3 4.0 6.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.3 3.0 1.0 3.3 .308 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 13

Al Horford Maurice Lucas
Season 2019-20-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 67 30.2 11.9 1.5 5.3 6.8 4.0 0.8 0.9 1.2 2.1 4.8 10.6 .450 1.5 4.2 .350 0.9 1.2 .763
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 4 32.3 7.0 2.3 5.0 7.3 2.3 0.3 1.3 0.8 3.5 3.0 6.3 .480 0.0 1.0 .000 1.0 1.8 .571
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Al Horford Maurice Lucas
Season 2020-21-
Team Oklahoma City Thunder-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 28 27.9 14.2 1.0 5.7 6.7 3.4 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.7 5.8 12.9 .450 2.0 5.4 .368 0.6 0.8 .818
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford ------- --- ----------
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Al Horford Maurice Lucas
Season 2021-22-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 69 29.1 10.2 1.6 6.1 7.7 3.4 0.7 1.3 0.9 1.9 3.9 8.2 .467 1.3 3.8 .336 1.2 1.4 .842
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 23 35.4 12.0 1.5 7.8 9.3 3.3 0.8 1.3 1.3 2.8 4.4 8.4 .523 2.0 4.3 .480 1.2 1.6 .778
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Al Horford Maurice Lucas
Season 2022-23-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 63 30.5 9.8 1.2 5.0 6.2 3.0 0.5 1.0 0.6 1.9 3.6 7.6 .476 2.3 5.2 .446 0.2 0.3 .714
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 20 30.9 6.7 1.5 5.7 7.2 3.0 1.1 1.7 0.6 2.4 2.6 6.6 .386 1.4 4.7 .298 0.2 0.2 .750
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Al Horford Maurice Lucas
Season 2023-24-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics TBD-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 65 26.8 8.6 1.3 5.1 6.4 2.6 0.6 1.0 0.7 1.4 3.3 6.4 .511 1.7 4.0 .419 0.4 0.5 .867
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 16 30.2 9.6 2.0 5.3 7.3 2.0 0.6 0.9 0.6 1.3 3.7 7.8 .472 1.9 5.4 .349 0.4 0.6 .667
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------