Paolo Banchero vs. Al Horford Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Al Horford and Paolo Banchero, 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.
Paolo Banchero played 3 years in the NBA, 15 less than Al Horford, who played 18. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, 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 |
| Paolo Banchero |
3 |
2 |
2022-23 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 | % |
| Paolo Banchero |
72 |
33.8 |
20.0 |
1.2 |
5.7 |
6.9 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
6.7 |
15.6 |
.427 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
.298 |
5.5 |
7.4 |
.738 |
| difference: | +9 | +2.4 | +9.9 | +1.9 | +0.9 | +2.8 | +2.2 | +0.1 | +0.4 | -1.1 | -1.1 | +2.6 | +7.4 | +.072 | +1.2 | +3.9 | +.298 | +3.6 | +4.8 | +.007 |
| 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 | % |
| Paolo Banchero |
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 | % |
| Paolo Banchero |
80 |
35.0 |
22.6 |
1.0 |
5.9 |
6.9 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
1.9 |
8.0 |
17.6 |
.455 |
1.5 |
4.4 |
.339 |
5.1 |
7.0 |
.725 |
| difference: | +13 | +1.5 | +11.1 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +2.4 | +3.0 | +0.1 | +0.8 | -1.6 | -0.9 | +3.3 | +8.7 | +.070 | +1.5 | +4.4 | | +2.9 | +3.9 | +.002 |
| 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 | % |
| Paolo Banchero |
7 |
37.4 |
27.0 |
2.0 |
6.6 |
8.6 |
4.0 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
4.6 |
2.0 |
9.7 |
21.3 |
.456 |
2.3 |
5.7 |
.400 |
5.3 |
7.0 |
.755 |
| difference: | +2 | +9.4 | +20.1 | +0.7 | +2.2 | +2.8 | +2.0 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -4.2 | -0.9 | +6.9 | +14.7 | +.032 | +2.3 | +5.6 | +.400 | +4.0 | +5.0 | +.088 |
| 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 | % |
| Paolo Banchero |
46 |
34.4 |
25.9 |
1.1 |
6.4 |
7.5 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
9.0 |
19.8 |
.452 |
1.9 |
5.9 |
.320 |
6.1 |
8.4 |
.727 |
| difference: | +35 | +0.7 | +11.7 | +1.8 | +0.6 | +2.4 | +2.5 | +0.1 | +0.5 | -1.5 | -0.7 | +3.2 | +9.3 | +.099 | +1.9 | +5.9 | | +3.5 | +5.1 | +.062 |
| 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 | % |
| Paolo Banchero |
5 |
39.4 |
29.4 |
2.4 |
6.0 |
8.4 |
4.2 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
10.8 |
24.8 |
.435 |
2.4 |
5.4 |
.444 |
5.4 |
8.2 |
.659 |
| difference: | +6 | +4.1 | +14.8 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +2.4 | +0.1 | +0.9 | -1.6 | -0.4 | +4.7 | +13.2 | +.088 | +2.3 | +5.3 | +.556 | +3.0 | +5.4 | +.180 |
| 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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Additional Years |
* Al Horford played 15 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 4 to 18, from 2011 to 2025—Al Horford played in 13 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 15 extra years over Paolo Banchero, Al Horford got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Third Team
1 All-Defensive Second Team
4 All-Star Game
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