Elden Campbell vs. Al Horford Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Al Horford and Elden Campbell, 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.

Elden Campbell played 15 years in the NBA, 2 less than Al Horford, who played 17. Elden Campbell had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, 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
Elden Campbell 15 12 1990-91 to 2004-05
Al Horford 17 15 2007-08 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Elden Campbell Al Horford
Season 1990-912007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHawks 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 %
Elden Campbell 52 7.3 2.8 0.8 1.1 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.3 1.4 1.1 2.4 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.9 .653
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 %
Elden Campbell 14 9.9 4.1 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.4 1.6 1.8 2.7 .658 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.1 .467
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

Elden Campbell Al Horford
Season 1991-922008-09
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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 %
Elden Campbell 81 23.2 7.1 1.9 3.3 5.2 0.7 0.7 2.0 0.9 2.5 2.7 6.1 .448 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.8 .619
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 %
Elden Campbell 4 29.3 10.0 2.3 4.0 6.3 1.5 0.8 1.5 1.0 3.5 3.5 9.3 .378 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.5 .667
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

Elden Campbell Al Horford
Season 1992-932009-10
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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 %
Elden Campbell 79 19.6 7.7 1.6 2.6 4.2 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.9 2.1 3.0 6.6 .458 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.6 .637
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 %
Elden Campbell 5 35.6 14.0 3.4 5.0 8.4 1.4 1.2 2.4 2.4 3.0 5.8 13.8 .420 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 4.8 .500
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

Elden Campbell Al Horford
Season 1993-942010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta 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 %
Elden Campbell 76 29.6 12.3 2.2 4.6 6.8 1.1 0.8 1.9 1.3 3.2 4.9 10.6 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.6 .689
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 %
Elden Campbell ------- --- ----------
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

Elden Campbell Al Horford
Season 1994-952011-12
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisHawks 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 %
Elden Campbell 73 28.4 12.5 2.3 3.8 6.1 1.3 0.9 1.8 1.3 3.4 4.9 10.8 .459 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 4.0 .666
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 %
Elden Campbell 10 37.6 15.7 2.6 4.7 7.3 1.6 0.4 3.0 1.5 4.4 6.4 13.2 .485 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.4 .659
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

Elden Campbell Al Horford
Season 1995-962012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
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 %
Elden Campbell 82 32.9 13.9 2.0 5.6 7.6 2.2 1.1 2.6 1.7 3.7 5.5 10.8 .503 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.3 .713
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 %
Elden Campbell 4 32.3 12.0 0.8 7.3 8.0 2.0 0.3 2.3 2.5 4.3 5.0 9.8 .513 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 4.0 .500
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

Elden Campbell Al Horford
Season 1996-972013-14
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Elden Campbell 77 32.7 14.9 2.7 5.3 8.0 1.6 0.6 1.5 1.7 3.6 5.7 12.2 .469 0.0 0.1 .250 3.4 4.8 .711
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 %
Elden Campbell 9 31.0 11.8 1.6 2.8 4.3 1.0 0.8 1.4 1.6 3.3 4.1 10.3 .398 0.1 0.1 1.000 3.4 4.2 .816
Al Horford ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Elden Campbell Al Horford
Season 1997-982014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsHawks 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 %
Elden Campbell 81 22.0 10.1 1.8 3.9 5.6 1.0 0.4 1.3 1.4 2.6 3.6 7.7 .463 0.0 0.0 .500 2.9 4.2 .693
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 %
Elden Campbell 13 13.8 5.2 1.3 2.2 3.5 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.0 2.1 1.8 3.9 .451 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.6 .647
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

Elden Campbell Al Horford
Season 1998-992015-16
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -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 %
Elden Campbell 49 29.8 12.6 2.6 5.5 8.1 1.4 0.8 1.5 1.6 3.2 4.5 9.5 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 5.5 .639
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 %
Elden Campbell ------- --- ----------
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

Elden Campbell Al Horford
Season 1999-002016-17
Team Charlotte HornetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Elden Campbell 78 32.5 12.7 2.2 5.4 7.6 1.7 0.7 1.9 1.6 3.4 4.7 10.6 .446 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.6 .690
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 %
Elden Campbell 4 37.5 14.3 2.3 6.0 8.3 1.0 0.5 1.0 2.0 4.0 5.5 11.8 .468 0.0 0.3 .000 3.3 3.5 .929
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

Elden Campbell Al Horford
Season 2000-012017-18
Team Charlotte HornetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hornets Lost East 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 %
Elden Campbell 78 30.0 13.1 2.0 5.8 7.8 1.3 0.8 1.8 1.8 3.6 4.7 10.7 .440 0.0 0.1 .000 3.7 5.2 .709
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 %
Elden Campbell 10 28.8 12.1 2.7 5.2 7.9 0.7 0.5 1.1 1.7 3.7 4.2 10.6 .396 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 4.9 .755
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

Elden Campbell Al Horford
Season 2001-022018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East 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 %
Elden Campbell 77 28.0 13.9 1.7 5.2 6.9 1.3 0.8 1.8 1.8 3.4 5.0 10.3 .484 0.0 0.0 .000 4.0 5.0 .797
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 %
Elden Campbell 9 28.1 13.6 1.6 5.1 6.7 1.8 0.7 2.6 1.9 3.8 5.4 12.2 .445 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 3.8 .706
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

Elden Campbell Al Horford
Season 2002-032019-20
Team New Orleans Hornets, Seattle SupersonicsPhiladelphia 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 %
Elden Campbell 56 15.5 6.1 0.8 2.4 3.2 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.9 2.3 2.1 5.3 .397 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.4 .801
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 %
Elden Campbell ------- --- ----------
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

Elden Campbell Al Horford
Season 2003-042020-21
Team Detroit PistonsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Elden Campbell 65 13.7 5.6 0.8 2.4 3.2 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.0 2.1 2.1 4.8 .439 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.9 .685
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 %
Elden Campbell 14 9.0 2.1 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.6 2.0 0.7 2.5 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .556
Al Horford ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Elden Campbell Al Horford
Season 2004-052021-22
Team Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets, Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsCeltics 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 %
Elden Campbell 40 9.8 3.0 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.4 1.0 3.1 .317 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.4 .764
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 %
Elden Campbell 10 5.8 1.2 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.3 0.4 1.3 .308 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500
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

Elden Campbell 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 %
Elden Campbell ------- --- ----------
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 %
Elden Campbell ------- --- ----------
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

Elden Campbell 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 %
Elden Campbell ------- --- ----------
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 %
Elden Campbell ------- --- ----------
Al Horford 14 30.4 9.9 2.1 5.1 7.3 1.9 0.6 0.9 0.6 1.4 3.8 8.1 .469 1.9 5.6 .346 0.4 0.6 .667