Eric Bledsoe vs. Al Horford Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Al Horford and Eric Bledsoe, 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.

Eric Bledsoe played 12 years in the NBA, 6 less than Al Horford, who played 18. Eric Bledsoe had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, 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.

Rookie Season
	Eric Bledsoe	Al Horford
Season	2010-11	2007-08
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Eric Bledsoe	81	22.7	6.7	0.8	1.9	2.8	3.6	1.1	0.3	2.4	1.6	2.5	6.0	.424	0.4	1.4	.276	1.2	1.6	.744
difference:		+8.7	+3.4	+2.3	+4.7	+6.9	+2.1	+0.4	+0.6	-0.7	-1.7	+1.6	+2.2	+.075	+0.4	+1.3	+.276	+0.7	+1.0	+.013
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		%
Eric Bledsoe	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

Season 3
	Eric Bledsoe	Al Horford
Season	2012-13	2009-10
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
Eric Bledsoe	76	20.4	8.5	1.0	1.9	3.0	3.1	1.4	0.7	1.8	1.5	3.3	7.5	.445	0.4	1.0	.397	1.4	1.8	.791
difference:	+5	+14.7	+5.7	+1.9	+5.1	+6.9	+0.8	+0.7	+0.4	-0.3	-1.3	+2.5	+3.0	+.106	+0.4	+1.0		+1.2	+1.5	+.002
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eric Bledsoe	6	16.2	6.5	0.3	2.2	2.5	3.0	0.3	0.5	0.8	1.7	2.5	5.0	.500	0.2	1.5	.111	1.3	2.0	.667
difference:	+5	+19.1	+8.1	+2.2	+4.3	+6.5	+1.2	+0.4	+1.2	-0.6	-1.5	+3.6	+6.6	+.023	+0.1	+1.4	+.889	+1.1	+0.8	+.172
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
	Eric Bledsoe	Al Horford
Season	2013-14	2010-11
Team	Phoenix Suns	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
Eric Bledsoe	43	32.9	17.7	0.6	4.1	4.7	5.5	1.6	0.3	3.3	2.3	6.2	12.9	.477	1.2	3.3	.357	4.3	5.5	.772
difference:	+34	+2.2	+2.4	+1.8	+2.9	+4.6	+2.0	+0.8	+0.7	-1.8	-0.2	+0.5	+0.9	+.080	+1.2	+3.2	+.143	+2.4	+3.1	+.026
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		%
Eric Bledsoe	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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 8
	Eric Bledsoe	Al Horford
Season	2017-18	2014-15
Team	Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Hawks Lost East Conf Finals

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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		%
Eric Bledsoe	74	31.4	17.7	0.7	3.1	3.8	5.0	2.0	0.6	2.9	2.5	6.3	13.4	.473	1.7	4.9	.347	3.4	4.3	.795
difference:	+2	+0.9	+2.5	+1.0	+2.3	+3.4	+1.8	+1.1	+0.7	-1.6	-0.9	+0.5	+0.7	+.065	+1.6	+4.4	+.041	+2.0	+2.4	+.036
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		%
Eric Bledsoe	7	32.1	13.6	0.4	3.1	3.6	3.7	1.0	0.9	2.1	2.7	5.3	12.0	.440	1.0	3.1	.318	2.0	2.9	.700
difference:	+9	+0.5	+0.8	+2.1	+3.0	+5.0		+0.2	+0.5	-0.5	-0.6	+1.4	+1.2	+.067	+0.9	+2.5	+.096	+1.1	+1.6	+.050
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
	Eric Bledsoe	Al Horford
Season	2018-19	2015-16
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
Eric Bledsoe	78	29.1	15.9	1.1	3.6	4.6	5.5	1.5	0.4	2.1	2.0	6.0	12.4	.484	1.6	4.8	.329	2.3	3.0	.750
difference:	+4	+3.0	+0.7	+0.7	+1.9	+2.7	+2.3	+0.7	+1.1	-0.8		+0.5	+0.4	+.021	+0.5	+1.7	+.015	+1.0	+1.4	+.048
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		%
Eric Bledsoe	15	28.2	13.7	1.3	2.4	3.7	4.3	1.1	0.4	2.1	1.9	5.1	12.3	.411	1.1	4.8	.236	2.4	3.4	.706
difference:	+5	+4.5	+0.3		+2.8	+2.8	+1.2	+0.1	+2.0	-0.4	-0.6	+0.3	+0.7	+.055		+2.0	+.157	+0.9	+1.8	+.232
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
	Eric Bledsoe	Al Horford
Season	2019-20	2016-17
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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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		%
Eric Bledsoe	61	27.0	14.9	0.7	3.9	4.6	5.4	0.9	0.4	2.4	2.1	5.5	11.5	.475	1.2	3.5	.344	2.8	3.5	.790
difference:	+7	+5.3	+0.9	+0.7	+1.5	+2.2	+0.4	+0.1	+0.9	-0.7	-0.1	+0.1	+0.3	+.002	+0.1	+0.1	+.011	+1.2	+1.5	+.010
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		%
Eric Bledsoe	9	29.7	11.7	0.6	4.0	4.6	5.9	1.2	0.7	2.6	2.2	4.2	10.9	.388	0.9	3.6	.250	2.3	2.9	.808
difference:	+9	+4.2	+3.4	+1.1	+0.8	+2.0	+0.5	+0.4	+0.1	-0.8	-0.4	+2.0	+0.3	+.196	+0.6	+0.7	+.269	+1.1	+1.3	+.049
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
	Eric Bledsoe	Al Horford
Season	2020-21	2017-18
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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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		%
Eric Bledsoe	71	29.7	12.2	0.4	3.0	3.4	3.8	0.8	0.3	1.6	1.6	4.3	10.3	.421	1.7	5.0	.341	1.9	2.7	.687
difference:	+1	+1.9	+0.7	+1.0	+2.9	+4.0	+0.9	+0.2	+0.8	-0.2	-0.3	+0.8	+0.2	+.068	+0.4	+1.9	+.088	+0.6	+1.0	+.096
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		%
Eric Bledsoe	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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