Al Horford vs. Kevin Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Johnson 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 / Stats Rankings

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, 6 more than Kevin Johnson, who played 12. Al Horford had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Kevin Johnson had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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
Kevin Johnson	12	11	1987-88 to 1999-00

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12


Rookie Season
	Al Horford	Kevin Johnson
Season	2007-08	1987-88
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+1	+7.4	+0.9	+2.6	+4.7	+7.3	+4.0	+0.6	+0.6	-0.1	-1.4	+0.7	+0.7	+.038	+0.1	+0.2	+.208	+0.3		+.108
Kevin Johnson	80	24.0	9.2	0.5	1.9	2.4	5.5	1.3	0.3	1.8	1.9	3.4	7.5	.461	0.1	0.3	.208	2.2	2.6	.839

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
Kevin Johnson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Al Horford	Kevin Johnson
Season	2008-09	1988-89
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	Most Improved Player
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Suns Lost West Conf Finals

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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	-	2.2	3.1	.727
difference:	+14	+5.7	+8.9	+1.6	+3.5	+5.1	+9.8	+0.9	+1.1	-2.5		+2.3	+5.0	+.020		+0.3		+4.1	+4.0	+.155
Kevin Johnson	81	39.2	20.4	0.6	3.6	4.2	12.2	1.7	0.3	4.0	2.8	7.0	13.9	.505	0.0	0.3	.091	6.3	7.1	.882

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
difference:	+3	+13.2	+16.9	+0.3	+1.1	+1.5	+10.3	+0.9	+0.3	-4.2	-0.6	+4.7	+8.6	+.071	+0.3	+0.7	+.300	+7.2	+7.2	+.260
Kevin Johnson	12	41.2	23.8	1.0	3.3	4.3	12.3	1.6	0.4	4.6	2.3	7.5	15.2	.495	0.3	0.8	.300	8.5	9.2	.927


Season 3
	Al Horford	Kevin Johnson
Season	2009-10	1989-90
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Suns Lost West Conf Finals

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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	-	2.6	3.3	.789
difference:	+7	+2.5	+8.3	+2.3	+3.9	+6.3	+9.1	+0.6	+0.9	-2.1	-0.9	+2.0	+5.2	+.052	+0.1	+0.6		+4.2	+4.8	+.049
Kevin Johnson	74	37.6	22.5	0.6	3.1	3.6	11.4	1.3	0.2	3.6	1.9	7.8	15.7	.499	0.1	0.6	.195	6.8	8.1	.838

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
difference:	+5	+1.1	+6.7	+1.9	+3.7	+5.7	+8.8	+0.9	+1.7	-2.5	-1.4	+1.6	+4.5	+.044		+0.6	+.818	+3.4	+4.2	+.018
Kevin Johnson	16	36.4	21.3	0.6	2.8	3.3	10.6	1.6	0.0	3.9	1.8	7.7	16.1	.479	0.1	0.7	.182	5.8	7.0	.821


Season 4
	Al Horford	Kevin Johnson
Season	2010-11	1990-91
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:		+0.9	+6.9	+1.7	+4.2	+5.8	+6.6	+1.3	+0.9	-2.0	-0.2	+1.0	+2.9	+.041	+0.1	+0.5	+.295	+4.8	+5.6	+.045
Kevin Johnson	77	36.0	22.2	0.7	2.8	3.5	10.1	2.1	0.1	3.5	2.3	7.7	14.9	.516	0.1	0.6	.205	6.7	8.0	.843

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
difference:	+8	+2.5	+1.5	+1.6	+4.7	+6.3	+6.3	+0.1	+0.7	-1.6	-0.5	+0.8	+1.9	+.121	+0.3	+1.6	+.143	+2.8	+5.3	+.169
Kevin Johnson	4	36.5	12.8	0.5	2.8	3.3	9.8	0.5	0.3	3.0	2.3	4.0	13.3	.302	0.3	1.8	.143	4.5	7.5	.600


