Zach Edey vs. Al Horford Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Al Horford and Zach Edey, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.
Zach Edey played 2 years in the NBA, 17 less than Al Horford, who played 19. Zach Edey had the first of his seasons 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 |
| Zach Edey | 2 | 1 | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| Al Horford | 19 | 16 | 2007-08 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Zach Edey | Al Horford | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2007-08 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Atlanta Hawks |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd | 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 | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 66 | 21.5 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.6 | .580 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .346 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .709 |
| difference: | +15 | +9.9 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -0.4 | -0.5 | +0.3 | +1.6 | +.081 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +.346 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +.022 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 4 | 27.0 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.3 | 1.8 | .714 |
| difference: | +3 | +12.6 | +6.3 | +0.3 | +2.3 | +2.6 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +1.5 | -0.6 | -0.7 | +2.4 | +6.5 | +.195 | +1.6 | +2.1 | +.027 | |||
| 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 |
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| Zach Edey | Al Horford | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2008-09 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Atlanta Hawks |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Hawks Lost East Conf Semis |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 11 | 25.8 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 8.9 | .633 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .200 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .781 |
| difference: | +56 | +7.7 | +2.1 | +1.7 | +0.1 | +1.8 | +1.3 | +0.2 | +0.5 | -0.9 | -0.6 | +0.9 | +.108 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.054 | ||
| 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Al Horford played 17 seasons more than Zach Edey in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 19, from 2010 to 2026—Al Horford played in 14 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 17 extra years over Zach Edey, Al Horford got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 5 All-Star Game |