A.C. Green vs. Al Horford Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Al Horford and A.C. Green, 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.

A.C. Green played 16 years in the NBA, 1 less than Al Horford, who played 17. A.C. Green had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Al Horford had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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
A.C. Green 16 13 1985-86 to 2000-01
Al Horford 17 15 2007-08 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
A.C. Green Al Horford
Season 1985-862007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsHawks Lost East 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 %
A.C. Green 82 18.8 6.4 2.0 2.7 4.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.2 2.8 2.5 4.7 .539 0.0 0.1 .167 1.2 2.0 .611
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 9 11.8 2.4 0.3 1.4 1.8 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 1.4 1.0 1.9 .529 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.0 .444
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

Season 2
A.C. Green Al Horford
Season 1986-872008-09
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks Lost East 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 %
A.C. Green 79 28.4 10.8 2.7 5.1 7.8 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.3 2.2 4.0 7.4 .538 0.0 0.1 .000 2.8 3.6 .780
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 18 28.1 11.5 3.0 4.9 7.9 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.9 2.6 3.9 7.2 .546 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 4.8 .747
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

Season 3
A.C. Green Al Horford
Season 1987-882009-10
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks Lost East 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 %
A.C. Green 82 32.1 11.4 3.0 5.7 8.7 1.1 1.1 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.9 7.8 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.6 .773
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 24 30.3 10.0 2.4 4.9 7.3 0.8 0.5 0.5 1.1 2.5 3.8 7.0 .544 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.0 .753
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

Season 4
A.C. Green Al Horford
Season 1988-892010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHawks Lost East 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 %
A.C. Green 82 30.6 13.3 3.1 5.9 9.0 1.3 1.1 0.7 1.5 2.1 4.9 9.2 .529 0.0 0.2 .235 3.4 4.4 .786
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 15 33.5 10.1 2.5 6.6 9.1 1.2 1.1 0.4 1.5 2.5 3.1 7.6 .412 0.0 0.2 .000 3.9 5.1 .763
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

Season 5
A.C. Green Al Horford
Season 1989-902011-12
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisHawks Lost East 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 %
A.C. Green 82 33.0 12.9 3.2 5.5 8.7 1.1 0.8 0.6 1.4 2.5 4.7 9.8 .478 0.2 0.6 .283 3.4 4.5 .751
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 9 28.0 11.8 3.8 5.2 9.0 1.0 0.6 0.4 1.6 2.4 4.6 8.8 .519 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.6 .750
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

Season 6
A.C. Green Al Horford
Season 1990-912012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHawks Lost East 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 %
A.C. Green 82 26.4 9.1 2.5 3.8 6.3 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.2 1.4 3.1 6.6 .476 0.1 0.7 .200 2.7 3.7 .738
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 19 21.1 6.5 2.4 2.9 5.4 0.5 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.9 2.2 5.1 .423 0.2 0.4 .500 2.0 2.8 .704
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

Season 7
A.C. Green Al Horford
Season 1991-922013-14
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
A.C. Green 82 35.4 13.6 3.7 5.6 9.3 1.4 1.1 0.4 1.4 1.7 4.7 9.8 .476 0.1 0.7 .214 4.1 5.6 .744
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 4 38.3 12.8 3.8 5.3 9.0 1.8 1.8 0.0 1.3 2.5 4.0 9.8 .410 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 5.8 .826
Al Horford ------- --- ----------

Season 8
A.C. Green Al Horford
Season 1992-932014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East 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 %
A.C. Green 82 34.4 12.8 3.5 5.2 8.7 1.4 1.1 0.5 1.4 1.8 4.6 8.6 .537 0.2 0.6 .348 3.4 4.6 .739
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 5 44.0 9.8 5.2 9.4 14.6 2.6 1.4 0.6 1.8 2.8 3.6 8.4 .429 0.0 1.0 .000 2.6 4.2 .619
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

Season 9
A.C. Green Al Horford
Season 1993-942015-16
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisHawks Lost East 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 %
A.C. Green 82 34.5 14.7 3.4 5.8 9.2 1.7 0.9 0.5 1.2 1.7 5.7 11.3 .502 0.1 0.4 .229 3.2 4.4 .735
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 10 35.0 12.5 2.9 5.5 8.4 1.3 1.0 0.2 0.7 2.2 4.0 8.3 .482 0.7 1.7 .412 3.8 6.2 .613
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

Season 10
A.C. Green Al Horford
Season 1994-952016-17
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisCeltics Lost East 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 %
A.C. Green 82 32.8 11.2 2.4 5.8 8.2 1.5 0.7 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.8 7.5 .504 0.5 1.5 .339 3.1 4.2 .732
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 10 36.8 12.8 3.8 8.2 12.0 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.0 2.2 3.6 7.8 .462 0.1 1.2 .083 5.5 6.3 .873
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

Season 11
A.C. Green Al Horford
Season 1995-962017-18
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East 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 %
A.C. Green 82 25.8 7.5 2.0 4.7 6.8 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.7 2.6 5.4 .484 0.2 0.6 .269 2.0 2.9 .709
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 4 21.8 4.8 1.5 3.0 4.5 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.8 1.5 4.3 .353 0.0 0.8 .000 1.8 2.0 .875
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

Season 12
A.C. Green Al Horford
Season 1996-972018-19
Team Phoenix Suns, Dallas MavericksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East 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 %
A.C. Green 83 30.0 7.2 2.7 5.2 7.9 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.7 2.8 5.8 .483 0.0 0.2 .050 1.5 2.4 .650
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green ------- --- ----------
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

Season 13
A.C. Green Al Horford
Season 1997-982019-20
Team Dallas MavericksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East 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 %
A.C. Green 82 32.3 7.3 2.7 5.5 8.1 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.8 1.9 3.0 6.5 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.0 .716
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green ------- --- ----------
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

Season 14
A.C. Green Al Horford
Season 1998-992020-21
Team Dallas MavericksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
A.C. Green 50 18.5 4.9 1.6 2.9 4.6 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.4 1.4 2.2 5.1 .422 0.0 0.2 .000 0.6 1.0 .577
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green ------- --- ----------
Al Horford ------- --- ----------

Season 15
A.C. Green Al Horford
Season 1999-002021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics Lost NBA 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 %
A.C. Green 82 23.5 5.0 2.0 4.0 5.9 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.5 2.1 4.7 .447 0.0 0.0 .250 0.8 1.2 .695
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 23 18.7 3.9 1.9 2.3 4.2 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.4 1.9 1.6 3.9 .411 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .696
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

Season 16
A.C. Green Al Horford
Season 2000-012022-23
Team Miami HeatBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East 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 %
A.C. Green 82 17.2 4.5 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.5 1.8 4.0 .444 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.4 .712
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 3 7.0 1.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000
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

Season 17
A.C. Green Al Horford
Season -2023-24
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green ------- --- ----------
Al Horford 10 28.6 8.8 1.9 5.4 7.3 2.1 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.3 3.5 7.4 .473 1.6 5.0 .320 0.2 0.4 .500
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