Al Horford

Alfred Joel Horford (Al) ▪ Twitter: @Al_Horford
(born Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso)

Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: June 3, 1986 in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
High School: Grand Ledge in Grand Ledge, Michigan
College: University of Florida
Draft: Atlanta Hawks, 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall), 2007 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 2, 2007
Age: 26 years, 350 days ▪ Experience: 6 years
Relatives: Son of Tito Horford

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Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2007-08	21	ATL	NBA	C	81	77	2540	333	668	.499	0	5	.000	155	212	.731	248	537	785	124	60	76	137	267	821
2008-09	22	ATL	NBA	C	67	67	2242	312	594	.525	0	1	.000	149	205	.727	145	479	624	163	53	95	103	190	773
2009-10	23	ATL	NBA	C	81	81	2845	467	847	.551	1	1	1.000	213	270	.789	236	563	799	189	59	91	122	225	1148
2010-11	24	ATL	NBA	C	77	77	2704	513	921	.557	2	4	.500	150	188	.798	182	536	718	266	59	80	119	193	1178
2011-12	25	ATL	NBA	C	11	11	348	57	103	.553	0	1	.000	22	30	.733	26	51	77	24	10	14	16	21	136
2012-13	26	ATL	NBA	C	74	74	2756	576	1060	.543	3	6	.500	134	208	.644	195	562	757	240	78	78	147	163	1289
Career			NBA		391	387	13435	2258	4193	.539	6	18	.333	823	1113	.739	1032	2728	3760	1006	319	434	644	1059	5345

Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2007-08	21	ATL	NBA	C	81	77	31.4	4.1	8.2	.499	0.1	.000	1.9	2.6	.731	3.1	6.6	9.7	1.5	0.7	0.9	1.7	3.3	10.1
2008-09	22	ATL	NBA	C	67	67	33.5	4.7	8.9	.525	0.0	.000	2.2	3.1	.727	2.2	7.1	9.3	2.4	0.8	1.4	1.5	2.8	11.5
2009-10	23	ATL	NBA	C	81	81	35.1	5.8	10.5	.551	0.0	1.000	2.6	3.3	.789	2.9	7.0	9.9	2.3	0.7	1.1	1.5	2.8	14.2
2010-11	24	ATL	NBA	C	77	77	35.1	6.7	12.0	.557	0.1	.500	1.9	2.4	.798	2.4	7.0	9.3	3.5	0.8	1.0	1.5	2.5	15.3
2011-12	25	ATL	NBA	C	11	11	31.6	5.2	9.4	.553	0.1	.000	2.0	2.7	.733	2.4	4.6	7.0	2.2	0.9	1.3	1.5	1.9	12.4
2012-13	26	ATL	NBA	C	74	74	37.2	7.8	14.3	.543	0.1	.500	1.8	2.8	.644	2.6	7.6	10.2	3.2	1.1	1.1	2.0	2.2	17.4
Career			NBA		391	387	34.4	5.8	10.7	.539	0.0	.333	2.1	2.8	.739	2.6	7.0	9.6	2.6	0.8	1.1	1.6	2.7	13.7

Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2007-08	21	ATL	NBA	C	81	77	2540	4.7	9.5	.499	0.1	.000	2.2	3.0	.731	3.5	7.6	11.1	1.8	0.9	1.1	1.9	3.8	11.6
2008-09	22	ATL	NBA	C	67	67	2242	5.0	9.5	.525	0.0	.000	2.4	3.3	.727	2.3	7.7	10.0	2.6	0.9	1.5	1.7	3.1	12.4
2009-10	23	ATL	NBA	C	81	81	2845	5.9	10.7	.551	0.0	1.000	2.7	3.4	.789	3.0	7.1	10.1	2.4	0.7	1.2	1.5	2.8	14.5
2010-11	24	ATL	NBA	C	77	77	2704	6.8	12.3	.557	0.1	.500	2.0	2.5	.798	2.4	7.1	9.6	3.5	0.8	1.1	1.6	2.6	15.7
2011-12	25	ATL	NBA	C	11	11	348	5.9	10.7	.553	0.1	.000	2.3	3.1	.733	2.7	5.3	8.0	2.5	1.0	1.4	1.7	2.2	14.1
2012-13	26	ATL	NBA	C	74	74	2756	7.5	13.8	.543	0.1	.500	1.8	2.7	.644	2.5	7.3	9.9	3.1	1.0	1.0	1.9	2.1	16.8
Career			NBA		391	387	13435	6.1	11.2	.539	0.0	.333	2.2	3.0	.739	2.8	7.3	10.1	2.7	0.9	1.2	1.7	2.8	14.3

Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
2007-08	21	ATL	NBA	C	81	2540	14.7	.539	.499	11.4	24.5	18.0	7.9	1.2	2.2	15.3	16.0	108	106	2.4	3.0	5.5	.103
2008-09	22	ATL	NBA	C	67	2242	17.0	.565	.525	7.6	25.0	16.3	11.9	1.3	3.3	13.1	16.4	114	104	3.3	3.5	6.8	.145
2009-10	23	ATL	NBA	C	81	2845	19.4	.594	.552	9.6	23.3	16.4	10.4	1.1	2.4	11.2	17.6	121	105	6.9	3.9	10.9	.183
2010-11	24	ATL	NBA	C	77	2704	20.7	.587	.558	8.2	23.7	16.0	17.5	1.2	2.3	10.6	19.7	118	105	6.4	3.7	10.1	.179
2011-12	25	ATL	NBA	C	11	348	19.0	.585	.553	8.8	17.1	13.0	11.7	1.5	3.1	12.1	17.9	116	100	0.8	0.6	1.3	.180
2012-13	26	ATL	NBA	C	74	2756	19.8	.560	.545	8.2	23.0	15.7	15.3	1.5	2.2	11.3	21.8	110	102	4.7	4.1	8.8	.153
Career			NBA		391	13435	18.4	.571	.539	9.0	23.7	16.4	12.7	1.3	2.5	12.1	18.4	115	104	24.5	18.8	43.3	.155

Playoffs Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2007-08	21	ATL	NBA	C	7	7	277	34	72	.472	0	0		20	27	.741	22	51	73	25	3	7	15	26	88
2008-09	22	ATL	NBA	C	9	9	252	25	59	.424	0	1	.000	12	18	.667	12	40	52	18	6	6	4	26	62
2009-10	23	ATL	NBA	C	11	11	388	67	128	.523	1	1	1.000	26	31	.839	28	71	99	20	8	19	15	35	161
2010-11	24	ATL	NBA	C	12	12	468	58	137	.423	0	2	.000	20	26	.769	25	90	115	42	5	12	17	33	136
2011-12	25	ATL	NBA	C	3	2	108	20	34	.588	0	0		6	8	.750	5	20	25	8	4	4	12	11	46
2012-13	26	ATL	NBA	C	6	6	218	41	83	.494	0	0		18	27	.667	12	41	53	18	6	5	9	17	100
Career			NBA		48	47	1711	245	513	.478	1	4	.250	102	137	.745	104	313	417	131	32	53	72	148	593

Playoffs Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2007-08	21	ATL	NBA	C	7	7	39.6	4.9	10.3	.472	0.0	0.0		2.9	3.9	.741	3.1	7.3	10.4	3.6	0.4	1.0	2.1	3.7	12.6
2008-09	22	ATL	NBA	C	9	9	28.0	2.8	6.6	.424	0.0	0.1	.000	1.3	2.0	.667	1.3	4.4	5.8	2.0	0.7	0.7	0.4	2.9	6.9
2009-10	23	ATL	NBA	C	11	11	35.3	6.1	11.6	.523	0.1	0.1	1.000	2.4	2.8	.839	2.5	6.5	9.0	1.8	0.7	1.7	1.4	3.2	14.6
2010-11	24	ATL	NBA	C	12	12	39.0	4.8	11.4	.423	0.0	0.2	.000	1.7	2.2	.769	2.1	7.5	9.6	3.5	0.4	1.0	1.4	2.8	11.3
2011-12	25	ATL	NBA	C	3	2	36.0	6.7	11.3	.588	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.7	.750	1.7	6.7	8.3	2.7	1.3	1.3	4.0	3.7	15.3
2012-13	26	ATL	NBA	C	6	6	36.3	6.8	13.8	.494	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.5	.667	2.0	6.8	8.8	3.0	1.0	0.8	1.5	2.8	16.7
Career			NBA		48	47	35.6	5.1	10.7	.478	0.0	0.1	.250	2.1	2.9	.745	2.2	6.5	8.7	2.7	0.7	1.1	1.5	3.1	12.4