Season 5
	Al Horford	Kevin Johnson
Season	2011-12	1991-92
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+67	+5.6	+7.3	+1.6	+1.6	+3.3	+8.5	+0.6	+1.0	-2.0	-0.4	+1.7	+5.0	+.074	+0.1	+0.5	+.217	+3.7	+4.4	+.074
Kevin Johnson	78	37.2	19.7	0.8	3.0	3.7	10.7	1.5	0.3	3.5	2.3	6.9	14.4	.479	0.1	0.6	.217	5.7	7.1	.807

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
difference:	+5	+5.9	+8.3	+0.7	+3.6	+4.2	+8.9	+0.2	+1.0	-0.9	-0.7	+1.1	+4.7	+.104	+0.4	+0.8		+5.8	+6.3	+.111
Kevin Johnson	8	41.9	23.6	1.0	3.1	4.1	11.6	1.5	0.3	3.1	3.0	7.8	16.0	.484	0.4	0.8	.500	7.8	9.0	.861


Season 6
	Al Horford	Kevin Johnson
Season	2012-13	1992-93
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Suns Lost NBA Finals

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+25	+3.7	+1.3	+2.0	+6.1	+8.1	+4.6	+0.6	+0.7	-1.1	-0.2	+2.0	+2.8	+.044		+0.1	+.375	+2.8	+2.8	+.175
Kevin Johnson	49	33.5	16.1	0.6	1.5	2.1	7.8	1.7	0.4	3.1	2.0	5.8	11.5	.499	0.0	0.2	.125	4.6	5.6	.819

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
difference:	+17	+3.4	+1.1	+1.6	+4.5	+6.1	+4.9	+0.5	+0.2	-2.2	-0.3	+0.6	+0.8	+.014		+0.1		+2.4	+2.3	+.128
Kevin Johnson	23	39.7	17.8	0.4	2.3	2.7	7.9	1.5	0.6	3.7	2.5	6.2	13.0	.480	0.0	0.1	.000	5.4	6.8	.795


Season 7
	Al Horford	Kevin Johnson
Season	2013-14	1993-94
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+38	+3.6	+1.4	+1.5	+4.4	+5.9	+6.9	+1.0	+1.4	-1.3		+1.1	+0.1	+.080			+.142	+3.7	+4.0	+.137
Kevin Johnson	67	36.6	20.0	0.8	1.7	2.5	9.5	1.9	0.1	3.5	1.9	7.1	14.6	.487	0.1	0.4	.222	5.7	6.9	.819

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Al Horford	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Johnson	10	42.7	26.6	1.0	2.5	3.5	9.6	1.0	0.1	3.4	2.3	9.7	21.2	.458	0.3	1.0	.300	6.9	8.1	.852


Season 8
	Al Horford	Kevin Johnson
Season	2014-15	1994-95
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Finals	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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8th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+29	+1.7	+0.3	+1.0	+3.6	+4.8	+4.5	+0.1	+0.9	-0.9	-0.3	+1.6	+1.6	+.068		+0.1	+.152	+3.6	+4.2	+.051
Kevin Johnson	47	28.8	15.5	0.7	1.8	2.4	7.7	1.0	0.4	2.2	1.9	5.2	11.1	.470	0.1	0.6	.154	5.0	6.1	.810

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
difference:	+6	+4.5	+10.4	+1.8	+2.7	+4.5	+5.6	+0.1	+1.0	-1.8	-0.4	+1.9	+1.8	+.066	+0.4	+0.4	+.278	+6.2	+7.1	+.095
Kevin Johnson	10	37.1	24.8	0.7	3.4	4.1	9.3	0.9	0.4	3.4	2.5	8.6	15.0	.573	0.5	1.0	.500	7.1	8.4	.845


Season 9
	Al Horford	Kevin Johnson
Season	2015-16	1995-96
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+26	+3.7	+3.5	+1.0	+2.3	+3.4	+6.0	+0.7	+1.3	-1.7	-0.6	+0.4	+0.8	+.002	+0.7	+2.1	+.024	+4.8	+5.5	+.061
Kevin Johnson	56	35.8	18.7	0.8	3.2	3.9	9.2	1.5	0.2	3.0	2.6	6.1	12.0	.507	0.4	1.0	.368	6.1	7.1	.859

