Al Horford vs. Quentin Richardson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Quentin Richardson and Al Horford, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Al Horford played 17 years in the NBA, 4 more than Quentin Richardson, who played 13. Al Horford had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Quentin Richardson had his rookie season in 2000-01. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Al Horford 17 15 2007-08 to 2023-24
Quentin Richardson 13 5 2000-01 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Al Horford Quentin Richardson
Season 2007-082000-01
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 81 31.4 10.1 3.1 6.6 9.7 1.5 0.7 0.9 1.7 3.3 4.1 8.2 .499 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.6 .731
Quentin Richardson 76 17.9 8.1 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.3 3.1 6.9 .442 0.7 2.0 .331 1.3 2.1 .627
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 7 39.6 12.6 3.1 7.3 10.4 3.6 0.4 1.0 2.1 3.7 4.9 10.3 .472 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 3.9 .741
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Al Horford Quentin Richardson
Season 2008-092001-02
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 67 33.5 11.5 2.2 7.1 9.3 2.4 0.8 1.4 1.5 2.8 4.7 8.9 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.1 .727
Quentin Richardson 81 26.6 13.3 1.4 2.7 4.1 1.6 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.8 4.9 11.4 .432 1.6 4.3 .381 1.8 2.3 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 9 28.0 6.9 1.3 4.4 5.8 2.0 0.7 0.7 0.4 2.9 2.8 6.6 .424 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.0 .667
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Al Horford Quentin Richardson
Season 2009-102002-03
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 81 35.1 14.2 2.9 7.0 9.9 2.3 0.7 1.1 1.5 2.8 5.8 10.5 .551 0.0 0.0 1.000 2.6 3.3 .789
Quentin Richardson 59 23.2 9.4 1.7 3.1 4.8 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.1 1.6 3.4 9.3 .372 1.0 3.4 .308 1.4 2.1 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 11 35.3 14.6 2.5 6.5 9.0 1.8 0.7 1.7 1.4 3.2 6.1 11.6 .523 0.1 0.1 1.000 2.4 2.8 .839
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Al Horford Quentin Richardson
Season 2010-112003-04
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 77 35.1 15.3 2.4 7.0 9.3 3.5 0.8 1.0 1.5 2.5 6.7 12.0 .557 0.0 0.1 .500 1.9 2.4 .798
Quentin Richardson 65 36.0 17.2 2.2 4.1 6.4 2.1 1.0 0.3 2.2 2.0 6.5 16.4 .398 1.8 5.2 .352 2.3 3.1 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 12 39.0 11.3 2.1 7.5 9.6 3.5 0.4 1.0 1.4 2.8 4.8 11.4 .423 0.0 0.2 .000 1.7 2.2 .769
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Al Horford Quentin Richardson
Season 2011-122004-05
Team Atlanta HawksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 11 31.6 12.4 2.4 4.6 7.0 2.2 0.9 1.3 1.5 1.9 5.2 9.4 .553 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.7 .733
Quentin Richardson 79 35.9 14.9 1.2 4.9 6.1 2.0 1.2 0.3 1.3 2.5 5.2 13.2 .389 2.9 8.0 .358 1.7 2.3 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 3 36.0 15.3 1.7 6.7 8.3 2.7 1.3 1.3 4.0 3.7 6.7 11.3 .588 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.7 .750
Quentin Richardson 15 37.5 11.9 1.6 3.5 5.1 1.7 1.3 0.2 1.0 3.5 4.1 10.3 .403 2.1 5.5 .390 1.5 2.4 .639

Season 6

Al Horford Quentin Richardson
Season 2012-132005-06
Team Atlanta HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 74 37.2 17.4 2.6 7.6 10.2 3.2 1.1 1.1 2.0 2.2 7.8 14.3 .543 0.0 0.1 .500 1.8 2.8 .644
Quentin Richardson 55 26.2 8.2 1.2 3.0 4.2 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.0 2.4 3.0 8.3 .355 1.2 3.4 .340 1.1 1.7 .670
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 6 36.3 16.7 2.0 6.8 8.8 3.0 1.0 0.8 1.5 2.8 6.8 13.8 .494 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.5 .667
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Al Horford Quentin Richardson
Season 2013-142006-07
Team Atlanta HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 29 33.0 18.6 2.3 6.1 8.4 2.6 0.9 1.5 2.2 1.9 8.2 14.5 .567 0.1 0.4 .364 2.0 2.9 .682
Quentin Richardson 49 33.1 13.0 1.3 5.9 7.2 2.2 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.7 4.7 11.1 .418 2.0 5.3 .376 1.7 2.4 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford ------- --- ----------
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Al Horford Quentin Richardson
Season 2014-152007-08
Team Atlanta HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 76 30.5 15.2 1.7 5.4 7.2 3.2 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.6 6.8 12.7 .538 0.1 0.5 .306 1.4 1.9 .759
Quentin Richardson 65 28.3 8.1 0.9 4.0 4.8 1.8 0.7 0.2 1.1 2.4 3.1 8.5 .359 1.1 3.3 .322 0.9 1.4 .682
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 16 32.6 14.4 2.5 6.1 8.6 3.7 0.8 1.4 1.6 2.1 6.7 13.2 .507 0.1 0.6 .222 0.9 1.3 .750
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Al Horford Quentin Richardson
Season 2015-162008-09
Team Atlanta HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 82 32.1 15.2 1.8 5.5 7.3 3.2 0.8 1.5 1.3 2.0 6.5 12.8 .505 1.1 3.1 .344 1.3 1.6 .798
Quentin Richardson 72 26.3 10.2 1.0 3.4 4.4 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.8 3.6 9.3 .393 1.7 4.6 .365 1.2 1.6 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 10 32.7 13.4 1.3 5.2 6.5 3.1 1.2 2.4 1.7 2.5 5.4 11.6 .466 1.1 2.8 .393 1.5 1.6 .938
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Al Horford Quentin Richardson
Season 2016-172009-10
Team Boston CelticsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 68 32.3 14.0 1.4 5.4 6.8 5.0 0.8 1.3 1.7 2.0 5.6 11.8 .473 1.3 3.6 .355 1.6 2.0 .800
Quentin Richardson 76 27.4 8.9 0.8 4.1 4.9 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.8 2.2 3.2 7.4 .431 1.9 4.7 .397 0.7 0.9 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 18 33.9 15.1 1.7 4.8 6.6 5.4 0.8 0.8 1.8 1.8 6.2 10.6 .584 1.5 2.9 .519 1.2 1.6 .759
Quentin Richardson 5 29.8 9.8 0.2 3.6 3.8 1.6 1.6 0.2 1.0 3.2 3.6 9.0 .400 1.8 4.4 .409 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 11

