Dylan Harper vs. Al Horford Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Al Horford and Dylan Harper, 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.
Dylan Harper played 1 year in the NBA, 18 less than Al Horford, who played 19. Dylan Harper had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, 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 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 |
| Dylan Harper | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
| Al Horford | 19 | 16 | 2007-08 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Dylan Harper | Al Horford | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2007-08 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Atlanta Hawks |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd |
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 | % | ||||
| Dylan Harper | 14 | 21.7 | 13.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 10.9 | .480 | 0.6 | 2.4 | .273 | 2.4 | 3.3 | .717 |
| difference: | +67 | +9.7 | +3.3 | +2.2 | +4.5 | +6.6 | +2.4 | +0.2 | +0.9 | -0.1 | -0.9 | +1.1 | +2.7 | +.019 | +0.6 | +2.3 | +.273 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +.014 |
| 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 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Dylan Harper | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Al Horford played 18 seasons more than Dylan Harper in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 19, from 2009 to 2026—Al Horford played in 15 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 18 extra years over Dylan Harper, Al Horford got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 5 All-Star Game |