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
difference:	+6	+5.1	+3.9	+0.8	+1.4	+2.2	+7.7	+0.7	+1.9	-1.1	-0.5	+1.4	+2.7	+.008	+0.8	+1.8	+.143	+2.0	+2.7	+.114
Kevin Johnson	4	37.8	17.3	0.5	3.8	4.3	10.8	0.5	0.5	2.8	2.0	6.8	14.3	.474	0.3	1.0	.250	3.5	4.3	.824


Season 10
	Al Horford	Kevin Johnson
Season	2016-17	1996-97
Team	Boston Celtics	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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10th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+2	+5.7	+6.1	+0.6	+2.6	+3.2	+4.3	+0.7	+1.1	-1.4		+0.7	+0.9	+.023		+0.7	+.086	+4.7	+5.4	+.052
Kevin Johnson	70	38.0	20.1	0.8	2.8	3.6	9.3	1.5	0.2	3.1	2.0	6.3	12.7	.496	1.3	2.9	.441	6.3	7.4	.852

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
difference:	+13	+7.7	+1.7	+0.1	+2.0	+2.2	+0.6	+1.8	+0.8	-1.8	-1.2	+1.0	+7.0	+.289	+0.9	+1.5	+.383	+4.6	+5.0	+.120
Kevin Johnson	5	41.6	16.8	1.6	2.8	4.4	6.0	2.6	0.0	3.6	3.0	5.2	17.6	.295	0.6	4.4	.136	5.8	6.6	.879


Season 11
	Al Horford	Kevin Johnson
Season	2017-18	1997-98
Team	Boston Celtics	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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11th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+22	+5.8	+3.4	+0.7	+3.3	+4.1	+0.2	+0.1	+0.9	-0.2	-0.8	+2.0	+3.6	+.042	+1.2	+2.6	+.275	+1.9	+2.0	+.088
Kevin Johnson	50	25.8	9.5	0.7	2.6	3.3	4.9	0.5	0.2	2.0	1.1	3.1	6.9	.447	0.1	0.5	.154	3.2	3.7	.871

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
difference:	+15	+5.2	+1.9	+1.2	+4.8	+6.0	+1.5	+0.5	+0.9	-0.2	-0.6		+0.2	+.004	+0.5	+1.3	+.099	+1.3	+0.9	+.160
Kevin Johnson	4	30.5	13.8	0.5	1.8	2.3	4.8	0.5	0.3	1.5	1.5	5.8	10.5	.548	0.3	1.0	.250	2.0	3.0	.667

Note: Kevin Johnson didn't play in 1998-99.


Season 12
	Al Horford	Kevin Johnson
Season	2018-19	1999-00
Team	Boston Celtics	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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12th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+62	+10.2	+6.9	+1.8	+2.3	+4.0	+0.2	+0.6	+1.3	-0.3	-0.9	+3.0	+5.9	+.036	+0.9	+2.8	+.640	+0.1	+0.2	+.179
Kevin Johnson	6	18.8	6.7	0.0	2.7	2.7	4.0	0.3	0.0	1.2	1.0	2.7	4.7	.571	0.2	0.2	1.000	1.2	1.2	1.000

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
difference:		+20.1	+10.7	+1.4	+6.2	+7.6	+1.8	+0.1	+0.7	-0.7	-1.2	+3.8	+8.1	+.094	+2.0	+4.6	+.409	+1.1	+1.3
Kevin Johnson	9	14.3	3.2	0.0	1.4	1.4	2.6	0.3	0.1	1.4	1.1	1.3	4.1	.324	0.0	0.3	.000	0.6	0.7	.833

Additional Years

* Al Horford played 6 seasons more than Kevin Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 13 to 18, from 2020 to 2025—Al Horford played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

Al Horford vs. Kevin Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Johnson 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years