Doug Christie vs. Al Horford Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Al Horford and Doug Christie, 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

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.

Doug Christie played 15 years in the NBA, 2 less than Al Horford, who played 17. Doug Christie had the first of his seasons in 1992-93, while Al Horford had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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
Doug Christie 15 7 1992-93 to 2006-07
Al Horford 17 15 2007-08 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Doug Christie Al Horford
Season 1992-932007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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 %
Doug Christie 23 14.4 6.2 1.0 1.2 2.2 2.3 1.0 0.2 2.2 2.3 2.0 4.6 .425 0.1 0.5 .167 2.2 2.9 .758
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie 5 7.8 1.8 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.0 0.8 2.2 .364 0.2 0.6 .333 0.0 0.0 -
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

Season 2

Doug Christie Al Horford
Season 1993-942008-09
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Doug Christie 65 23.3 10.3 1.4 2.2 3.6 2.1 1.4 0.4 2.2 2.9 3.8 8.6 .434 0.6 1.8 .328 2.2 3.2 .697
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie ------- --- ----------
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

Season 3

Doug Christie Al Horford
Season 1994-952009-10
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisHawks 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 %
Doug Christie 12 6.6 1.3 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.1 1.1 1.5 0.4 1.8 .227 0.1 0.6 .143 0.3 0.4 .800
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Season 4

Doug Christie Al Horford
Season 1995-962010-11
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Doug Christie 55 18.8 7.5 0.6 2.2 2.8 2.1 1.3 0.3 1.7 2.6 2.7 6.1 .445 0.8 1.9 .434 1.3 1.7 .742
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie ------- --- ----------
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

Season 5

Doug Christie Al Horford
Season 1996-972011-12
Team Toronto RaptorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Doug Christie 81 38.6 14.5 1.0 4.3 5.3 3.9 2.5 0.6 2.5 3.0 4.9 11.7 .417 1.8 4.7 .384 2.9 3.8 .775
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie ------- --- ----------
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

Season 6

Doug Christie Al Horford
Season 1997-982012-13
Team Toronto RaptorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Doug Christie 78 37.7 16.5 1.2 4.0 5.2 3.6 2.4 0.7 2.9 2.5 5.9 13.7 .428 1.3 3.9 .326 3.5 4.2 .829
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie ------- --- ----------
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

Season 7

Doug Christie Al Horford
Season 1998-992013-14
Team Toronto RaptorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Doug Christie 50 35.4 15.2 1.2 3.0 4.1 3.7 2.3 0.5 2.4 2.2 5.0 13.0 .388 1.0 3.2 .304 4.1 4.9 .841
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie ------- --- ----------
Al Horford ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Doug Christie Al Horford
Season 1999-002014-15
Team Toronto RaptorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie 73 31.0 12.4 0.9 3.0 3.9 4.4 1.4 0.6 2.0 2.3 4.3 10.5 .407 1.4 3.8 .360 2.5 3.0 .843
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie 3 20.7 4.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 2.0 1.3 0.3 1.3 3.3 1.0 4.3 .231 1.0 2.7 .375 1.0 2.0 .500
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

Season 9

Doug Christie Al Horford
Season 2000-012015-16
Team Sacramento KingsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisHawks 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 %
Doug Christie 81 36.3 12.3 1.2 3.2 4.4 3.6 2.3 0.6 1.9 2.8 3.8 9.7 .395 1.2 3.1 .376 3.5 3.9 .897
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie 8 38.1 9.9 0.9 3.5 4.4 3.3 2.5 1.1 2.4 3.9 3.1 8.5 .368 0.6 2.1 .294 3.0 3.6 .828
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

Season 10

Doug Christie Al Horford
Season 2001-022016-17
Team Sacramento KingsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie 81 34.5 12.0 0.9 3.7 4.6 4.2 2.0 0.3 2.0 2.6 4.2 9.1 .460 1.1 3.2 .352 2.5 3.0 .851
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie 16 40.3 11.1 1.2 4.6 5.8 4.9 2.1 0.6 2.8 4.0 3.4 8.3 .409 1.1 4.0 .266 3.3 4.1 .800
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

Season 11

Doug Christie Al Horford
Season 2002-032017-18
Team Sacramento KingsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie 80 33.9 9.4 0.8 3.5 4.3 4.7 2.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.3 7.0 .479 0.9 2.3 .395 1.8 2.2 .810
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie 12 31.8 9.1 1.3 4.9 6.2 4.6 1.0 0.3 1.8 1.8 3.1 8.3 .374 0.5 2.0 .250 2.4 2.6 .935
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

Season 12

Doug Christie Al Horford
Season 2003-042018-19
Team Sacramento KingsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Doug Christie 82 33.9 10.1 0.8 3.2 4.0 4.2 1.8 0.5 1.9 2.3 3.9 8.4 .461 0.6 1.7 .345 1.8 2.1 .860
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie 12 38.5 13.8 1.4 4.8 6.2 3.9 1.8 0.4 1.8 2.9 4.7 11.8 .397 1.1 2.8 .394 3.4 4.0 .854
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

Season 13

Doug Christie Al Horford
Season 2004-052019-20
Team Sacramento Kings, Orlando MagicPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Doug Christie 52 29.3 6.6 0.7 2.7 3.4 3.8 1.5 0.3 2.0 2.0 2.5 6.4 .392 0.3 1.2 .242 1.3 1.5 .897
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie ------- --- ----------
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

Season 14

Doug Christie Al Horford
Season 2005-062020-21
Team Dallas MavericksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Doug Christie 7 26.4 3.7 0.3 1.6 1.9 2.0 1.3 0.1 0.9 1.4 1.3 3.7 .346 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.7 .667
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie ------- --- ----------
Al Horford ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Doug Christie Al Horford
Season 2006-072021-22
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie 7 11.7 1.9 0.4 1.1 1.6 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.6 0.7 2.4 .294 0.1 0.9 .167 0.3 0.4 .667
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie ------- --- ----------
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

Season 16

Doug Christie Al Horford
Season -2022-23
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie ------- --- ----------
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

Season 17

Doug Christie Al Horford
Season -2023-24
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Christie ------- --- ----------
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