Armen Gilliam vs. Al Horford Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Al Horford and Armen Gilliam, 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

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.

Armen Gilliam played 13 years in the NBA, 4 less than Al Horford, who played 17. Armen Gilliam had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Al Horford had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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
Armen Gilliam 13 5 1987-88 to 1999-00
Al Horford 17 15 2007-08 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Armen Gilliam Al Horford
Season 1987-882007-08
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Armen Gilliam 55 32.9 14.8 2.4 5.5 7.9 1.3 1.1 0.5 2.2 2.6 6.2 13.1 .475 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.5 .679
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Armen Gilliam ------- --- ----------
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

Season 2

Armen Gilliam Al Horford
Season 1988-892008-09
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsHawks 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 %
Armen Gilliam 74 28.6 15.9 2.2 5.1 7.3 0.7 0.7 0.4 1.9 2.4 6.3 12.6 .503 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 4.4 .743
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Armen Gilliam 9 14.0 8.1 2.0 3.0 5.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.1 1.2 3.0 5.7 .529 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 2.4 .864
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

Season 3

Armen Gilliam Al Horford
Season 1989-902009-10
Team Phoenix Suns, Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Armen Gilliam 76 31.9 16.7 2.8 5.1 7.9 1.3 0.9 0.7 2.4 2.8 6.4 12.4 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 4.0 5.5 .723
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Armen Gilliam ------- --- ----------
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

Season 4

Armen Gilliam Al Horford
Season 1990-912010-11
Team Charlotte Hornets, Philadelphia 76ersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisHawks 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 %
Armen Gilliam 75 35.3 16.6 2.9 5.0 8.0 1.4 0.9 0.7 2.3 2.5 6.5 13.3 .487 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.4 .815
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Armen Gilliam 8 35.9 16.9 1.8 4.8 6.5 1.3 0.6 0.8 1.9 2.0 6.0 13.0 .462 0.0 0.0 - 4.9 5.8 .848
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

Season 5

Armen Gilliam Al Horford
Season 1991-922011-12
Team Philadelphia 76ersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Armen Gilliam 81 34.2 16.9 2.9 5.3 8.1 1.5 0.6 1.0 2.0 2.2 6.3 12.4 .511 0.0 0.0 .000 4.2 5.2 .807
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Armen Gilliam ------- --- ----------
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

Season 6

Armen Gilliam Al Horford
Season 1992-932012-13
Team Philadelphia 76ersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Armen Gilliam 80 21.8 12.4 1.7 4.2 5.9 1.5 0.5 0.7 2.0 1.5 4.5 9.7 .464 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.1 .843
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Armen Gilliam ------- --- ----------
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

Season 7

Armen Gilliam Al Horford
Season 1993-942013-14
Team New Jersey NetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Armen Gilliam 82 24.0 11.8 2.4 3.7 6.1 0.8 0.5 0.7 1.3 1.6 4.2 8.3 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 4.4 .759
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Armen Gilliam 4 28.0 10.5 0.3 6.0 6.3 0.3 0.5 1.8 0.8 1.8 3.8 8.5 .441 0.0 0.3 .000 3.0 4.0 .750
Al Horford ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Armen Gilliam Al Horford
Season 1994-952014-15
Team New Jersey NetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Armen Gilliam 82 30.1 14.8 2.3 5.1 7.5 1.2 0.8 1.1 1.9 2.1 5.5 11.0 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 4.8 .770
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Armen Gilliam ------- --- ----------
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

Season 9

Armen Gilliam Al Horford
Season 1995-962015-16
Team New Jersey NetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Armen Gilliam 78 36.6 18.3 3.1 6.1 9.1 1.8 0.9 0.7 2.3 2.3 7.4 15.6 .474 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.5 .791
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Armen Gilliam ------- --- ----------
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

Season 10

Armen Gilliam Al Horford
Season 1996-972016-17
Team Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Armen Gilliam 80 25.6 8.6 1.7 4.5 6.2 0.7 0.8 0.5 1.3 2.6 3.1 6.5 .471 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.2 .768
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Armen Gilliam ------- --- ----------
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

Season 11

Armen Gilliam Al Horford
Season 1997-982017-18
Team Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Armen Gilliam 82 25.8 11.2 1.8 3.6 5.4 1.3 0.8 0.5 1.8 2.2 4.0 8.2 .484 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 4.1 .802
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Armen Gilliam ------- --- ----------
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

Season 12

Armen Gilliam Al Horford
Season 1998-992018-19
Team Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Armen Gilliam 34 19.6 8.3 1.0 2.7 3.7 0.6 0.6 0.4 1.1 1.4 3.0 6.6 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.0 .782
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Armen Gilliam 3 11.7 5.7 0.0 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 1.3 2.0 5.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 1.7 1.000
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

Season 13

Armen Gilliam Al Horford
Season 1999-002019-20
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf Semis76ers 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 %
Armen Gilliam 50 15.6 6.7 1.4 2.7 4.2 0.8 0.2 0.3 1.1 1.7 2.7 6.1 .436 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.7 .779
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Armen Gilliam 10 13.2 3.5 0.6 2.3 2.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.5 4.6 .326 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.3 .385
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

Season 14

Armen Gilliam Al Horford
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 %
Armen Gilliam ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Armen Gilliam ------- --- ----------
Al Horford ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Armen Gilliam Al Horford
Season -2021-22
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost NBA 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 %
Armen Gilliam ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Armen Gilliam ------- --- ----------
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

Season 16

Armen Gilliam Al Horford
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 %
Armen Gilliam ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Armen Gilliam ------- --- ----------
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

Season 17

Armen Gilliam Al Horford
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 %
Armen Gilliam ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Armen Gilliam ------- --- ----------
Al Horford 6 26.0 7.8 1.2 6.0 7.2 2.2 0.7 0.2 0.3 1.0 3.2 5.7 .559 1.2 3.3 .350 0.3 0.7 .500