Al Horford vs. Jared McCain Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jared McCain 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, 17 more than Jared McCain, who played 1. Al Horford had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Jared McCain had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Jared McCain | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Al Horford | Jared McCain | |
| Season | 2007-08 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Atlanta Hawks | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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: | +58 | +5.7 | +5.2 | +2.5 | +4.7 | +7.3 | +1.1 | +0.9 | -0.1 | -1.7 | +1.4 | +3.7 | +.039 | +2.2 | +5.7 | +.383 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +.144 | |
| Jared McCain | 23 | 25.7 | 15.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 11.9 | .460 | 2.2 | 5.8 | .383 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .875 |
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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 |
| Jared McCain | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Al Horford played 17 seasons more than Jared McCain in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 18, from 2009 to 2025—Al Horford played in 15 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 17 extra years over Jared McCain, Al Horford got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 5 All-Star Game |