Joel Embiid vs. Al Horford Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Al Horford and Joel Embiid, 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.
Joel Embiid played 9 years in the NBA, 9 less than Al Horford, who played 18. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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 |
| Joel Embiid |
9 |
7 |
2016-17 to 2024-25 |
| Al Horford |
18 |
16 |
2007-08 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 | % |
| Joel Embiid |
31 |
25.4 |
20.2 |
2.0 |
5.9 |
7.8 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
6.5 |
13.8 |
.466 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.367 |
6.2 |
7.9 |
.783 |
| difference: | +50 | +6.0 | +10.1 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +1.9 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +1.6 | -2.1 | -0.3 | +2.4 | +5.6 | +.033 | +1.2 | +3.1 | +.367 | +4.3 | +5.3 | +.052 |
| 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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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joel Embiid |
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 |
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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 | % |
| Joel Embiid |
63 |
30.3 |
22.9 |
2.3 |
8.7 |
11.0 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
8.1 |
16.8 |
.483 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
.308 |
5.7 |
7.4 |
.769 |
| difference: | +4 | +3.2 | +11.4 | +0.1 | +1.6 | +1.7 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -2.2 | -0.5 | +3.4 | +7.9 | +.042 | +1.0 | +3.4 | | +3.5 | +4.3 | +.042 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Joel Embiid |
8 |
34.8 |
21.4 |
2.9 |
9.8 |
12.6 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
7.5 |
17.3 |
.435 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
.276 |
5.4 |
7.6 |
.705 |
| difference: | +1 | +6.8 | +14.5 | +1.6 | +5.4 | +6.8 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +1.1 | -3.2 | -1.0 | +4.7 | +10.7 | +.011 | +1.0 | +3.5 | +.276 | +4.1 | +5.6 | +.038 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Joel Embiid |
64 |
33.7 |
27.5 |
2.5 |
11.1 |
13.6 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
9.1 |
18.7 |
.484 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
.300 |
8.2 |
10.1 |
.804 |
| difference: | +17 | +1.4 | +13.3 | +0.4 | +4.1 | +3.7 | +1.4 | | +0.8 | -2.0 | -0.5 | +3.3 | +8.2 | +.067 | +1.2 | +4.1 | | +5.6 | +6.8 | +.015 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Joel Embiid |
11 |
30.4 |
20.2 |
1.9 |
8.5 |
10.5 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
6.2 |
14.5 |
.428 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
.308 |
6.7 |
8.2 |
.822 |
| difference: | | +4.9 | +5.6 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +1.5 | +1.6 | | +0.6 | -2.2 | -0.1 | +0.1 | +2.9 | +.095 | +1.0 | +3.4 | +.692 | +4.3 | +5.4 | +.017 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Joel Embiid |
51 |
29.5 |
23.0 |
2.8 |
8.9 |
11.6 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
15.7 |
.477 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
.331 |
6.9 |
8.5 |
.807 |
| difference: | +26 | +5.6 | +7.7 | +0.4 | +1.9 | +2.3 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.3 | -1.6 | -0.9 | +0.8 | +3.7 | +.080 | +1.1 | +3.3 | +.169 | +5.0 | +6.1 | +.009 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Joel Embiid |
4 |
36.3 |
30.0 |
2.8 |
9.5 |
12.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
8.5 |
18.5 |
.459 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
.250 |
12.0 |
14.8 |
.814 |
| difference: | +8 | +2.7 | +18.7 | +0.7 | +2.0 | +2.7 | +2.2 | +1.1 | +0.3 | -2.4 | -1.7 | +3.7 | +7.1 | +.036 | +1.0 | +3.8 | +.250 | +10.3 | +12.6 | +.045 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Joel Embiid |
51 |
31.1 |
28.5 |
2.2 |
8.4 |
10.6 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
9.0 |
17.6 |
.513 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.377 |
9.2 |
10.7 |
.859 |
