Devin Booker vs. Al Horford: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Al Horford and Devin Booker 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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Devin Booker 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 Devin Booker 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.

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 11 NBA regular seasons played, Devin Booker averages 11.6 points more than Al Horford in his 19 seasons (24.5 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 1,873 points more (16,598 vs. 14,725).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Devin Booker 24.5
+11.6
11
Al Horford 12.9
19

Total Points

Seasons
Devin Booker 16,598
+1,873
11
Al Horford 14,725
19

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Devin Booker has a better career point average than Al Horford (+16.1 points per game) while Al Horford scored more points (+1,038).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Devin Booker 28.0
+16.1
4
Al Horford 11.9
16

Total Points

Playoffs
Devin Booker 1,315
4
Al Horford 2,353
+1,038
16

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Devin Booker 1
+1
Al Horford 0

60+ Point Games

Devin Booker 2
+2
Al Horford 0

50+ Point Games

Devin Booker 8
+8
Al Horford 0

40+ Point Games

Devin Booker 37
+37
Al Horford 0

30+ Point Games

Devin Booker 215
+207
Al Horford 8

20+ Point Games

Devin Booker 464
+295
Al Horford 169

10+ Point Games

Devin Booker 639
Al Horford 794
+155

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Devin Booker 671
Al Horford 1,133
+462

0 Point Games (games without points)

Devin Booker 7
Al Horford 8
+1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Devin Booker 8
+8
Al Horford 0

30+ Point Games

Devin Booker 21
+20
Al Horford 1

20+ Point Games

Devin Booker 35
+8
Al Horford 27

10+ Point Games

Devin Booker 47
Al Horford 122
+75

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Devin Booker 47
Al Horford 194
+147

0 Point Games (games without points)

Devin Booker 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
Devin Booker 24.5 8.5 18.4 46.4 2.1 6.0 35.4 5.3 6.0 87.3 11 678
difference:+11.6+3.2+8.0+4.5+1.2+3.7+2.3+3.9+4.2+11.0+8+463
Al Horford 12.9 5.3 10.4 50.9 0.9 2.3 37.7 1.4 1.8 76.3 19 1,141

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Devin Booker 16,598 5,795 12,487 46.4 1,437 4,059 35.4 3,571 4,092 87.3 11 678
difference:+1,873+275+568+4.5+457+1,459+2.3+1,966+1,988+11.0+8+463
Al Horford 14,725 6,070 11,919 50.9 980 2,600 37.7 1,605 2,104 76.3 19 1,141

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Devin Booker 28.0 9.9 20.3 48.6 2.3 6.0 38.9 5.9 6.6 89.9 4 47
difference:+16.1+5.1+10.6+0.7+1.3+3.4+0.2+4.5+4.8+12.4+12+150
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
Devin Booker 1,315 464 955 48.6 110 283 38.9 277 308 89.9 4 47
difference:+1,038+474+949+0.7+88+223+0.2+2+52+12.4+12+150
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
Devin Booker 13.8
+3.7
201676
Al Horford 10.1
200881

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 22.1
+10.6
201778
Al Horford 11.5
200967

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 24.9
+10.7
201854
Al Horford 14.2
201081

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.6
+11.3
201964
Al Horford 15.3
201177

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.6
+14.2
202070
Al Horford 12.4
201211

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 25.6
+8.2
202167
Al Horford 17.4
201374

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.8
+8.2
202268
Al Horford 18.6
201429

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.8
+12.6
202353
Al Horford 15.2
201576

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.1
+11.9
202468
Al Horford 15.2
201682

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 25.6
+11.6
202575
Al Horford 14.0
201768

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 29.2
+16.3
20265
Al Horford 12.9
201872

Al Horford's additional seasons:

* Al Horford played 8 seasons more than Devin Booker in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 19, from 2019 to 2026—he averaged 10.8 points in a total of 423 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.2 ppg and his lowest 6.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20160
Al Horford 12.6
+12.6
20087

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20170
Al Horford 6.9
+6.9
20099

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20180
Al Horford 14.6
+14.6
201011

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20190
Al Horford 11.3
+11.3
201112

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20200
Al Horford 15.3
+15.3
20123

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.3
+10.6
202122
Al Horford 16.7
20136

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 23.3
+23.3
202210
Al Horford -
DNP
20140

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 33.7
+19.3
202311
Al Horford 14.4
201516

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.5
+14.1
20244
Al Horford 13.4
201610

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20250
Al Horford 15.1
+15.1
201718

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP *
20260
Al Horford 15.7
+15.7
201819
* season in progress

Al Horford's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Al Horford played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 9.6 points in a total of 86 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 13.9 ppg and his lowest 6.7.

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