Al Horford vs. Ersan Ilyasova Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ersan Ilyasova 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 / Games against each other

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, 4 more than Ersan Ilyasova, who played 13. Al Horford had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Ersan Ilyasova had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Ersan Ilyasova 13 8 2006-07 to 2020-21

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Al Horford Ersan Ilyasova
Season 2007-082006-07
Team Atlanta HawksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 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
Ersan Ilyasova 66 14.7 6.1 0.9 2.0 2.9 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.8 2.2 2.1 5.5 .383 0.8 2.2 .365 1.1 1.3 .787
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
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------

Note: Ersan Ilyasova didn't play in 2007-08 and 2008-09.

Season 2

Al Horford Ersan Ilyasova
Season 2008-092009-10
Team Atlanta HawksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisBucks 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 %
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
Ersan Ilyasova 81 23.4 10.4 1.9 4.4 6.4 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.9 3.1 4.0 9.0 .443 1.0 3.0 .336 1.4 2.0 .715
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
Ersan Ilyasova 7 22.4 9.7 3.0 4.6 7.6 0.4 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.0 3.4 7.1 .480 0.7 2.0 .357 2.1 2.6 .833

Season 3

Al Horford Ersan Ilyasova
Season 2009-102010-11
Team Atlanta HawksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards 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 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
Ersan Ilyasova 60 25.1 9.5 1.8 4.3 6.1 0.9 0.9 0.4 1.1 2.7 3.7 8.5 .436 0.6 2.0 .298 1.6 1.7 .894
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
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Al Horford Ersan Ilyasova
Season 2010-112011-12
Team Atlanta HawksMilwaukee Bucks
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
Ersan Ilyasova 60 27.6 13.0 3.3 5.6 8.8 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.2 4.9 10.0 .492 0.9 1.9 .455 2.4 3.1 .781
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
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Al Horford Ersan Ilyasova
Season 2011-122012-13
Team Atlanta HawksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks 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 %
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
Ersan Ilyasova 73 27.6 13.2 2.1 5.0 7.1 1.6 0.9 0.5 1.0 2.5 5.1 11.0 .462 1.3 2.9 .444 1.7 2.2 .796
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
Ersan Ilyasova 4 29.3 11.5 2.5 4.8 7.3 1.8 1.3 0.3 1.5 2.0 5.0 11.5 .435 1.0 2.5 .400 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 6

Al Horford Ersan Ilyasova
Season 2012-132013-14
Team Atlanta HawksMilwaukee Bucks
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
Ersan Ilyasova 55 26.9 11.2 1.9 4.3 6.2 1.3 0.8 0.1 1.1 2.5 4.3 10.5 .409 0.7 2.4 .282 1.9 2.4 .823
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
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Al Horford Ersan Ilyasova
Season 2013-142014-15
Team Atlanta HawksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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 %
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
Ersan Ilyasova 58 22.7 11.5 1.4 3.4 4.8 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.8 2.6 4.5 9.6 .472 1.3 3.3 .389 1.2 1.8 .645
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford ------- --- ----------
Ersan Ilyasova 6 23.7 8.7 1.0 2.8 3.8 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.8 1.7 3.3 10.2 .328 0.8 3.8 .217 1.2 1.7 .700

Season 8

Al Horford Ersan Ilyasova
Season 2014-152015-16
Team Atlanta HawksDetroit Pistons, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Ersan Ilyasova 74 25.4 10.4 1.9 3.5 5.4 0.9 0.7 0.4 1.0 2.3 3.8 8.9 .424 1.3 3.5 .371 1.5 2.1 .721
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
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Al Horford Ersan Ilyasova
Season 2015-162016-17
Team Atlanta HawksOklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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 %
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
Ersan Ilyasova 82 26.1 13.1 1.4 4.5 5.9 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.6 4.7 10.9 .431 1.7 4.9 .353 2.0 2.5 .778
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
Ersan Ilyasova 6 15.0 4.0 2.3 2.8 5.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.2 1.3 3.8 .348 0.2 0.8 .200 1.2 1.5 .778

Season 10

Al Horford Ersan Ilyasova
Season 2016-172017-18
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Finals76ers 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 %
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
Ersan Ilyasova 69 25.1 10.9 1.7 4.2 5.9 1.3 0.9 0.4 1.0 2.3 4.0 8.9 .452 1.3 3.7 .360 1.5 2.0 .778
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
Ersan Ilyasova 10 23.3 9.3 2.6 5.0 7.6 1.3 0.7 0.4 1.0 2.5 3.6 8.4 .429 0.9 3.1 .290 1.2 2.1 .571

Season 11

Al Horford Ersan Ilyasova
Season 2017-182018-19
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsBucks 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 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
Ersan Ilyasova 67 18.4 6.8 1.4 3.1 4.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.7 2.6 2.5 5.7 .438 0.9 2.4 .363 0.9 1.1 .824
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
Ersan Ilyasova 15 18.1 6.8 1.3 3.4 4.7 1.4 0.7 0.4 0.5 2.7 2.3 5.4 .432 0.8 2.7 .300 1.3 1.7 .800

Season 12

Al Horford Ersan Ilyasova
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisBucks 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 %
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
Ersan Ilyasova 63 15.7 6.6 1.0 3.8 4.8 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.5 2.3 5.0 .466 0.8 2.2 .365 1.1 1.4 .828
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
Ersan Ilyasova 3 7.7 3.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.3 1.7 .200 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 13

Al Horford Ersan Ilyasova
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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
Ersan Ilyasova 17 8.7 3.8 0.4 1.3 1.7 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.7 1.2 3.2 .389 1.1 2.4 .439 0.3 0.3 1.000
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
Ersan Ilyasova 1 3.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 1.0 .000 2.0 2.0 1.000

Season 14

Al Horford Ersan Ilyasova
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
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford ------- --- ----------
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Al Horford Ersan Ilyasova
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
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------
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
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Al Horford Ersan Ilyasova
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
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------
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
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Al Horford Ersan Ilyasova
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
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------