Draymond Green vs. Al Horford: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Al Horford and Draymond Green 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 Al Horford has better scoring stats than Draymond Green in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Al Horford averages 4.2 points more than Draymond Green in his 13 seasons (12.9 points against 8.7), and he also scored a total of 7,040 points more (14,705 vs. 7,665).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Draymond Green 8.7
13
Al Horford 12.9
+4.2
18

Total Points

Seasons
Draymond Green 7,665
13
Al Horford 14,705
+7,040
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Al Horford has a better career point average than Draymond Green (+0.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+419).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Draymond Green 11.4
10
Al Horford 11.9
+0.5
16

Total Points

Playoffs
Draymond Green 1,934
10
Al Horford 2,353
+419
16

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Draymond Green 1
Al Horford 8
+7

20+ Point Games

Draymond Green 44
Al Horford 169
+125

10+ Point Games

Draymond Green 354
Al Horford 793
+439

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Draymond Green 835
Al Horford 1,130
+295

0 Point Games (games without points)

Draymond Green 46
+38
Al Horford 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Draymond Green 2
+1
Al Horford 1

20+ Point Games

Draymond Green 15
Al Horford 27
+12

10+ Point Games

Draymond Green 101
Al Horford 122
+21

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Draymond Green 168
Al Horford 194
+26

0 Point Games (games without points)

Draymond Green 1
Al Horford 3
+2

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Draymond Green 8.7 3.2 7.1 44.9 0.8 2.6 32.0 1.4 2.0 71.0 13 881
difference:+4.2+2.1+3.4+6.0+0.1+0.3+5.7+0.2+5.3+5+257
Al Horford 12.9 5.3 10.5 50.9 0.9 2.3 37.7 1.4 1.8 76.3 18 1,138

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Draymond Green 7,665 2,831 6,299 44.9 742 2,318 32.0 1,261 1,775 71.0 13 881
difference:+7,040+3,231+5,601+6.0+234+271+5.7+344+329+5.3+5+257
Al Horford 14,705 6,062 11,900 50.9 976 2,589 37.7 1,605 2,104 76.3 18 1,138

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Draymond Green 11.4 4.1 9.2 44.5 1.0 3.4 30.0 2.2 3.0 72.6 10 169
difference:+0.5+0.7+0.5+4.8+0.8+9.1+0.8+1.2+4.9+6+28
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
Draymond Green 1,934 693 1,557 44.5 174 580 30.0 374 515 72.6 10 169
difference:+419+245+347+4.8+24+74+9.1+95+155+4.9+6+28
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
Draymond Green 2.9
201379
Al Horford 10.1
+7.2
200881

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 6.2
201482
Al Horford 11.5
+5.3
200967

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 11.7
2015NBA Champion79
Al Horford 14.2
+2.5
201081

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 14.0
201681
Al Horford 15.3
+1.3
201177

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 10.2
2017NBA Champion76
Al Horford 12.4
+2.2
201211

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 11.0
2018NBA Champion70
Al Horford 17.4
+6.4
201374

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 7.4
201966
Al Horford 18.6
+11.2
201429

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 8.0
202043
Al Horford 15.2
+7.2
201576

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 7.0
202163
Al Horford 15.2
+8.2
201682

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 7.5
2022NBA Champion46
Al Horford 14.0
+6.5
201768

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 8.5
202373
Al Horford 12.9
+4.4
201872

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 8.6
202455
Al Horford 13.6
+5.0
201968

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 9.0
202568
Al Horford 11.9
+2.9
202067

Al Horford's additional seasons:

* Al Horford played 5 seasons more than Draymond Green in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 18, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 9.9 points in a total of 285 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.2 ppg and his lowest 8.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 5.8
201312
Al Horford 12.6
+6.8
20087

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 11.9
+5.0
20147
Al Horford 6.9
20099

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 13.7
2015NBA Champion21
Al Horford 14.6
+0.9
201011

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 15.4
+4.1
201623
Al Horford 11.3
201112

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 13.1
2017NBA Champion17
Al Horford 15.3
+2.2
20123

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 10.8
2018NBA Champion21
Al Horford 16.7
+5.9
20136

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 13.3
+13.3
201922
Al Horford -
DNP
20140

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green -
DNP
20200
Al Horford 14.4
+14.4
201516

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green -
DNP
20210
Al Horford 13.4
+13.4
201610

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 8.0
2022NBA Champion22
Al Horford 15.1
+7.1
201718

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 9.4
202312
Al Horford 15.7
+6.3
201819

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green -
DNP
20240
Al Horford 13.9
+13.9
20199

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 9.1
+2.1
202512
Al Horford 7.0
20204

Al Horford's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Al Horford played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 9.2 points in a total of 73 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12 ppg and his lowest 6.7.