Scottie Barnes vs. Al Horford Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Al Horford and Scottie Barnes, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Scottie Barnes played 4 years in the NBA, 14 less than Al Horford, who played 18. Scottie Barnes had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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
Scottie Barnes 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25
Al Horford 18 16 2007-08 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Scottie Barnes Al Horford
Season 2021-222007-08
Team Toronto RaptorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes 74 35.4 15.3 2.6 4.9 7.5 3.5 1.1 0.7 1.8 2.6 6.2 12.6 .492 0.8 2.6 .301 2.1 2.9 .735
difference:+7+4.0+5.2+0.5+1.7+2.2+2.0+0.4+0.2-0.1-0.7+2.1+4.4+.007+0.8+2.5+.301+0.2+0.3+.004
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes 4 33.3 12.8 1.8 7.3 9.0 4.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 3.0 4.5 10.5 .429 0.5 3.0 .167 3.3 4.0 .813
difference:+3+6.3+0.2+1.3+1.4+0.7+0.6+0.7-0.8-0.7+0.4+0.2+.043+0.5+3.0+0.4+0.1+.072
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

Scottie Barnes Al Horford
Season 2022-232008-09
Team Toronto RaptorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes 77 34.8 15.3 2.3 4.3 6.6 4.8 1.1 0.8 2.0 2.2 6.0 13.2 .456 0.8 2.9 .281 2.5 3.2 .772
difference:+10+1.3+3.8+0.1+2.8+2.7+2.4+0.3+0.6-0.5-0.6+1.3+4.3+.069+0.8+2.9+0.3+0.1+.045
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes DNP------ --- ----------
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

Scottie Barnes Al Horford
Season 2023-242009-10
Team Toronto RaptorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes 60 34.9 19.9 2.4 5.9 8.2 6.1 1.3 1.5 2.8 2.0 7.5 15.7 .475 1.7 4.9 .341 3.3 4.2 .781
difference:+21+0.2+5.7+0.5+1.1+1.7+3.8+0.6+0.4-1.3-0.8+1.7+5.2+.076+1.7+4.9+0.7+0.9+.008
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes DNP------ --- ----------
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

Scottie Barnes Al Horford
Season 2024-252010-11
Team Toronto RaptorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes 65 32.8 19.3 1.7 6.0 7.7 5.8 1.4 1.0 2.8 1.7 7.3 16.4 .446 1.2 4.3 .271 3.5 4.6 .755
difference:+12+2.3+4.0+0.7+1.0+1.6+2.3+0.6-1.3-0.8+0.6+4.4+.111+1.2+4.2+.229+1.6+2.2+.043
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes 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

Additional Years

* Al Horford played 14 seasons more than Scottie Barnes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 18, from 2012 to 2025—Al Horford played in 12 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 14 extra years over Scottie Barnes, Al Horford got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game