Al Horford vs. Dereck Lively II Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dereck Lively II 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.
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 18 years in the NBA, 16 more than Dereck Lively II, who played 2. Al Horford had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Dereck Lively II had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 achievements, 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 |
18 |
16 |
2007-08 to 2024-25 |
| Dereck Lively II |
2 |
1 |
2023-24 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +26 | +7.9 | +1.3 | +0.6 | +2.2 | +2.8 | +0.4 | | +0.5 | -0.8 | -0.7 | +0.1 | +2.8 | +.248 | | +0.1 | | +1.2 | +1.1 | +.225 |
| Dereck Lively II |
55 |
23.5 |
8.8 |
2.5 |
4.4 |
6.9 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
5.4 |
.747 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.5 |
.506 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +14 | +17.6 | +4.7 | +0.4 | +2.6 | +3.0 | +2.3 | | | -1.1 | -1.4 | +1.9 | +5.8 | +.202 | | | | +1.2 | +1.0 | +.151 |
| Dereck Lively II |
21 |
22.0 |
7.9 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
7.4 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
.674 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.9 |
.590 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
- |
2.2 |
3.1 |
.727 |
| difference: | +31 | +10.4 | +2.8 | +0.7 | +2.5 | +1.8 | | +0.2 | +0.2 | -0.4 | | +1.0 | +3.6 | +.177 | | | | +0.9 | +1.1 | +.097 |
| Dereck Lively II |
36 |
23.1 |
8.7 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
7.5 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
5.3 |
.702 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.630 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Dereck Lively II |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Al Horford played 16 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 18, from 2010 to 2025—Al Horford played in 14 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 16 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Al Horford got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Third Team
1 All-Defensive Second Team
5 All-Star Game
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