| difference: | +40 | +0.5 | +16.1 | +0.2 | +3.8 | +3.6 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -1.6 | -0.5 | +3.8 | +8.2 | +.040 | +1.1 | +2.9 | +.377 | +7.2 | +8.0 | +.126 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Joel Embiid |
11 |
32.5 |
28.1 |
1.5 |
9.1 |
10.5 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
3.0 |
9.2 |
17.9 |
.513 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
.390 |
8.3 |
9.9 |
.835 |
| difference: | +8 | +3.5 | +12.8 | +0.2 | +2.4 | +2.2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -0.2 | -0.7 | +2.5 | +6.6 | +.075 | +1.5 | +3.7 | | +6.3 | +7.2 | +.085 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Joel Embiid |
68 |
33.8 |
30.6 |
2.1 |
9.6 |
11.7 |
4.2 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
9.8 |
19.6 |
.499 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
.371 |
9.6 |
11.8 |
.814 |
| difference: | +6 | +3.4 | +13.2 | +0.5 | +2.0 | +1.5 | +1.0 | | +0.4 | -1.1 | -0.5 | +2.0 | +5.3 | +.044 | +1.4 | +3.6 | +.129 | +7.8 | +9.0 | +.170 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Joel Embiid |
10 |
38.5 |
23.6 |
2.1 |
8.6 |
10.7 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
7.8 |
16.1 |
.484 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
.212 |
7.3 |
8.9 |
.820 |
| difference: | +4 | +2.2 | +6.9 | +0.1 | +1.8 | +1.9 | +0.9 | +0.6 | | -1.7 | -0.6 | +1.0 | +2.3 | +.010 | +0.7 | +3.3 | | +4.3 | +4.4 | +.153 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Joel Embiid |
66 |
34.6 |
33.1 |
1.7 |
8.4 |
10.2 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
11.0 |
20.1 |
.548 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.330 |
10.0 |
11.7 |
.857 |
| difference: | +37 | +1.6 | +14.5 | +0.6 | +2.3 | +1.8 | +1.6 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -1.2 | -1.2 | +2.8 | +5.6 | +.019 | +0.9 | +2.6 | +.034 | +8.0 | +8.8 | +.175 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Joel Embiid |
9 |
37.3 |
23.7 |
1.8 |
8.0 |
9.8 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
3.0 |
7.3 |
17.0 |
.431 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
.179 |
8.4 |
9.3 |
.905 |
| Al Horford |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | % |
| Joel Embiid |
39 |
33.6 |
34.7 |
2.4 |
8.6 |
11.0 |
5.6 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
11.5 |
21.8 |
.529 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.388 |
10.2 |
11.6 |
.883 |
| difference: | +37 | +3.1 | +19.5 | +0.7 | +3.2 | +3.8 | +2.4 | +0.3 | +0.4 | -2.5 | -1.3 | +4.7 | +9.1 | +.009 | +1.3 | +3.1 | +.082 | +8.8 | +9.7 | +.124 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Joel Embiid |
6 |
41.3 |
33.0 |
3.2 |
7.7 |
10.8 |
5.7 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
3.3 |
9.8 |
22.2 |
.444 |
2.2 |
6.5 |
.333 |
11.2 |
13.0 |
.859 |
| difference: | +10 | +8.7 | +18.6 | +0.7 | +1.6 | +2.2 | +2.0 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -2.6 | -1.2 | +3.1 | +9.0 | +.063 | +2.1 | +5.9 | +.111 | +10.3 | +11.7 | +.109 |
| 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 |
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9th 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 | % |
| Joel Embiid |
19 |
30.2 |
23.8 |
1.9 |
6.3 |
8.2 |
4.5 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
2.2 |
7.4 |
16.6 |
.444 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
.299 |
7.8 |
8.9 |
.882 |
| difference: | +63 | +1.9 | +8.6 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +0.6 | -2.0 | -0.2 | +0.9 | +3.8 | +.061 | +0.1 | +1.0 | +.045 | +6.5 | +7.3 | +.084 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Joel Embiid |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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Additional Years |
* Al Horford played 9 seasons more than Joel Embiid in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 10 to 18, from 2017 to 2025—Al Horford played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 9 extra years over Joel Embiid, Al Horford got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Defensive Second Team
1 All-Star Game
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