Al Horford Quentin Richardson
Season 2017-182010-11
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 72 31.6 12.9 1.4 5.9 7.4 4.7 0.6 1.1 1.8 1.9 5.1 10.5 .489 1.3 3.1 .429 1.3 1.7 .783
Quentin Richardson 57 16.8 4.4 0.7 2.4 3.1 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.3 1.5 4.5 .341 0.7 2.6 .288 0.6 0.8 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 19 35.7 15.7 1.7 6.6 8.3 3.3 1.0 1.2 1.7 2.1 5.8 10.7 .544 0.8 2.3 .349 3.3 3.9 .827
Quentin Richardson 6 16.3 3.8 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.5 1.3 2.5 .533 0.8 1.7 .500 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 12

Al Horford Quentin Richardson
Season 2018-192011-12
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 68 29.0 13.6 1.8 5.0 6.7 4.2 0.9 1.3 1.5 1.9 5.7 10.6 .535 1.1 3.0 .360 1.1 1.4 .821
Quentin Richardson 48 18.0 4.5 0.3 2.3 2.6 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.5 1.5 4.1 .376 0.9 2.5 .347 0.5 0.6 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 9 34.4 13.9 1.4 7.6 9.0 4.4 0.4 0.8 2.1 2.3 5.1 12.2 .418 2.0 4.9 .409 1.7 2.0 .833
Quentin Richardson 5 14.8 2.4 0.0 4.4 4.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 3.0 .333 0.4 1.4 .286 0.0 0.0 -

Season 13

Al Horford Quentin Richardson
Season 2019-202012-13
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 67 30.2 11.9 1.5 5.3 6.8 4.0 0.8 0.9 1.2 2.1 4.8 10.6 .450 1.5 4.2 .350 0.9 1.2 .763
Quentin Richardson 1 29.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 10.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 11.0 .091 1.0 4.0 .250 2.0 2.0 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 4 32.3 7.0 2.3 5.0 7.3 2.3 0.3 1.3 0.8 3.5 3.0 6.3 .480 0.0 1.0 .000 1.0 1.8 .571
Quentin Richardson 5 2.8 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.2 .333 0.4 1.0 .400 0.0 0.0 -

Season 14

Al Horford Quentin Richardson
Season 2020-21-
Team Oklahoma City Thunder-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 28 27.9 14.2 1.0 5.7 6.7 3.4 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.7 5.8 12.9 .450 2.0 5.4 .368 0.6 0.8 .818
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford ------- --- ----------
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Al Horford Quentin Richardson
Season 2021-22-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 69 29.1 10.2 1.6 6.1 7.7 3.4 0.7 1.3 0.9 1.9 3.9 8.2 .467 1.3 3.8 .336 1.2 1.4 .842
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 23 35.4 12.0 1.5 7.8 9.3 3.3 0.8 1.3 1.3 2.8 4.4 8.4 .523 2.0 4.3 .480 1.2 1.6 .778
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Al Horford Quentin Richardson
Season 2022-23-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 63 30.5 9.8 1.2 5.0 6.2 3.0 0.5 1.0 0.6 1.9 3.6 7.6 .476 2.3 5.2 .446 0.2 0.3 .714
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 20 30.9 6.7 1.5 5.7 7.2 3.0 1.1 1.7 0.6 2.4 2.6 6.6 .386 1.4 4.7 .298 0.2 0.2 .750
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Al Horford Quentin Richardson
Season 2023-24-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics TBD-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 65 26.8 8.6 1.3 5.1 6.4 2.6 0.6 1.0 0.7 1.4 3.3 6.4 .511 1.7 4.0 .419 0.4 0.5 .867
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Horford 10 28.6 8.8 1.9 5.4 7.3 2.1 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.3 3.5 7.4 .473 1.6 5.0 .320 0.2 0.4 .500
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------