Al Horford vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns 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.
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Karl-Anthony Towns has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Al Horford.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Karl-Anthony Towns has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Al Horford scored more points in the postseason. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 10 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 10.2 points more than Al Horford in his 19 seasons (23.1 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 170 points more (14,880 vs. 14,710).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Al Horford | 12.9 | 19 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 23.1 | +10.2 | 10 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Al Horford | 14,710 | 19 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 14,880 | +170 | 10 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Karl-Anthony Towns has a better career point average than Al Horford (+7.9 points per game) while Al Horford scored more points (+1,364).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Al Horford | 11.9 | 16 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 19.8 | +7.9 | 5 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Al Horford | 2,353 | +1,364 | 16 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 989 | 5 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Al Horford | 0 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 2 | +2 | ||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Al Horford | 0 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 3 | +3 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Al Horford | 0 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 18 | +18 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Al Horford | 169 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 433 | +264 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Al Horford | 793 | +167 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 626 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Al Horford | 1,131 | +486 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 645 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Al Horford | 8 | +8 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Al Horford | 27 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Al Horford | 122 | +75 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 47 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Al Horford | 194 | +144 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 50 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Al Horford | 3 | +3 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Al Horford | 12.9 | 5.3 | 10.5 | 50.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 37.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 76.3 | 19 | 1,139 |
| difference: | +10.2 | +3.2 | +5.7 | +1.5 | +0.8 | +2.0 | +2.3 | +3.0 | +3.5 | +7.4 | +9 | +494 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 23.1 | 8.5 | 16.2 | 52.4 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 40.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 83.7 | 10 | 645 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Al Horford | 14,710 | 6,064 | 11,907 | 50.9 | 977 | 2,593 | 37.7 | 1,605 | 2,104 | 76.3 | 19 | 1,139 |
| difference: | +170 | +604 | +1,483 | +1.5 | +140 | +197 | +2.3 | +1,238 | +1,291 | +7.4 | +9 | +494 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 14,880 | 5,460 | 10,424 | 52.4 | 1,117 | 2,790 | 40.0 | 2,843 | 3,395 | 83.7 | 10 | 645 |
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: | +7.9 | +2.1 | +4.8 | +1.7 | +0.5 | +1.7 | +4.1 | +3.0 | +3.5 | +5.6 | +11 | +147 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 19.8 | 6.9 | 14.5 | 47.6 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 35.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 83.1 | 5 | 50 |
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: | +1,364 | +592 | +1,177 | +1.7 | +123 | +292 | +4.1 | +57 | +93 | +5.6 | +11 | +147 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 989 | 346 | 727 | 47.6 | 75 | 214 | 35.0 | 222 | 267 | 83.1 | 5 | 50 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Al Horford's additional seasons: | ||||
* Al Horford played 9 seasons more than Karl-Anthony Towns in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 11 to 19, from 2018 to 2026—he averaged 11.1 points in a total of 493 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.2 ppg and his lowest 5. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Al Horford | 12.6 | +12.6 | 2008 | 7 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Al Horford | 6.9 | +6.9 | 2009 | 9 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Al Horford | 11.3 | +11.3 | 2011 | 12 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Al Horford | 15.3 | +15.3 | 2012 | 3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Al Horford | 16.7 | +16.7 | 2013 | 6 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Al Horford | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 21.8 | +21.8 | 2022 | 6 |
Al Horford's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Al Horford played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 10.7 points in a total of 105 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.7 ppg and his lowest 6.7. |