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2007-08	21	ATL	NBA	C	7	7	277	4.4	9.4	.472	0.0	0.0		2.6	3.5	.741	2.9	6.6	9.5	3.2	0.4	0.9	1.9	3.4	11.4
2008-09	22	ATL	NBA	C	9	9	252	3.6	8.4	.424	0.0	0.1	.000	1.7	2.6	.667	1.7	5.7	7.4	2.6	0.9	0.9	0.6	3.7	8.9
2009-10	23	ATL	NBA	C	11	11	388	6.2	11.9	.523	0.1	0.1	1.000	2.4	2.9	.839	2.6	6.6	9.2	1.9	0.7	1.8	1.4	3.2	14.9
2010-11	24	ATL	NBA	C	12	12	468	4.5	10.5	.423	0.0	0.2	.000	1.5	2.0	.769	1.9	6.9	8.8	3.2	0.4	0.9	1.3	2.5	10.5
2011-12	25	ATL	NBA	C	3	2	108	6.7	11.3	.588	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.7	.750	1.7	6.7	8.3	2.7	1.3	1.3	4.0	3.7	15.3
2012-13	26	ATL	NBA	C	6	6	218	6.8	13.7	.494	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.5	.667	2.0	6.8	8.8	3.0	1.0	0.8	1.5	2.8	16.5
Career			NBA		48	47	1711	5.2	10.8	.478	0.0	0.1	.250	2.1	2.9	.745	2.2	6.6	8.8	2.8	0.7	1.1	1.5	3.1	12.5

Playoffs Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
2007-08	21	ATL	NBA	C	7	277	14.9	.525	.472	10.0	22.3	16.3	18.5	0.6	1.9	15.2	17.0	108	114	0.3	0.1	0.4	.064
2008-09	22	ATL	NBA	C	9	252	12.5	.463	.424	5.6	22.0	13.1	13.5	1.4	2.3	5.6	14.0	107	109	0.2	0.2	0.4	.078
2009-10	23	ATL	NBA	C	11	388	20.1	.568	.527	7.9	23.6	15.2	9.7	1.2	4.4	9.6	19.2	117	109	0.8	0.4	1.2	.144
2010-11	24	ATL	NBA	C	12	468	13.3	.458	.423	6.5	23.1	14.9	16.0	0.6	2.2	10.3	17.3	100	104	0.1	0.6	0.7	.070
2011-12	25	ATL	NBA	C	3	108	17.5	.613	.588	5.1	22.9	13.5	15.9	2.0	2.9	24.2	22.0	97	93	0.0	0.3	0.3	.128
2012-13	26	ATL	NBA	C	6	218	19.4	.527	.494	5.9	21.1	13.3	16.8	1.4	1.9	8.7	22.6	106	101	0.3	0.3	0.6	.137
Career			NBA		48	1711	16.0	.517	.479	7.1	22.7	14.6	14.7	1.0	2.7	11.2	18.2	107	106	1.7	1.8	3.5	.099

All-Star Games

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FTA	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
2009-10	23	ATL	NBA	C	1	14:19	4	5	.800	1	.000	0	4	2	1	1	1	8
2010-11	24	ATL	NBA	C	1	10:20	1	3	.333	0		1	3	0	0	1	2	2
Career			NBA		2	25	5	8	.625	1	.000	1	7	2	1	2	3	10

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 6 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6
Al Horford		10.9	10.1	8.8	6.8	5.5	1.3
Brad Daugherty	91.4	11.7	9.6	9.0	6.6	6.0	3.1
Bill Laimbeer	88.4	10.8	9.8	9.2	8.5	5.4	4.7
Arnie Risen	88.1	10.6	9.3	7.8	6.8	5.8	4.6
Marc Gasol	86.3	11.5	8.4	8.2	7.9	6.4
Bill Cartwright	85.9	10.1	10.0	9.8	9.7	5.0	0.0
Dave Robisch	85.5	10.1	9.1	8.5	7.8	5.2	5.0
Swen Nater	85.2	9.7	8.7	6.9	6.8	5.5	3.1
Robert Parish	84.6	10.9	10.0	7.1	4.8	4.6	4.0
Billy Paultz	84.2	9.0	8.9	8.7	7.0	5.6	5.0
Arvydas Sabonis	83.8	9.7	8.4	7.5	7.1	5.8	3.7

