Desmond Bane vs. Al Horford: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Al Horford and Desmond Bane 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Desmond Bane 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 6 NBA regular seasons played, Desmond Bane averages 5.1 points more than Al Horford in his 19 seasons (17.9 points against 12.8). On the other hand Al Horford scored a total of 8,792 points more than Desmond Bane (14,775 vs. 5,983).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Desmond Bane 17.9
+5.1
6
Al Horford 12.8
19

Total Points

Seasons
Desmond Bane 5,983
6
Al Horford 14,775
+8,792
19

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Desmond Bane has a better career point average than Al Horford (+5 points per game) while Al Horford scored more points (+1,898).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Desmond Bane 16.9
+5.0
4
Al Horford 11.9
16

Total Points

Playoffs
Desmond Bane 455
4
Al Horford 2,353
+1,898
16

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 2
+2
Al Horford 0

30+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 31
+23
Al Horford 8

20+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 147
Al Horford 169
+22

10+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 273
Al Horford 795
+522

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Desmond Bane 332
Al Horford 1,140
+808

0 Point Games (games without points)

Desmond Bane 2
Al Horford 10
+8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 3
+2
Al Horford 1

20+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 10
Al Horford 27
+17

10+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 18
Al Horford 122
+104

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Desmond Bane 27
Al Horford 194
+167

0 Point Games (games without points)

Desmond Bane 0
Al Horford 3
+3

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Desmond Bane 17.9 6.5 13.9 47.1 2.5 6.2 40.6 2.3 2.6 88.8 6 334
difference:+5.1+1.2+3.5+3.8+1.6+3.9+3.0+0.9+0.8+12.4+13+816
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

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Desmond Bane 5,983 2,187 4,645 47.1 846 2,084 40.6 763 859 88.8 6 334
difference:+8,792+3,899+7,325+3.8+146+555+3.0+848+1,251+12.4+13+816
Al Horford 14,775 6,086 11,970 50.8 992 2,639 37.6 1,611 2,110 76.4 19 1,150

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Desmond Bane 16.9 5.8 13.2 43.7 2.7 6.7 39.6 2.6 2.9 89.9 4 27
difference:+5.0+1.0+3.5+5.6+1.7+4.1+0.5+1.2+1.1+12.4+12+170
Al Horford 11.9 4.8 9.7 49.3 1.0 2.6 39.1 1.4 1.8 77.5 16 197

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Desmond Bane 455 156 357 43.7 72 182 39.6 71 79 89.9 4 27
difference:+1,898+782+1,547+5.6+126+324+0.5+208+281+12.4+12+170
Al Horford 2,353 938 1,904 49.3 198 506 39.1 279 360 77.5 16 197

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 9.2
202168
Al Horford 10.1
+0.9
200881

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 18.2
+6.7
202276
Al Horford 11.5
200967

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 21.5
+7.3
202358
Al Horford 14.2
201081

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 23.7
+8.4
202442
Al Horford 15.3
201177

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 19.2
+6.8
202569
Al Horford 12.4
201211

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 19.2
+1.8
202621
Al Horford 17.4
201374

Al Horford's additional seasons:

* Al Horford played 13 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 19, from 2014 to 2026—he averaged 12.4 points in a total of 759 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.6 ppg and his lowest 5.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 5.6
20215
Al Horford 12.6
+7.0
20087

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 18.8
+11.9
202212
Al Horford 6.9
20099

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 23.5
+8.9
20236
Al Horford 14.6
201011

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane -
DNP
20240
Al Horford 11.3
+11.3
201112

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 15.3
20254
Al Horford 15.3
20123

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane -
DNP *
20260
Al Horford 16.7
+16.7
20136
* season in progress

Al Horford's additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 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.

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