Al Horford vs. Evan Mobley: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Evan Mobley and Al Horford to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Evan Mobley has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Al Horford scored more total points in both stages. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Evan Mobley averages 3.8 points more than Al Horford in his 19 seasons (16.6 points against 12.8). On the other hand Al Horford scored a total of 9,889 points more than Evan Mobley (14,778 vs. 4,889).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Al Horford 12.8
19
Evan Mobley 16.6
+3.8
5

Total Points

Seasons
Al Horford 14,778
+9,889
19
Evan Mobley 4,889
5

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Evan Mobley has a better career point average than Al Horford (+3.2 points per game) while Al Horford scored more points (+1,975).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Al Horford 11.9
16
Evan Mobley 15.1
+3.2
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Al Horford 2,353
+1,975
16
Evan Mobley 378
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Al Horford 0
Evan Mobley 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Al Horford 8
Evan Mobley 8

20+ Point Games

Al Horford 169
+79
Evan Mobley 90

10+ Point Games

Al Horford 795
+536
Evan Mobley 259

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Al Horford 1,141
+847
Evan Mobley 294

0 Point Games (games without points)

Al Horford 10
+10
Evan Mobley 0

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Al Horford 1
Evan Mobley 1

20+ Point Games

Al Horford 27
+22
Evan Mobley 5

10+ Point Games

Al Horford 122
+101
Evan Mobley 21

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Al Horford 194
+169
Evan Mobley 25

0 Point Games (games without points)

Al Horford 3
+3
Evan Mobley 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Al Horford 12.8 5.3 10.4 50.8 0.9 2.3 37.5 1.4 1.8 76.4 19 1,151
difference:+3.8+1.3+1.8+3.4+0.3+0.3+5.4+1.3+2.2+7.7+14+857
Evan Mobley 16.6 6.6 12.2 54.3 0.6 2.0 32.1 2.7 4.0 68.7 5 294

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Al Horford 14,778 6,087 11,978 50.8 993 2,646 37.5 1,611 2,110 76.4 19 1,151
difference:+9,889+4,140+8,390+3.4+803+2,055+5.4+806+939+7.7+14+857
Evan Mobley 4,889 1,947 3,588 54.3 190 591 32.1 805 1,171 68.7 5 294

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Al Horford 11.9 4.8 9.7 49.3 1.0 2.6 39.1 1.4 1.8 77.5 16 197
difference:+3.2+1.4+1.5+5.5+0.2+0.6+1.1+0.6+1.0+3.6+13+172
Evan Mobley 15.1 6.2 11.2 54.8 0.8 2.0 38.0 2.0 2.8 73.9 3 25

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Al Horford 2,353 938 1,904 49.3 198 506 39.1 279 360 77.5 16 197
difference:+1,975+784+1,623+5.5+179+456+1.1+228+291+3.6+13+172
Evan Mobley 378 154 281 54.8 19 50 38.0 51 69 73.9 3 25

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 10.1
200881
Evan Mobley 15.0
+4.9
202269

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 11.5
200967
Evan Mobley 16.2
+4.7
202379

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 14.2
201081
Evan Mobley 15.7
+1.5
202450

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 15.3
201177
Evan Mobley 18.5
+3.2
202571

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 12.4
201211
Evan Mobley 19.1
+6.7
202625

Al Horford's additional seasons:

* Al Horford played 14 seasons more than Evan Mobley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 19, from 2013 to 2026—he averaged 12.9 points in a total of 834 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.6 ppg and his lowest 5.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 12.6
+12.6
20087
Evan Mobley -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 6.9
20099
Evan Mobley 9.8
+2.9
20235

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 14.6
201011
Evan Mobley 16.0
+1.4
202412

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 11.3
201112
Evan Mobley 17.1
+5.8
20258

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 15.3
+15.3
20123
Evan Mobley -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Al Horford's additional Playoffs:

* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Al Horford played in 11 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 12.0 points in a total of 155 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.7 ppg and his lowest 6.7.