Al Horford vs. Kyle Kuzma Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Kuzma 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, 10 more than Kyle Kuzma, who played 8. Al Horford had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Kyle Kuzma had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
8 |
3 |
2017-18 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: | +4 | +0.2 | +6.0 | +2.0 | +1.5 | +3.4 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.5 | -0.1 | -1.2 | +2.0 | +5.3 | +.049 | +2.1 | +5.5 | +.366 | | +0.1 | +.024 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
77 |
31.2 |
16.1 |
1.1 |
5.1 |
6.3 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
6.1 |
13.5 |
.450 |
2.1 |
5.6 |
.366 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
.707 |
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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 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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: | +3 | +0.4 | +7.2 | +1.3 | +2.5 | +3.8 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +1.0 | -0.4 | -0.4 | +2.4 | +6.6 | +.069 | +1.8 | +6.0 | | +0.5 | +0.5 | +.025 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
70 |
33.1 |
18.7 |
0.9 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
7.1 |
15.5 |
.456 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
.303 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.752 |
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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 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd 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 |
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: | +20 | +10.1 | +1.4 | +2.0 | +3.4 | +5.4 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +0.7 | | -0.7 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +.115 | +1.4 | +4.5 | | +0.7 | +0.8 | +.054 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
61 |
25.0 |
12.8 |
0.9 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
4.8 |
11.0 |
.436 |
1.4 |
4.5 |
.316 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.735 |
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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 |
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: | +10 | +12.3 | +4.6 | +1.6 | +4.3 | +5.9 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +1.4 | -0.4 | -0.8 | +2.4 | +3.1 | +.093 | +1.1 | +3.9 | +.687 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +.055 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
21 |
23.0 |
10.0 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
8.5 |
.430 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
.313 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.784 |
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4th 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 |
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: | +9 | +6.4 | +2.4 | +0.8 | +2.5 | +3.2 | +1.6 | +0.3 | +0.4 | -0.2 | -0.7 | +1.8 | +0.9 | +.114 | +2.0 | +5.5 | +.139 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +.107 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
68 |
28.7 |
12.9 |
1.6 |
4.5 |
6.1 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
11.1 |
.443 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
.361 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.691 |
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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 |
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: | +6 | +17.5 | +5.0 | +1.4 | +4.3 | +5.8 | +2.3 | +0.1 | +0.8 | -0.4 | -1.5 | +2.5 | +3.4 | +.131 | +0.7 | +3.6 | +.174 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +.102 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
6 |
21.5 |
6.3 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
8.0 |
.292 |
0.7 |
3.8 |
.174 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.667 |
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5th 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 |
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: | +55 | +1.8 | +4.7 | +1.3 | +2.8 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +0.4 | -1.1 | | +1.2 | +4.8 | +.101 | +1.9 | +5.6 | +.341 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +.021 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
66 |
33.4 |
17.1 |
1.1 |
7.4 |
8.5 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
6.4 |
14.2 |
.452 |
1.9 |
5.7 |
.341 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.712 |
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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 |
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 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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6th 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 |
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: | +10 | +2.2 | +3.8 | +1.7 | +1.2 | +3.0 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 | -1.0 | -0.1 | +0.2 | +3.5 | +.095 | +2.5 | +7.4 | +.167 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +.086 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
64 |
35.0 |
21.2 |
0.9 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
3.7 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
8.0 |
17.8 |
.448 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
.333 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
.730 |
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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 |
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 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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7th 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 |
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: | +41 | +0.4 | +3.6 | +1.4 | +0.4 | +1.8 | +1.6 | +0.4 | +0.8 | -0.5 | -0.3 | +0.5 | +4.3 | +.104 | +2.1 | +6.0 | +.028 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +.093 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
70 |
32.6 |
22.2 |
0.9 |
5.7 |
6.6 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
8.7 |
18.8 |
.463 |
2.2 |
6.4 |
.336 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.775 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Al Horford nor Kyle Kuzma played in the postseason in their season 7 |
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8th 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 |
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: | +11 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +1.0 | -0.9 | -0.2 | +1.1 | +0.3 | +.102 | +1.4 | +4.3 | +.001 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +.125 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
65 |
29.8 |
14.8 |
0.8 |
4.9 |
5.7 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
5.7 |
13.0 |
.436 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
.307 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
.634 |
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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 |
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: | +11 | +12.2 | +8.6 | +1.9 | +4.5 | +6.4 | +2.9 | +0.8 | +1.2 | -1.0 | -0.3 | +4.3 | +6.2 | +.164 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +.022 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +.250 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
5 |
20.4 |
5.8 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
7.0 |
.343 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
.200 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
.500 |
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Additional Years |
* Al Horford played 10 seasons more than Kyle Kuzma in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2016 to 2025—Al Horford played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 10 extra years over Kyle Kuzma, Al Horford got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Defensive Second Team
2 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion