Al Horford vs. Jordan Poole: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jordan Poole 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 Jordan Poole 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Jordan Poole averages 4.1 points more than Al Horford in his 19 seasons (16.9 points against 12.8). On the other hand Al Horford scored a total of 7,712 points more than Jordan Poole (14,775 vs. 7,063).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Al Horford 12.8
19
Jordan Poole 16.9
+4.1
7

Total Points

Seasons
Al Horford 14,775
+7,712
19
Jordan Poole 7,063
7

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jordan Poole has a better career point average than Al Horford (+2.6 points per game) while Al Horford scored more points (+1,846).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Al Horford 11.9
16
Jordan Poole 14.5
+2.6
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Al Horford 2,353
+1,846
16
Jordan Poole 507
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Al Horford 0
Jordan Poole 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Al Horford 8
Jordan Poole 43
+35

20+ Point Games

Al Horford 169
+14
Jordan Poole 155

10+ Point Games

Al Horford 795
+468
Jordan Poole 327

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Al Horford 1,140
+732
Jordan Poole 408

0 Point Games (games without points)

Al Horford 10
Jordan Poole 11
+1

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Al Horford 1
Jordan Poole 2
+1

20+ Point Games

Al Horford 27
+18
Jordan Poole 9

10+ Point Games

Al Horford 122
+97
Jordan Poole 25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Al Horford 194
+160
Jordan Poole 34

0 Point Games (games without points)

Al Horford 3
+2
Jordan Poole 1

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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 37.6 1.4 1.8 76.4 19 1,150
difference:+4.1+0.4+3.1+8.8+1.6+4.9+3.1+1.6+1.6+11.7+12+731
Jordan Poole 16.9 5.7 13.5 42.1 2.5 7.2 34.5 3.0 3.4 88.1 7 419

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Al Horford 14,775 6,086 11,970 50.8 992 2,639 37.6 1,611 2,110 76.4 19 1,150
difference:+7,712+3,708+6,316+8.8+43+364+3.1+339+666+11.7+12+731
Jordan Poole 7,063 2,378 5,654 42.1 1,035 3,003 34.5 1,272 1,444 88.1 7 419

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:+2.6+0.2+1.4+4.3+0.9+2.9+4.5+1.2+1.2+9.2+14+162
Jordan Poole 14.5 5.0 11.1 45.0 1.9 5.5 34.6 2.6 3.0 86.7 2 35

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:+1,846+763+1,515+4.3+132+315+4.5+188+255+9.2+14+162
Jordan Poole 507 175 389 45.0 66 191 34.6 91 105 86.7 2 35

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 10.1
+1.3
200881
Jordan Poole 8.8
202057

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 11.5
200967
Jordan Poole 12.0
+0.5
202151

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 14.2
201081
Jordan Poole 18.5
+4.3
2022NBA Champion76

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 15.3
201177
Jordan Poole 20.4
+5.1
202382

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 12.4
201211
Jordan Poole 17.4
+5.0
202478

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 17.4
201374
Jordan Poole 20.5
+3.1
202568

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 18.6
+1.3
201429
Jordan Poole 17.3
20267

Al Horford's additional seasons:

* Al Horford played 12 seasons more than Jordan Poole in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 19, from 2015 to 2026—he averaged 12.2 points in a total of 730 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.2 ppg and his lowest 5.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 12.6
+12.6
20087
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 6.9
+6.9
20099
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 14.6
201011
Jordan Poole 17.0
+2.4
2022NBA Champion22

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 11.3
+1.0
201112
Jordan Poole 10.3
202313

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 15.3
+15.3
20123
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20240

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 16.7
+16.7
20136
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20250

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford -
DNP
20140
Jordan Poole -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Al Horford's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Al Horford played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 11.8 points in a total of 149 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.7 ppg and his lowest 6.7.