Jaylen Brown vs. Al Horford: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Al Horford and Jaylen Brown 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Jaylen Brown has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Al Horford scored more points in the regular season. 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Jaylen Brown averages 6.1 points more than Al Horford in his 18 seasons (19.0 points against 12.9). On the other hand Al Horford scored a total of 3,269 points more than Jaylen Brown (14,705 vs. 11,436).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.0 | +6.1 | 9 |
| Al Horford | 12.9 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 11,436 | 9 | |
| Al Horford | 14,705 | +3,269 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jaylen Brown has a better career point average than Al Horford (+7.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+255).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | +7.4 | 8 |
| Al Horford | 11.9 | 16 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 2,608 | +255 | 8 |
| Al Horford | 2,353 | 16 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 1 | +1 | ||
| Al Horford | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 11 | +11 | ||
| Al Horford | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 296 | +127 | ||
| Al Horford | 169 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 488 | |||
| Al Horford | 793 | +305 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 592 | |||
| Al Horford | 1,130 | +538 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 11 | +3 | ||
| Al Horford | 8 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 2 | +2 | ||
| Al Horford | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 73 | +46 | ||
| Al Horford | 27 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 116 | |||
| Al Horford | 122 | +6 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 130 | |||
| Al Horford | 194 | +64 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 5 | +2 | ||
| Al Horford | 3 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.0 | 7.1 | 14.9 | 47.8 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 35.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 72.6 | 9 | 603 |
| difference: | +6.1 | +1.8 | +4.4 | +3.1 | +1.0 | +3.0 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +2.1 | +3.7 | +9 | +535 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 11,436 | 4,298 | 8,990 | 47.8 | 1,144 | 3,185 | 35.9 | 1,696 | 2,336 | 72.6 | 9 | 603 |
| difference: | +3,269 | +1,764 | +2,910 | +3.1 | +168 | +596 | +1.8 | +91 | +232 | +3.7 | +9 | +535 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | 7.2 | 15.0 | 48.2 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 35.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 72.7 | 8 | 135 |
| difference: | +7.4 | +2.4 | +5.3 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +2.9 | +3.7 | +1.5 | +2.2 | +4.8 | +8 | +62 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 2,608 | 978 | 2,030 | 48.2 | 263 | 742 | 35.4 | 389 | 535 | 72.7 | 8 | 135 |
| difference: | +255 | +40 | +126 | +1.1 | +65 | +236 | +3.7 | +110 | +175 | +4.8 | +8 | +62 |
| 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
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Al Horford's additional seasons: | ||||
* Al Horford played 9 seasons more than Jaylen Brown in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 18, from 2017 to 2025—he averaged 11.5 points in a total of 560 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.2 ppg and his lowest 8.6. |
Playoffs
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Al Horford | 15.3 | +15.3 | 2012 | 3 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 22.7 | +22.7 | 2023 | 20 |
| Al Horford | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Al Horford's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Al Horford played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 11.3 points in a total of 123 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.7 ppg and his lowest 6.7. |