Stephon Castle vs. Al Horford Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Al Horford and Stephon Castle, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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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.
Stephon Castle played 1 year in the NBA, 17 less than Al Horford, who played 18. Stephon Castle had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, 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 |
| Stephon Castle | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
| Al Horford | 18 | 16 | 2007-08 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Stephon Castle | Al Horford | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2007-08 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Atlanta Hawks |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 81 | 26.7 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 12.2 | .428 | 1.2 | 4.1 | .285 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .724 |
| difference: | +4.7 | +4.6 | +2.0 | +4.0 | +6.0 | +2.6 | +0.2 | +0.6 | -0.5 | -1.3 | +1.1 | +4.0 | +.071 | +1.2 | +4.0 | +.285 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +.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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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Al Horford played 17 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 18, from 2009 to 2025—Al Horford played in 15 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 17 extra years over Stephon Castle, Al Horford got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 5 All-Star Game |