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Al Horford		10.9	10.1	8.8	6.8	5.5	1.3
Marc Gasol	86.3	11.5	8.4	8.2	7.9	6.4
Jeff Ruland	78.4	10.1	9.3	7.8	3.5	3.3	0.3	0.0	0.0
Arvydas Sabonis	75.8	9.7	8.4	7.5	7.1	5.8	4.9	3.7
Joakim Noah	75.8	9.0	7.3	6.7	6.4	6.2	3.8
Ed Sadowski	74.1	11.8	10.7	9.3	4.3
Arnie Risen	72.8	10.6	9.3	7.8	6.8	5.8	4.6	3.9	2.7	2.6	1.8
Andrew Bynum	70.3	8.0	7.8	6.6	5.5	4.8	4.2	0.1
Ray Felix	66.3	8.6	7.2	5.8	5.5	5.5	2.3	2.0	1.8	0.8
Steve Stipanovich	66.0	9.0	6.9	5.9	5.0	3.6
Swen Nater	65.7	9.7	8.7	8.6	6.9	6.8	6.8	5.5	3.1	1.2	1.2	-0.1

College

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			Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Season	Age	College	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
2004-05	18	FLORIDA	32	730	61	127	0	0	57	98		209	28					179	.480		.582	22.8	5.6	6.5	0.9
2005-06	19	FLORIDA	39	1011	177	291	0	2	88	144		295	77					442	.608	.000	.611	25.9	11.3	7.6	2.0
2006-07	20	FLORIDA	38	1057	186	306	0	2	130	202		360	82					502	.608	.000	.644	27.8	13.2	9.5	2.2
Career			109	2798	424	724	0	4	275	444		864	187					1123	.586	.000	.619	25.7	10.3	7.9	1.7

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games 2010 NBA 2011 NBA	Weekly & Monthly Awards Player of the Week: 1 time (Show/Hide) Nov 25, 2012 Rookie of the Month: 3 times (Show/Hide) Nov 2007 Feb 2008 Mar 2008	Honors 2006-07 NCAA AP All-America (3rd) 2007-08 NBA All-Rookie (1st) 2010-11 NBA All-NBA (3rd)	Offensive Rebounds 2009-10 NBA 236 (10)
Defensive Rebounds 2009-10 NBA 563 (10) 2010-11 NBA 536 (9) 2012-13 NBA 562 (9)	Total Rebounds 2009-10 NBA 799 (7) 2010-11 NBA 718 (9)	Personal Fouls 2007-08 NBA 267 (9)	Field Goal Pct 2009-10 NBA .551 (8) 2010-11 NBA .557 (5) 2012-13 NBA .543 (10) Active .538 (6) Career NBA .538 (25) Career .538 (26)
Rebounds Per Game 2009-10 NBA 9.9 (10) 2012-13 NBA 10.2 (8)	Effective Field Goal Pct 2010-11 NBA .558 (10) Active .539 (10) Career NBA .539 (34) Career .539 (35)	Offensive Rating 2009-10 NBA 121.4 (6)	Win Shares 2009-10 NBA 10.9 (9)

Transactions

June 28, 2007: Drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 2007 NBA Draft.

Salaries

Season	Team	Lg	Salary
2007-08	Atlanta Hawks	NBA	$3,745,800
2008-09	Atlanta Hawks	NBA	$4,026,720
2009-10	Atlanta Hawks	NBA	$4,307,640
2010-11	Atlanta Hawks	NBA	$5,444,857
2011-12	Atlanta Hawks	NBA	$12,000,000
Career	(may be incomplete)		$29,525,017

Contract

Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option

Team	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16
Atlanta Hawks	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000

Extension signed on November 1, 2010 for an assumed $60,000,000 for 5 years that begins in 2011-12.

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